Mercedes-Benz SL
Silver · Petrol · 2003 · 5,439 cc
NEB 525MOT history
NEB 525 is a silver petrol Mercedes-Benz SL first used on 4 Jul 2003. Its MOT is valid until 25 Apr 2027 and it has passed 20 of 22 MOT tests, with 24,285 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 20 Apr 2026.
- MOT
- Valid
- Until 25 Apr 2027
- Mileage
- 24,285 mi
- At MOT on 20 Apr 2026
- MOT tests
- 22
- 20 passed · 2 failed
- Per year
- 697 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- NEB 525
- Registration format
- Dateless
- Make
- Mercedes-Benz
- Model
- SL
- Colour
- Silver
- Fuel type
- Petrol
- Engine size
- 5,439 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 2003
- First used
- 4 Jul 2003
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 25 Apr 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 20 Apr 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
NEB 525 was last recorded at 24,285 miles on 20 Apr 2026, 37 miles more than at the previous MOT on 22 Apr 2025.
- Previous MOT
- 24,248 miles · 22 Apr 2025
- Between the last two tests
- 37 miles
- Average per year
- 697 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 24,285 miles
- 2025 – 24,248 miles
- 2024 – 24,187 miles
- 2023 – 24,163 miles
- 2022 – 24,155 miles
- 2021 – 24,106 miles
- 2019 – 24,060 miles
- 2018 – 23,891 miles
- 2017 – 23,881 miles
- 2016 – 23,756 miles
- 2015 – 23,743 miles
- 2014 – 23,299 miles
- 2013 – 23,283 miles
- 2012 – 21,165 miles
- 2011 – 19,732 miles
- 2010 – 17,965 miles
- 2009 – 16,164 miles
- 2008 – 14,038 miles
- 2007 – 12,815 miles
- 2006 – 10,490 miles
What the latest MOT found
Pass24,285 miles
- AdvisoryFront Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively (1.2.1 (e))
- AdvisoryNearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))Recorded at 4 MOTs since 2019
- AdvisoryOffside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))Recorded at 4 MOTs since 2019
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.
Offside Front suspension has slight play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)
Advisory3 MOTs, 2012–2015
Nearside Front Front suspension has slight play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)
Advisory2 MOTs, 2009–2016
Offside Front Front suspension has slight play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)
Advisory2 MOTs, 2009–2016
Nearside Front suspension has slight play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)
Advisory2 MOTs, 2012–2015
Full MOT history
22 tests since 10 Jul 2006, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass24,285 miles (+37)3 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 25 Apr 2027
- Odometer
- 24,285 miles
- Test number
- 172918106784
- AdvisoryFront Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively (1.2.1 (e))
- AdvisoryNearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- AdvisoryOffside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Pass24,248 miles (+61)2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 25 Apr 2026
- Odometer
- 24,248 miles
- Test number
- 893302072365
- AdvisoryNearside Front Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- AdvisoryOffside Front Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Pass24,187 miles (+24)3 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 25 Apr 2025
- Odometer
- 24,187 miles
- Test number
- 122179831015
- AdvisoryNearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- AdvisoryNearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- AdvisoryOffside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Pass24,163 miles
- MOT expiry
- 25 Apr 2024
- Odometer
- 24,163 miles
- Test number
- 891338933881
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail24,163 miles (+8)1 major
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 24,163 miles
- Test number
- 487151194570
- MajorElectronic braking system warning device indicates a fault 'system unavailable' (1.7 (b))
Pass24,155 miles (+49)2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 25 Apr 2023
- Odometer
- 24,155 miles
- Test number
- 374553487170
- AdvisoryNearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- AdvisoryOffside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Pass24,106 miles (+46)
- MOT expiry
- 25 Apr 2022
- Odometer
- 24,106 miles
- Test number
- 704626195819
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass24,060 miles (+169)2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 9 Oct 2020
- Odometer
- 24,060 miles
- Test number
- 521462347732
- AdvisoryNearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- AdvisoryOffside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Pass23,891 miles (+10)
- MOT expiry
