Bentley Continental
Red · Petrol · 2004 · 6,005 cc
SAM 253MOT history
SAM 253 is a red petrol Bentley Continental first used on 12 Jan 2004. Its MOT is valid until 21 Jul 2027 and it has passed 21 of 22 MOT tests, with 28,910 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 22 Jul 2026.
- MOT
- Valid
- Until 21 Jul 2027
- Mileage
- 28,910 mi
- At MOT on 22 Jul 2026
- MOT tests
- 22
- 21 passed · 1 failed
- Per year
- 652 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- SAM 253
- Registration format
- Dateless
- Make
- Bentley
- Model
- Continental
- Colour
- Red
- Fuel type
- Petrol
- Engine size
- 6,005 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 2004
- First used
- 12 Jan 2004
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 21 Jul 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 22 Jul 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
SAM 253 was last recorded at 28,910 miles on 22 Jul 2026, 152 miles more than at the previous MOT on 14 Jul 2026.
- Previous MOT
- 28,758 miles · 14 Jul 2026
- Between the last two tests
- 152 miles
- Average per year
- 652 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 28,910 miles
- 2025 – 27,952 miles
- 2024 – 27,155 miles
- 2023 – 26,310 miles
- 2022 – 25,770 miles
- 2021 – 25,071 miles
- 2020 – 23,320 miles
- 2019 – 23,058 miles
- 2018 – 22,726 miles
- 2016 – 22,165 miles
- 2015 – 21,899 miles
- 2014 – 21,740 miles
- 2013 – 21,508 miles
- 2012 – 20,420 miles
- 2011 – 20,160 miles
- 2010 – 19,705 miles
- 2009 – 19,042 miles
- 2008 – 18,164 miles
- 2007 – 16,382 miles
What the latest MOT found
No defects or advisories were recorded.
Full MOT history
22 tests since 20 Feb 2007, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass28,910 miles (+152)
- MOT expiry
- 21 Jul 2027
- Odometer
- 28,910 miles
- Test number
- 966013363407
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail28,758 miles (+806)1 major
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 28,758 miles
- Test number
- 317206015210
- MajorExhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))
Pass27,952 miles (+797)
- MOT expiry
- 16 Jul 2026
- Odometer
- 27,952 miles
- Test number
- 647825071211
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass27,155 miles (+845)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 12 Jul 2025
- Odometer
- 27,155 miles
- Test number
- 822731894936
- AdvisoryRear Brake pad(s) wearing thin both (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
Pass26,310 miles (+540)
- MOT expiry
- 12 Jul 2024
- Odometer
- 26,310 miles
- Test number
- 480429661123
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass25,770 miles (+699)
- MOT expiry
- 12 Jul 2023
- Odometer
- 25,770 miles
- Test number
- 922307853492
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass25,071 miles (+1,296)
- MOT expiry
- 12 Jul 2022
- Odometer
- 25,071 miles
- Test number
- 183407209255
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass23,775 miles (+455)
- MOT expiry
- 18 Apr 2022
- Odometer
- 23,775 miles
- Test number
- 397257183232
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass23,320 miles (+262)
- MOT expiry
- 21 Jul 2021
- Odometer
- 23,320 miles
- Test number
- 276672369626
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass23,058 miles (+332)
- MOT expiry
- 30 Nov 2020
- Odometer
- 23,058 miles
- Test number
- 275542055333
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass22,726 miles (+561)
- MOT expiry
- 25 Feb 2019
- Odometer
- 22,726 miles
- Test number
- 427811509575
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass22,165 miles (+266)
- MOT expiry
- 5 Dec 2017
- Odometer
- 22,165 miles
- Test number
- 705306342194
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass21,899 miles (+159)
- MOT expiry
- 2 Dec 2016
- Odometer
- 21,899 miles
- Test number
- 758395415940
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass21,740 miles (+232)
- MOT expiry
- 2 Dec 2015
- Odometer
- 21,740 miles
- Test number
- 966147334366
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass21,508 miles (+1,088)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 28 Nov 2014
- Odometer
- 21,508 miles
- Test number
- 277013733384
- AdvisoryWindscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
Pass20,420 miles (+260)2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 14 Nov 2013
- Odometer
- 20,420 miles
- Test number
- 305780722310
- AdvisoryNearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- AdvisoryOffside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Pass20,160 miles (+455)
- MOT expiry
- 10 Aug 2012
- Odometer
- 20,160 miles
- Test number
- 675013421232
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass19,705 miles (+663)
- MOT expiry
- 15 Jul 2011
- Odometer
- 19,705 miles
- Test number
- 561764490181
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass19,042 miles (+878)3 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 15 Jul 2010
- Odometer
- 19,042 miles
- Test number
- 622727999137
- AdvisoryNearside Front Road wheel slightly damaged (4.2.A.1a)
- AdvisoryNearside Rear Road wheel slightly damaged (4.2.A.1a)
- AdvisoryOffside Rear Road wheel slightly damaged (4.2.A.1a)
Pass18,164 miles (+1,782)
- MOT expiry
- 2 Jul 2009
- Odometer
- 18,164 miles
- Test number
- 471554488198
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass16,382 miles (+135)
- MOT expiry
- 2 Jul 2008
- Odometer
- 16,382 miles
- Test number
- 661714987166
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass16,247 miles
- MOT expiry
- 19 Feb 2008
- Odometer
- 16,247 miles
- Test number
- 331111557070
No defects or advisories recorded.
Questions about SAM 253
- What vehicle is registration SAM 253 currently assigned to?
- DVSA MOT records show SAM 253 on a red petrol Bentley Continental first used on 12 Jan 2004. 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 SAM 253 currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on SAM 253 is valid until 21 Jul 2027.
- When is the MOT due on SAM 253?
- The MOT on SAM 253 is valid until 21 Jul 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has SAM 253 done?
- SAM 253 was recorded at 28,910 miles at its MOT on 22 Jul 2026, an average of 652 miles a year.
- Has SAM 253 ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. SAM 253 has failed 1 of its 22 MOT tests, most recently on 14 Jul 2026.
- Has the mileage on SAM 253 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 SAM 253 find?
- SAM 253 passed its latest MOT on 22 Jul 2026 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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