Mercedes-Benz SL
Blue · Petrol · 1995 · 2,799 cc
MRK 40MOT history
MRK 40 is a blue petrol Mercedes-Benz SL first used on 20 Mar 1995. Its MOT is valid until 26 Apr 2027 and it has passed 21 of 27 MOT tests, with 44,826 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 10 Apr 2026.
- MOT
- Valid
- Until 26 Apr 2027
- Mileage
- 44,826 mi
- At MOT on 10 Apr 2026
- MOT tests
- 27
- 21 passed · 6 failed
- Per year
- 916 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- MRK 40
- Registration format
- Dateless
- Make
- Mercedes-Benz
- Model
- SL
- Colour
- Blue
- Fuel type
- Petrol
- Engine size
- 2,799 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 1995
- First used
- 20 Mar 1995
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 26 Apr 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 10 Apr 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
MRK 40 was last recorded at 44,826 miles on 10 Apr 2026, 136 miles more than at the previous MOT on 19 Apr 2025.
Mileage went down between tests
- 31 Mar 2014: 39,117 miles, lower than 42,024 miles on 28 Mar 2013.
- 12 Apr 2022: 42,948 miles, lower than 42,965 miles on 9 Apr 2021.
A replacement instrument cluster, a recording error at the test or odometer tampering can cause this.
- Previous MOT
- 44,690 miles · 19 Apr 2025
- Between the last two tests
- 136 miles
- Average per year
- 916 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 44,826 miles
- 2025 – 44,690 miles
- 2024 – 44,130 miles
- 2023 – 42,953 miles
- 2022 – 42,948 miles
- 2021 – 42,965 miles
- 2020 – 42,924 miles
- 2019 – 42,895 miles
- 2018 – 42,856 miles
- 2017 – 42,394 miles
- 2016 – 41,928 miles
- 2015 – 40,675 miles
- 2014 – 39,117 miles
- 2013 – 42,024 miles
- 2012 – 41,047 miles
- 2011 – 37,010 miles
- 2010 – 35,878 miles
- 2009 – 33,402 miles
- 2008 – 31,011 miles
- 2007 – 29,802 miles
- 2006 – 26,428 miles
What the latest MOT found
No defects or advisories were recorded.
Full MOT history
27 tests since 6 Mar 2006, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass44,826 miles (+136)
- MOT expiry
- 26 Apr 2027
- Odometer
- 44,826 miles
- Test number
- 981788449183
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass44,690 miles (+560)
- MOT expiry
- 26 Apr 2026
- Odometer
- 44,690 miles
- Test number
- 800773587782
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass44,130 miles (+1,177)
- MOT expiry
- 26 Apr 2025
- Odometer
- 44,130 miles
- Test number
- 865595251990
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass42,953 miles (+5)
- MOT expiry
- 26 Apr 2024
- Odometer
- 42,953 miles
- Test number
- 152699133746
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass42,948 miles (-17)
- MOT expiry
- 18 Apr 2023
- Odometer
- 42,948 miles
- Test number
- 507467857133
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass42,965 miles (+41)
- MOT expiry
- 18 Apr 2022
- Odometer
- 42,965 miles
- Test number
- 989212978768
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass42,924 miles (+29)
- MOT expiry
- 18 Apr 2021
- Odometer
- 42,924 miles
- Test number
- 378577969010
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass42,895 miles (+39)
- MOT expiry
- 18 Apr 2020
- Odometer
- 42,895 miles
- Test number
- 291668081711
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass42,856 miles (+462)
- MOT expiry
- 18 Apr 2019
- Odometer
- 42,856 miles
- Test number
- 400366433010
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass42,394 miles (+6)
- MOT expiry
- 18 Apr 2018
- Odometer
- 42,394 miles
- Test number
- 178455882152
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail42,388 miles (+460)1 failure
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 42,388 miles
- Test number
- 202212431191
- FailureNearside Front coil spring broken (2.4.C.1a)
Pass41,928 miles (+1,253)
- MOT expiry
- 30 Mar 2017
- Odometer
- 41,928 miles
- Test number
- 286002732521
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail40,675 miles1 repaired
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 40,675 miles
- Test number
- 467536585081
- Repaired at testOffside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.7.5a)