- 9 Oct 2019
- Odometer
- 23,891 miles
- Test number
- 993804548617
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass23,881 miles (+125)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 28 Jul 2018
- Odometer
- 23,881 miles
- Test number
- 102775192062
- AdvisoryENGINE AND UNDER COVERS FITTED AT TIME OF TEST
Pass23,756 miles (+13)2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 28 Jul 2017
- Odometer
- 23,756 miles
- Test number
- 808273432306
- AdvisoryNearside Front Front suspension has slight play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)
- AdvisoryOffside Front Front suspension has slight play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)
Pass23,743 miles (+444)2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 28 Jul 2016
- Odometer
- 23,743 miles
- Test number
- 779152405284
- AdvisoryNearside Front suspension has slight play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)
- AdvisoryOffside Front suspension has slight play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)
Pass23,299 miles (+16)2 advisories2 notes
- MOT expiry
- 28 Jul 2015
- Odometer
- 23,299 miles
- Test number
- 435183084101
- AdvisoryOffside Front Road wheel with a slightly distorted bead rim (4.2.A.1a)
- AdvisoryOffside Front front brake fluctuating, but not excessively (3.7.B.3)
- NoteNearside front brake disc corroded on inner surface.
- NoteOffside front brake disc corroded on inner surface.
Pass23,283 miles (+2,118)2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 28 Jul 2014
- Odometer
- 23,283 miles
- Test number
- 328074803481
- AdvisoryNearside Lower Front suspension ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
- AdvisoryOffside Front suspension has slight play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)
Pass21,165 miles (+1,433)2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 28 Jul 2013
- Odometer
- 21,165 miles
- Test number
- 997106602282
- AdvisoryNearside Front suspension has slight play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)
- AdvisoryOffside Front suspension has slight play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)
Pass19,732 miles (+1,767)1 note
- MOT expiry
- 28 Jul 2012
- Odometer
- 19,732 miles
- Test number
- 696210411282
- NoteNearside and offside front tyres devoid of tread inner edges
Pass17,965 miles (+1,801)
- MOT expiry
- 18 Jul 2011
- Odometer
- 17,965 miles
- Test number
- 792481490158
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass16,164 miles (+2,126)2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 18 Jul 2010
- Odometer
- 16,164 miles
- Test number
- 282866099420
- AdvisoryNearside Front Front suspension has slight play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)
- AdvisoryOffside Front Front suspension has slight play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)
Pass14,038 miles (+1,223)
- MOT expiry
- 18 Jul 2009
- Odometer
- 14,038 miles
- Test number
- 583069298150
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass12,815 miles
- MOT expiry
- 18 Jul 2008
- Odometer
- 12,815 miles
- Test number
- 864080307288
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail12,815 miles (+2,325)1 failure1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 12,815 miles
- Test number
- 162510807260
- FailureNearside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (4.1.D.1a)
- AdvisoryOffside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Pass10,490 miles
- MOT expiry
- 9 Jul 2007
- Odometer
- 10,490 miles
- Test number
- 261211396474
No defects or advisories recorded.
Questions about NEB 525
- What vehicle is registration NEB 525 currently assigned to?
- DVSA MOT records show NEB 525 on a silver petrol Mercedes-Benz SL first used on 4 Jul 2003. 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 NEB 525 currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on NEB 525 is valid until 25 Apr 2027.
- When is the MOT due on NEB 525?
- The MOT on NEB 525 is valid until 25 Apr 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has NEB 525 done?
- NEB 525 was recorded at 24,285 miles at its MOT on 20 Apr 2026, an average of 697 miles a year.
- Has NEB 525 ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. NEB 525 has failed 2 of its 22 MOT tests, most recently on 11 Apr 2023.
- Has the mileage on NEB 525 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 NEB 525 find?
- NEB 525 passed its latest MOT on 20 Apr 2026 with 3 advisories: front service brake fluctuating, but not excessively; nearside front lower suspension arm ball joint has slight play; offside front lower suspension arm ball joint has slight play.
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