Lotus Esprit
Red · Petrol · 1985 · 2,174 cc
MJU 106MOT history
MJU 106 is a red petrol Lotus Esprit first used on 31 Dec 1985. Its MOT is valid until 5 Sept 2027 and it has passed 20 of 21 MOT tests, with 83,994 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 28 Aug 2026.
- MOT
- Valid
- Until 5 Sept 2027
- Mileage
- 83,994 mi
- At MOT on 28 Aug 2026
- MOT tests
- 21
- 20 passed · 1 failed
- Per year
- 484 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- MJU 106
- Registration format
- Dateless
- Make
- Lotus
- Model
- Esprit
- Colour
- Red
- Fuel type
- Petrol
- Engine size
- 2,174 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 1985
- First used
- 31 Dec 1985
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 5 Sept 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 28 Aug 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
MJU 106 was last recorded at 83,994 miles on 28 Aug 2026, 479 miles more than at the previous MOT on 2 Sept 2025.
Mileage went down between tests
- 7 May 2020: 82,827 miles, lower than 85,527 miles on 24 Aug 2018.
A replacement instrument cluster, a recording error at the test or odometer tampering can cause this.
- Previous MOT
- 83,515 miles · 2 Sept 2025
- Between the last two tests
- 479 miles
- Average per year
- 484 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 83,994 miles
- 2025 – 83,515 miles
- 2024 – 83,362 miles
- 2023 – 83,340 miles
- 2022 – 83,234 miles
- 2021 – 82,986 miles
- 2020 – 82,827 miles
- 2018 – 85,527 miles
- 2017 – 82,250 miles
- 2016 – 81,971 miles
- 2015 – 81,395 miles
- 2014 – 81,302 miles
- 2013 – 80,607 miles
- 2012 – 80,199 miles
- 2011 – 79,814 miles
- 2010 – 78,359 miles
- 2009 – 77,654 miles
- 2008 – 76,135 miles
- 2007 – 74,302 miles
- 2006 – 74,109 miles
What the latest MOT found
No defects or advisories were recorded.
Full MOT history
21 tests since 27 Mar 2006, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass83,994 miles (+479)
- MOT expiry
- 5 Sept 2027
- Odometer
- 83,994 miles
- Test number
- 194396882736
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass83,515 miles (+153)
- MOT expiry
- 5 Sept 2026
- Odometer
- 83,515 miles
- Test number
- 589300588932
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass83,362 miles (+22)
- MOT expiry
- 5 Sept 2025
- Odometer
- 83,362 miles
- Test number
- 129720366475
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass83,340 miles (+106)
- MOT expiry
- 27 Jul 2024
- Odometer
- 83,340 miles
- Test number
- 625072346902
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass83,234 miles (+248)
- MOT expiry
- 27 Jul 2023
- Odometer
- 83,234 miles
- Test number
- 853026791722
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass82,986 miles (+3)
- MOT expiry
- 27 Jul 2022
- Odometer
- 82,986 miles
- Test number
- 556602623555
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail82,983 miles (+156)1 major
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 82,983 miles
- Test number
- 796633154161
- MajorOffside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Pass82,827 miles (-2,700)
- MOT expiry
- 6 May 2021
- Odometer
- 82,827 miles
- Test number
- 476918576720
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass85,527 miles (+3,277)
- MOT expiry
- 23 Aug 2019
- Odometer
- 85,527 miles
- Test number
- 769256745519
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass82,250 miles (+279)
- MOT expiry
- 17 Aug 2018
- Odometer
- 82,250 miles
- Test number
- 908262447569
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass81,971 miles (+576)
- MOT expiry
- 17 Jul 2017
- Odometer
- 81,971 miles
- Test number
- 501114277789
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass81,395 miles (+93)
- MOT expiry
- 17 Jul 2016
- Odometer
- 81,395 miles
- Test number
- 408048895143
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass81,302 miles (+695)
- MOT expiry
- 17 Jul 2015
- Odometer
- 81,302 miles
- Test number
- 906052494144
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass80,607 miles (+408)
- MOT expiry
- 17 Jul 2014
- Odometer
- 80,607 miles
- Test number
- 827688193110
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass80,199 miles (+385)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 17 Jul 2013
- Odometer
- 80,199 miles
- Test number
- 127880102245
- AdvisoryRear Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
Pass79,814 miles (+1,455)
- MOT expiry
- 14 Jul 2012
- Odometer
- 79,814 miles
- Test number
- 808076091148
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass78,359 miles (+705)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 5 Jul 2011
- Odometer
- 78,359 miles
- Test number
- 251727880468
- AdvisoryParking brake: parking brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.7)
Pass77,654 miles (+1,519)2 notes
- MOT expiry
- 15 Apr 2010
- Odometer
- 77,654 miles
- Test number
- 284814909489
- NotePlay in lower part of steering colum.
- NoteWear in steering rack.
Pass76,135 miles (+1,833)
- MOT expiry
- 15 Apr 2009
- Odometer
- 76,135 miles
- Test number
- 990217808134
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass74,302 miles (+193)
- MOT expiry
- 12 Apr 2008
- Odometer
- 74,302 miles
- Test number
- 240713407420
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass74,109 miles
- MOT expiry
- 26 Mar 2007
- Odometer
- 74,109 miles
- Test number
- 470696486060
No defects or advisories recorded.
Questions about MJU 106
- What vehicle is registration MJU 106 currently assigned to?
- DVSA MOT records show MJU 106 on a red petrol Lotus Esprit first used on 31 Dec 1985. 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 MJU 106 currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on MJU 106 is valid until 5 Sept 2027.
- When is the MOT due on MJU 106?
- The MOT on MJU 106 is valid until 5 Sept 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has MJU 106 done?
- MJU 106 was recorded at 83,994 miles at its MOT on 28 Aug 2026, an average of 484 miles a year.
- Has MJU 106 ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. MJU 106 has failed 1 of its 21 MOT tests, most recently on 7 May 2021.
- Has the mileage on MJU 106 ever gone down?
- Yes. The recorded mileage was lower than at the previous test once, first on 7 May 2020. This can be caused by a replacement instrument cluster, a recording error or odometer tampering.
- What did the latest MOT on MJU 106 find?
- MJU 106 passed its latest MOT on 28 Aug 2026 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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