
Mazda MX-5
Multi-colour · Petrol · 2012 · 1,999 cc
LC61 VHPMOT history
LC61 VHP is a multi-colour petrol Mazda MX-5 first used on 21 Jan 2012. Its MOT is valid until 5 Apr 2027 and it has passed 12 of 15 MOT tests, with 70,677 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 6 Apr 2026.

- MOT
- Valid
- Until 5 Apr 2027
- Mileage
- 70,677 mi
- At MOT on 6 Apr 2026
- MOT tests
- 15
- 12 passed · 3 failed
- Per year
- 5,906 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- LC61 VHP
- Registration format
- Current format (from 2001)
- Make
- Mazda
- Model
- MX-5
- Colour
- Multi-colour
- Fuel type
- Petrol
- Engine size
- 1,999 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 2012
- First used
- 21 Jan 2012
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 5 Apr 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 6 Apr 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
LC61 VHP was last recorded at 70,677 miles on 6 Apr 2026, 7,017 miles more than at the previous MOT on 24 Jan 2025.
- Previous MOT
- 63,660 miles · 24 Jan 2025
- Between the last two tests
- 7,017 miles
- Average per year
- 5,906 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 70,677 miles
- 2025 – 63,660 miles
- 2024 – 51,041 miles
- 2023 – 41,648 miles
- 2022 – 32,989 miles
- 2021 – 27,939 miles
- 2020 – 19,630 miles
- 2019 – 9,238 miles
- 2018 – 9,180 miles
- 2017 – 8,893 miles
- 2016 – 8,135 miles
- 2015 – 4,573 miles
What the latest MOT found
No defects or advisories were recorded.
Full MOT history
15 tests since 26 Jan 2015, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass70,677 miles
- MOT expiry
- 5 Apr 2027
- Odometer
- 70,677 miles
- Test number
- 473232956995
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail70,677 miles (+7,017)1 repaired
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 70,677 miles
- Test number
- 822841682607
- Repaired at testRear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps both sides (4.7.1 (b) (ii))
Pass63,660 miles
- MOT expiry
- 9 Feb 2026
- Odometer
- 63,660 miles
- Test number
- 774567930987
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail63,659 miles (+12,618)3 major1 minor
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 63,659 miles
- Test number
- 922043310538
- MajorExhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))
- MajorNearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))
- MajorOffside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))
- MinorNearside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))
Pass51,041 miles (+9,393)3 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 9 Feb 2025
- Odometer
- 51,041 miles
- Test number
- 741704390890
- AdvisoryNearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- AdvisoryOffside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- AdvisoryOffside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
Pass41,648 miles (+235)
- MOT expiry
- 9 Feb 2024
- Odometer
- 41,648 miles
- Test number
- 987170916723
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail41,413 miles (+8,424)2 major1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 41,413 miles
- Test number
- 317836716567
- MajorExhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))
- MajorOffside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- AdvisoryNearside Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Pass32,989 miles (+5,050)
- MOT expiry
- 6 Feb 2023
- Odometer
- 32,989 miles
- Test number
- 354146242573
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass27,939 miles (+8,309)2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 6 Feb 2022
- Odometer
- 27,939 miles
- Test number
- 819383291361
- AdvisoryFront Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- AdvisoryRear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
Pass19,630 miles (+10,392)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 6 Feb 2021
- Odometer
- 19,630 miles
- Test number
- 659413967439
- AdvisoryNearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
Pass9,238 miles (+58)
- MOT expiry
- 6 Feb 2020
- Odometer
- 9,238 miles
- Test number
- 881812607678
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass9,180 miles (+287)
- MOT expiry
- 2 Feb 2019
- Odometer
- 9,180 miles
- Test number
- 708109046157
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass8,893 miles (+758)
- MOT expiry
- 2 Feb 2018
- Odometer
- 8,893 miles
- Test number
- 174219222004
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass8,135 miles (+3,562)
- MOT expiry
- 26 Jan 2017
- Odometer
- 8,135 miles
- Test number
- 851050582248
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass4,573 miles
- MOT expiry
- 25 Jan 2016
- Odometer
- 4,573 miles
- Test number
- 337826325049
No defects or advisories recorded.
Questions about LC61 VHP
- Does LC61 VHP currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on LC61 VHP is valid until 5 Apr 2027.
- When is the MOT due on LC61 VHP?
- The MOT on LC61 VHP is valid until 5 Apr 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has LC61 VHP done?
- LC61 VHP was recorded at 70,677 miles at its MOT on 6 Apr 2026, an average of 5,906 miles a year.
- Has LC61 VHP ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. LC61 VHP has failed 3 of its 15 MOT tests, most recently on 6 Apr 2026.
- Has the mileage on LC61 VHP 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 LC61 VHP find?
- LC61 VHP passed its latest MOT on 6 Apr 2026 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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