Mazda MX-5
Black · Petrol · 2006 · 1,999 cc
S70 FARMOT history
S70 FAR is a black petrol Mazda MX-5 first used on 23 Jun 2006. Its MOT is valid until 25 May 2027 and it has passed 18 of 24 MOT tests, with 79,777 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 26 May 2026.
- MOT
- Valid
- Until 25 May 2027
- Mileage
- 79,777 mi
- At MOT on 26 May 2026
- MOT tests
- 24
- 18 passed · 6 failed
- Per year
- 3,916 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- S70 FAR
- Registration format
- Prefix (1983 to 2001)
- Make
- Mazda
- Model
- MX-5
- Colour
- Black
- Fuel type
- Petrol
- Engine size
- 1,999 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 2006
- First used
- 23 Jun 2006
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 25 May 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 26 May 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
S70 FAR was last recorded at 79,777 miles on 26 May 2026, 2,100 miles more than at the previous MOT on 15 May 2025.
- Previous MOT
- 77,677 miles · 15 May 2025
- Between the last two tests
- 2,100 miles
- Average per year
- 3,916 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 79,777 miles
- 2025 – 77,677 miles
- 2024 – 75,306 miles
- 2023 – 75,298 miles
- 2022 – 69,425 miles
- 2021 – 65,794 miles
- 2020 – 61,841 miles
- 2019 – 57,233 miles
- 2018 – 47,673 miles
- 2017 – 41,024 miles
- 2016 – 30,984 miles
- 2015 – 28,030 miles
- 2014 – 21,745 miles
- 2013 – 20,068 miles
- 2012 – 19,319 miles
- 2011 – 18,502 miles
- 2010 – 17,525 miles
- 2009 – 16,170 miles
What the latest MOT found
Pass79,777 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.
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play
Advisory2 MOTs, 2020–2021
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play
Advisory2 MOTs, 2020–2021
Front Brakes imbalanced requirements only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair.
Advisory2 MOTs, 2020
Offside Front Service brake binding but not excessively
Advisory2 MOTs, 2020
Rear Brakes imbalanced requirements only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair.
Advisory2 MOTs, 2020
Front Brakes imbalanced requirements only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.5b)
Advisory2 MOTs, 2017
Full MOT history
24 tests since 23 Jun 2009, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass79,777 miles (+2,100)
- MOT expiry
- 25 May 2027
- Odometer
- 79,777 miles
- Test number
- 779982114679
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass77,677 miles (+2,371)
- MOT expiry
- 21 May 2026
- Odometer
- 77,677 miles
- Test number
- 828178614517
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass75,306 miles
- MOT expiry
- 21 May 2025
- Odometer
- 75,306 miles
- Test number
- 411712108322
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail75,306 miles (+8)1 major1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 75,306 miles
- Test number
- 520724082835
- MajorNearside Rear Inner Integral body structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced (6.1.1 (c) (i))
- AdvisoryNearside Front Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
Fail75,298 miles (+5,873)5 major4 advisories
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 75,298 miles
- Test number
- 585440973380
- MajorNearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- MajorNearside Obligatory mirror does not provide a view to the rear (3.3 (c))
- MajorNearside Rear Integral body structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced (6.1.1 (c) (i))
- MajorOffside Rear Integral body structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced (6.1.1 (c) (i))
- MajorSupplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))
- AdvisoryNearside Rear Sub-frame strengthening bracket heavily corroded
- AdvisoryNearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- AdvisoryOffside Rear Brake disc worn, but not excessively (1.1.14 (a) (i))
- AdvisoryOffside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
Pass69,425 miles (+3,631)
- MOT expiry
- 18 Oct 2023
- Odometer
- 69,425 miles
- Test number
- 651317173525
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass65,794 miles (+3,953)3 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 13 Oct 2022
- Odometer
- 65,794 miles
- Test number
- 529346539860
- AdvisoryNearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- AdvisoryOffside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- AdvisoryOffside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Pass61,841 miles (+26)5 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 13 Oct 2021
- Odometer
- 61,841 miles
- Test number
- 675971950209
- AdvisoryFront Brakes imbalanced requirements only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (1.2.1 (b) (i))
- AdvisoryOffside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- AdvisoryOffside Front Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
- AdvisoryOffside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- AdvisoryRear Brakes imbalanced requirements only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (1.2.1 (b) (i))
Fail61,815 miles (+4,582)2 major5 advisories
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 61,815 miles
- Test number
- 545176696380
- MajorNearside Rear Inner Subframe mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength sill (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- MajorOffside Rear Inner Subframe mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength sill (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- AdvisoryFront Brakes imbalanced requirements only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (1.2.1 (b) (i))
