Mercedes-Benz SLK
Black · Petrol · 2011 · 1,798 cc
LOU 963MOT history
LOU 963 is a black petrol Mercedes-Benz SLK first used on 31 May 2011. Its MOT is valid until 4 Feb 2027 and it has passed 14 of 17 MOT tests, with 58,907 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 31 Jan 2026.
- MOT
- Valid
- Until 4 Feb 2027
- Mileage
- 58,907 mi
- At MOT on 31 Jan 2026
- MOT tests
- 17
- 14 passed · 3 failed
- Per year
- 3,550 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- LOU 963
- Registration format
- Dateless
- Make
- Mercedes-Benz
- Model
- SLK
- Colour
- Black
- Fuel type
- Petrol
- Engine size
- 1,798 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 2011
- First used
- 31 May 2011
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 4 Feb 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 31 Jan 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
LOU 963 was last recorded at 58,907 miles on 31 Jan 2026, 2,670 miles more than at the previous MOT on 15 Jan 2025.
- Previous MOT
- 56,237 miles · 15 Jan 2025
- Between the last two tests
- 2,670 miles
- Average per year
- 3,550 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 58,907 miles
- 2025 – 56,237 miles
- 2024 – 53,809 miles
- 2023 – 51,334 miles
- 2022 – 48,267 miles
- 2021 – 44,861 miles
- 2020 – 42,124 miles
- 2019 – 39,120 miles
- 2018 – 36,800 miles
- 2017 – 35,491 miles
- 2016 – 30,563 miles
- 2015 – 25,819 miles
- 2014 – 17,462 miles
What the latest MOT found
Pass58,907 miles
No defects or advisories were recorded.
Recurring issues
Items recorded at more than one earlier MOT but not at the latest one. Repeat advisories can show maintenance that was put off.
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement
Advisory2 MOTs, 2021–2022
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement
Advisory2 MOTs, 2021–2022
Full MOT history
17 tests since 30 May 2014, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass58,907 miles (+2,670)
- MOT expiry
- 4 Feb 2027
- Odometer
- 58,907 miles
- Test number
- 126386729749
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass56,237 miles (+2,428)1 minor1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 4 Feb 2026
- Odometer
- 56,237 miles
- Test number
- 527639332981
- MinorNearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))
- AdvisoryNearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play boot also has a small split (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Pass53,809 miles (+2,475)
- MOT expiry
- 4 Feb 2025
- Odometer
- 53,809 miles
- Test number
- 578760871058
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass51,334 miles
- MOT expiry
- 4 Feb 2024
- Odometer
- 51,334 miles
- Test number
- 146965913444
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail51,334 miles (+3,067)1 major
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 51,334 miles
- Test number
- 888184578894
- MajorNearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))
Pass48,267 miles (+3,406)2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 4 Feb 2023
- Odometer
- 48,267 miles
- Test number
- 779222206034
- AdvisoryNearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- AdvisoryOffside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Pass44,861 miles3 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 4 Feb 2022
- Odometer
- 44,861 miles
- Test number
- 279318700753
- AdvisoryNearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- AdvisoryNearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- AdvisoryOffside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Fail44,861 miles (+2,737)1 major3 advisories
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 44,861 miles
- Test number
- 399007550998
- MajorOffside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))
- AdvisoryNearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- AdvisoryNearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- AdvisoryOffside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Pass42,124 miles (+3,004)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 4 Feb 2021
- Odometer
- 42,124 miles
- Test number
- 417941690353
- AdvisoryNearside Front Shock absorbers light misting of oil or has limited damping effect (5.3.2 (b))
Pass39,120 miles
- MOT expiry
- 4 Feb 2020
- Odometer
- 39,120 miles
- Test number
- 944522933988
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail39,120 miles (+2,320)3 repaired
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 39,120 miles
- Test number
- 590553342839
- Repaired at testDriver's view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen materially affected by an obstruction (3.1 (a) (ii))
- Repaired at testNearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))
- Repaired at testOffside Position lamp showing white light to the rear (4.2.3 (a) (ii))
Pass36,800 miles (+1,309)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 4 Feb 2019
- Odometer
- 36,800 miles
- Test number
- 356599480928
- AdvisoryOffside Front inner wall of tyre has some small cracks
Pass35,491 miles (+4,928)
- MOT expiry
- 24 Oct 2018
- Odometer
- 35,491 miles
- Test number
- 393215131017
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass30,563 miles (+4,744)
- MOT expiry
- 22 Oct 2017
- Odometer
- 30,563 miles
- Test number
- 844229008171
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass25,819 miles (+1,786)
- MOT expiry
- 22 Oct 2016
- Odometer
- 25,819 miles
- Test number
- 283595088664
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass24,033 miles (+6,571)1 note
- MOT expiry
- 31 May 2016
- Odometer
- 24,033 miles
- Test number
- 798496945186
- NoteDamage to outer sidewall of n/s/f tyre
Pass17,462 miles1 advisory3 notes
- MOT expiry
- 31 May 2015
- Odometer
- 17,462 miles
- Test number
- 537630654155
- AdvisoryNearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- NoteDamage to outer sidewall of nearside front tyre
- NoteNearside front tyre cracking
- NoteNearside front tyre scrubbing on inner edge
Questions about LOU 963
- What vehicle is registration LOU 963 currently assigned to?
- DVSA MOT records show LOU 963 on a black petrol Mercedes-Benz SLK first used on 31 May 2011. Dateless registrations can be transferred between vehicles, so earlier MOT tests may have been under a different registration. Registered keeper details are not public and are not shown.
- Does LOU 963 currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on LOU 963 is valid until 4 Feb 2027.
- When is the MOT due on LOU 963?
- The MOT on LOU 963 is valid until 4 Feb 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has LOU 963 done?
- LOU 963 was recorded at 58,907 miles at its MOT on 31 Jan 2026, an average of 3,550 miles a year.
- Has LOU 963 ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. LOU 963 has failed 3 of its 17 MOT tests, most recently on 12 Jan 2023.
- Has the mileage on LOU 963 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 LOU 963 find?
- LOU 963 passed its latest MOT on 31 Jan 2026 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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