
Volkswagen Beetle
Grey · Diesel · 2012 · 1,968 cc
MJL 597MOT history
MJL 597 is a grey diesel Volkswagen Beetle first used on 24 Sept 2012. Its MOT is valid until 23 Sept 2027 and it has passed 12 of 13 MOT tests, with 12,116 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 1 Sept 2026.

- MOT
- Valid
- Until 23 Sept 2027
- Mileage
- 12,116 mi
- At MOT on 1 Sept 2026
- MOT tests
- 13
- 12 passed · 1 failed
- Per year
- 714 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- MJL 597
- Registration format
- Dateless
- Make
- Volkswagen
- Model
- Beetle
- Colour
- Grey
- Fuel type
- Diesel
- Engine size
- 1,968 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 2012
- First used
- 24 Sept 2012
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 23 Sept 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 1 Sept 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
MJL 597 was last recorded at 12,116 miles on 1 Sept 2026, 250 miles more than at the previous MOT on 27 Aug 2025.
- Previous MOT
- 11,866 miles · 27 Aug 2025
- Between the last two tests
- 250 miles
- Average per year
- 714 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 12,116 miles
- 2025 – 11,866 miles
- 2024 – 11,565 miles
- 2023 – 11,215 miles
- 2022 – 10,897 miles
- 2021 – 10,392 miles
- 2020 – 9,892 miles
- 2019 – 9,339 miles
- 2018 – 8,308 miles
- 2016 – 5,742 miles
- 2015 – 4,304 miles
What the latest MOT found
No defects or advisories were recorded.
Full MOT history
13 tests since 22 Sept 2015, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass12,116 miles (+250)
- MOT expiry
- 23 Sept 2027
- Odometer
- 12,116 miles
- Test number
- 680690621901
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass11,866 miles (+301)
- MOT expiry
- 23 Sept 2026
- Odometer
- 11,866 miles
- Test number
- 942109394216
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass11,565 miles (+350)
- MOT expiry
- 23 Sept 2025
- Odometer
- 11,565 miles
- Test number
- 477353703975
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass11,215 miles (+318)
- MOT expiry
- 23 Sept 2024
- Odometer
- 11,215 miles
- Test number
- 188593776596
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass10,897 miles (+505)
- MOT expiry
- 23 Sept 2023
- Odometer
- 10,897 miles
- Test number
- 677408124175
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass10,392 miles (+500)
- MOT expiry
- 23 Sept 2022
- Odometer
- 10,392 miles
- Test number
- 600279255800
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass9,892 miles
- MOT expiry
- 23 Sept 2021
- Odometer
- 9,892 miles
- Test number
- 395676855934
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail9,892 miles (+553)1 major
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 9,892 miles
- Test number
- 735858070272
- MajorOffside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))
Pass9,339 miles (+1,031)
- MOT expiry
- 23 Sept 2020
- Odometer
- 9,339 miles
- Test number
- 271642750770
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass8,308 miles
- MOT expiry
- 23 Sept 2019
- Odometer
- 8,308 miles
- Test number
- 914829360745
No defects or advisories recorded.
PassMileage not read
- MOT expiry
- 23 Sept 2018
- Odometer
- Not read
- Test number
- 724043635334
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass5,742 miles (+1,438)
- MOT expiry
- 23 Sept 2017
- Odometer
- 5,742 miles
- Test number
- 390654317677
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass4,304 miles
- MOT expiry
- 23 Sept 2016
- Odometer
- 4,304 miles
- Test number
- 141772547725
No defects or advisories recorded.
Questions about MJL 597
- What vehicle is registration MJL 597 currently assigned to?
- DVSA MOT records show MJL 597 on a grey diesel Volkswagen Beetle first used on 24 Sept 2012. 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 MJL 597 currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on MJL 597 is valid until 23 Sept 2027.
- When is the MOT due on MJL 597?
- The MOT on MJL 597 is valid until 23 Sept 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has MJL 597 done?
- MJL 597 was recorded at 12,116 miles at its MOT on 1 Sept 2026, an average of 714 miles a year.
- Has MJL 597 ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. MJL 597 has failed 1 of its 13 MOT tests, most recently on 2 Sept 2020.
- Has the mileage on MJL 597 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 MJL 597 find?
- MJL 597 passed its latest MOT on 1 Sept 2026 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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