Pass40,675 miles (+1,558)
- MOT expiry
- 30 Mar 2016
- Odometer
- 40,675 miles
- Test number
- 825106285045
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass39,117 miles (-2,907)
- MOT expiry
- 30 Mar 2015
- Odometer
- 39,117 miles
- Test number
- 347980094024
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail42,024 miles3 repaired
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 42,024 miles
- Test number
- 605247083036
- Repaired at testExhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive (7.3.D.4)
- Repaired at testNearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect (1.8.A.1b)
- Repaired at testWindscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3)
Pass42,024 miles (+977)
- MOT expiry
- 30 Mar 2014
- Odometer
- 42,024 miles
- Test number
- 997397983057
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass41,047 miles
- MOT expiry
- 30 Mar 2013
- Odometer
- 41,047 miles
- Test number
- 728171992062
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail41,047 miles (+4,037)3 repaired
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 41,047 miles
- Test number
- 959891792025
- Repaired at testFront Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
- Repaired at testOffside Front Tyre not fitted in accordance with side wall instructions (4.1.D.1f)
- Repaired at testOffside Headlamp aim too high (1.8)
Pass37,010 miles
- MOT expiry
- 20 Feb 2012
- Odometer
- 37,010 miles
- Test number
- 177532951013
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail37,010 miles (+1,132)2 repaired
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 37,010 miles
- Test number
- 486573751086
- Repaired at testFront Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
- Repaired at testNearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (1.4.A.2f)
Pass35,878 miles (+2,476)
- MOT expiry
- 7 Feb 2011
- Odometer
- 35,878 miles
- Test number
- 392279330020
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass33,402 miles (+2,391)
- MOT expiry
- 7 Feb 2010
- Odometer
- 33,402 miles
- Test number
- 663339529031
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass31,011 miles
- MOT expiry
- 7 Feb 2009
- Odometer
- 31,011 miles
- Test number
- 183578428466
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail31,101 miles (+1,299)2 failures
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 31,101 miles
- Test number
- 100778228045
- FailureFront Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
- FailureNearside Rear Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (1.4.A.2h)
Pass29,802 miles (+3,374)
- MOT expiry
- 7 Feb 2008
- Odometer
- 29,802 miles
- Test number
- 792649437092
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass26,428 miles
- MOT expiry
- 9 Mar 2007
- Odometer
- 26,428 miles
- Test number
- 183455766089
No defects or advisories recorded.
Questions about MRK 40
- What vehicle is registration MRK 40 currently assigned to?
- DVSA MOT records show MRK 40 on a blue petrol Mercedes-Benz SL first used on 20 Mar 1995. 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 MRK 40 currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on MRK 40 is valid until 26 Apr 2027.
- When is the MOT due on MRK 40?
- The MOT on MRK 40 is valid until 26 Apr 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has MRK 40 done?
- MRK 40 was recorded at 44,826 miles at its MOT on 10 Apr 2026, an average of 916 miles a year.
- Has MRK 40 ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. MRK 40 has failed 6 of its 27 MOT tests, most recently on 10 Apr 2017.
- Has the mileage on MRK 40 ever gone down?
- Yes. The recorded mileage was lower than at the previous test 2 times, first on 31 Mar 2014. This can be caused by a replacement instrument cluster, a recording error or odometer tampering.
- What did the latest MOT on MRK 40 find?
- MRK 40 passed its latest MOT on 10 Apr 2026 with no defects or advisories recorded.
Related registrations
Contains DVSA MOT history data, public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Driver Codes is not affiliated with DVSA or DVLA.