
Mazda RX8
Silver · Petrol · 2004 · 6,200 cc
L5 ECUMOT history
L5 ECU is a silver petrol Mazda RX8 first used on 2 Nov 2004. Its MOT is valid until 20 Sept 2027 and it has passed 16 of 19 MOT tests, with 58,698 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 16 Sept 2026.
- MOT
- Valid
- Until 20 Sept 2027
- Mileage
- 58,698 mi
- At MOT on 16 Sept 2026
- MOT tests
- 19
- 16 passed · 3 failed
- Per year
- 1,742 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- L5 ECU
- Registration format
- Prefix (1983 to 2001)
- Make
- Mazda
- Model
- RX8
- Colour
- Silver
- Fuel type
- Petrol
- Engine size
- 6,200 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 2004
- First used
- 2 Nov 2004
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 20 Sept 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 16 Sept 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
L5 ECU was last recorded at 58,698 miles on 16 Sept 2026, 231 miles more than at the previous MOT on 5 Sept 2025.
- Previous MOT
- 58,467 miles · 5 Sept 2025
- Between the last two tests
- 231 miles
- Average per year
- 1,742 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 58,698 miles
- 2025 – 58,467 miles
- 2024 – 56,810 miles
- 2023 – 56,448 miles
- 2022 – 54,522 miles
- 2021 – 53,422 miles
- 2020 – 52,259 miles
- 2019 – 52,051 miles
- 2014 – 49,910 miles
- 2013 – 46,509 miles
- 2012 – 45,472 miles
- 2011 – 43,691 miles
- 2010 – 38,913 miles
- 2009 – 33,385 miles
- 2008 – 26,160 miles
- 2007 – 26,117 miles
What the latest MOT found
No defects or advisories were recorded.
Full MOT history
19 tests since 31 Oct 2007, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass58,698 miles (+231)
- MOT expiry
- 20 Sept 2027
- Odometer
- 58,698 miles
- Test number
- 924941969045
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass58,467 miles (+1,657)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 20 Sept 2026
- Odometer
- 58,467 miles
- Test number
- 788087599463
- AdvisoryNearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
Pass56,810 miles
- MOT expiry
- 20 Sept 2025
- Odometer
- 56,810 miles
- Test number
- 210784414951
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail56,810 miles (+362)1 repaired
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 56,810 miles
- Test number
- 420473325471
- Repaired at testOffside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))
Pass56,448 miles (+1,926)
- MOT expiry
- 20 Sept 2024
- Odometer
- 56,448 miles
- Test number
- 166358610787
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass54,522 miles (+1,100)
- MOT expiry
- 6 Sept 2023
- Odometer
- 54,522 miles
- Test number
- 359629840004
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass53,422 miles (+1,163)
- MOT expiry
- 6 Sept 2022
- Odometer
- 53,422 miles
- Test number
- 832244652259
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass52,259 miles (+208)
- MOT expiry
- 6 Sept 2021
- Odometer
- 52,259 miles
- Test number
- 271268458315
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass52,051 miles (+2,141)
- MOT expiry
- 1 Sept 2020
- Odometer
- 52,051 miles
- Test number
- 468917707201
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass49,910 miles (+3,401)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 20 Jan 2015
- Odometer
- 49,910 miles
- Test number
- 108861324470
- AdvisoryTyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Pass46,509 miles (+1,037)
- MOT expiry
- 14 Jan 2014
- Odometer
- 46,509 miles
- Test number
- 238815013072
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass45,472 miles1 note
- MOT expiry
- 4 Mar 2013
- Odometer
- 45,472 miles
- Test number
- 736704252053
- NoteN/s/f tyre has damage to side wall but not down to cords
Fail45,471 miles (+1,780)1 failure1 note
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 45,471 miles
- Test number
- 107364952447
- FailureOffside Front Anti-roll bar linkage cracked (2.4.G.1)
- NoteN/s/f tyre has damage to side wall but not down to cords
Pass43,691 miles (+4,778)
- MOT expiry
- 4 Mar 2012
- Odometer
- 43,691 miles
- Test number
- 176686151423
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass38,913 miles (+5,528)
- MOT expiry
- 4 Mar 2011
- Odometer
- 38,913 miles
- Test number
- 150214360468
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass33,385 miles (+7,225)
- MOT expiry
- 10 Jan 2010
- Odometer
- 33,385 miles
- Test number
- 493577509092
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass26,160 miles (+43)
- MOT expiry
- 10 Jan 2009
- Odometer
- 26,160 miles
- Test number
- 602771818028
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail26,117 miles (+312)2 failures
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 26,117 miles
- Test number
- 293830547346
- FailureExhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (7.3.D.3)
- FailureExhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive (7.3.D.3)
Pass25,805 miles
- MOT expiry
- 2 Nov 2008
- Odometer
- 25,805 miles
- Test number
- 884604507332
No defects or advisories recorded.
Questions about L5 ECU
- Does L5 ECU currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on L5 ECU is valid until 20 Sept 2027.
- When is the MOT due on L5 ECU?
- The MOT on L5 ECU is valid until 20 Sept 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has L5 ECU done?
- L5 ECU was recorded at 58,698 miles at its MOT on 16 Sept 2026, an average of 1,742 miles a year.
- Has L5 ECU ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. L5 ECU has failed 3 of its 19 MOT tests, most recently on 6 Sept 2024.
- Has the mileage on L5 ECU ever gone down?
- No. The odometer reading went up or stayed the same at every MOT test on record. Service records are still worth checking.
- What did the latest MOT on L5 ECU find?
- L5 ECU passed its latest MOT on 16 Sept 2026 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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