- AdvisoryOffside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- AdvisoryOffside Front Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
- AdvisoryOffside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- AdvisoryRear Brakes imbalanced requirements only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (1.2.1 (b) (i))
Pass57,233 miles1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 30 Sept 2020
- Odometer
- 57,233 miles
- Test number
- 751098166238
- AdvisoryOffside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Fail57,233 miles (+9,560)3 dangerous4 major1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 57,233 miles
- Test number
- 318996206015
- DangerousNearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))
- DangerousOffside Front Inner Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- DangerousOffside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))
- MajorFront Brakes imbalanced across an axle (1.2.1 (b) (i))
- MajorFront Brakes imbalanced across an axle Axle 1 (1.2.1 (b) (i))
- MajorOffside Front Inner Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))
- MajorService brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))
- AdvisoryOffside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Pass47,673 miles (+6,649)
- MOT expiry
- 30 Sept 2019
- Odometer
- 47,673 miles
- Test number
- 292522258418
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass41,024 miles (+88)4 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 29 Sept 2018
- Odometer
- 41,024 miles
- Test number
- 992785445850
- AdvisoryFront Brakes imbalanced requirements only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.5b)
- AdvisoryNearside Rear coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b)
- AdvisoryOffside Rear coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b)
- AdvisoryO/s and n/s rear sills starting to corrode
Fail40,936 miles (+9,952)2 failures6 advisories
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 40,936 miles
- Test number
- 256718189436
- FailureNearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
- FailureNearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
- AdvisoryFront Brakes imbalanced requirements only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.5b)
- AdvisoryNearside Rear coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b)
- AdvisoryOffside Rear coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b)
- AdvisoryRear Inner Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- AdvisoryRear registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d)
- AdvisoryO/s and n/s rear sills starting to corrode
Pass30,984 miles (+2,954)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 10 Nov 2017
- Odometer
- 30,984 miles
- Test number
- 916215162911
- AdvisoryOffside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Pass28,030 miles (+6,285)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 10 Nov 2016
- Odometer
- 28,030 miles
- Test number
- 869494589606
- AdvisoryNearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
Pass21,745 miles (+1,677)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 10 Nov 2015
- Odometer
- 21,745 miles
- Test number
- 175798004331
- AdvisoryRear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
Pass20,068 miles1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 10 Nov 2014
- Odometer
- 20,068 miles
- Test number
- 438451613311
- AdvisoryNearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
Fail20,068 miles (+749)4 failures1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 20,068 miles
- Test number
- 915891013315
- FailureNearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
- FailureOffside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
- FailureOffside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
- FailureWindscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3)
- AdvisoryNearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
Pass19,319 miles (+817)
- MOT expiry
- 10 Nov 2013
- Odometer
- 19,319 miles
- Test number
- 486607402308
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass18,502 miles (+977)
- MOT expiry
- 10 Nov 2012
- Odometer
- 18,502 miles
- Test number
- 657605801354
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass17,525 miles (+1,355)1 note
- MOT expiry
- 10 Nov 2011
- Odometer
- 17,525 miles
- Test number
- 284072810305
- NoteNail in nearside rear tyre
Pass16,170 miles (+2,660)
- MOT expiry
- 10 Nov 2010
- Odometer
- 16,170 miles
- Test number
- 174255119364
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass13,510 miles
- MOT expiry
- 23 Jun 2010
- Odometer
- 13,510 miles
- Test number
- 421624879142
No defects or advisories recorded.
Questions about S70 FAR
- Does S70 FAR currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on S70 FAR is valid until 25 May 2027.
- When is the MOT due on S70 FAR?
- The MOT on S70 FAR is valid until 25 May 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has S70 FAR done?
- S70 FAR was recorded at 79,777 miles at its MOT on 26 May 2026, an average of 3,916 miles a year.
- Has S70 FAR ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. S70 FAR has failed 6 of its 24 MOT tests, most recently on 16 May 2024.
- Has the mileage on S70 FAR 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 S70 FAR find?
- S70 FAR passed its latest MOT on 26 May 2026 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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