MG MGB GT
Silver · Petrol · 1980 · 1,798 cc
SFG 242MOT history
SFG 242 is a silver petrol MG MGB GT first used on 5 Sept 1980. Its MOT is valid until 9 Mar 2027 and it has passed 7 of 10 MOT tests, with 84,930 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 12 Feb 2026.
- MOT
- Valid
- Until 9 Mar 2027
- Mileage
- 84,930 mi
- At MOT on 12 Feb 2026
- MOT tests
- 10
- 7 passed · 3 failed
- Per year
- 224 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- SFG 242
- Registration format
- Dateless
- Make
- MG
- Model
- MGB GT
- Colour
- Silver
- Fuel type
- Petrol
- Engine size
- 1,798 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 1980
- First used
- 5 Sept 1980
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 9 Mar 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 12 Feb 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
SFG 242 was last recorded at 84,930 miles on 12 Feb 2026, 626 miles more than at the previous MOT on 10 Mar 2025.
Mileage went down between tests
- 18 Jul 2011: 81,013 miles, lower than 81,015 miles on 18 Jul 2007.
A replacement instrument cluster, a recording error at the test or odometer tampering can cause this.
- Previous MOT
- 84,304 miles · 10 Mar 2025
- Between the last two tests
- 626 miles
- Average per year
- 224 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 84,930 miles
- 2025 – 84,304 miles
- 2019 – 81,720 miles
- 2017 – 81,383 miles
- 2016 – 81,120 miles
- 2011 – 81,013 miles
- 2007 – 81,015 miles
- 2006 – 80,541 miles
What the latest MOT found
Pass84,930 miles
No defects or advisories were recorded.
Full MOT history
10 tests since 24 Jul 2006, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass84,930 miles (+626)
- MOT expiry
- 9 Mar 2027
- Odometer
- 84,930 miles
- Test number
- 509483324680
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass84,304 miles (+37)
- MOT expiry
- 9 Mar 2026
- Odometer
- 84,304 miles
- Test number
- 412356111576
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail84,267 miles (+2,547)5 major
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 84,267 miles
- Test number
- 859068825900
- MajorNearside Rear Leaf spring anchor pin or bush excessively worn n/s hole worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- MajorNearside Rear Lower Leaf spring shackle pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- MajorOffside Rear Lower Leaf spring shackle pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- MajorRear Brakes imbalanced across an axle Axle 2 (1.2.1 (b) (i))
- MajorRear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))
Pass81,720 miles (+337)
- MOT expiry
- 21 Nov 2020
- Odometer
- 81,720 miles
- Test number
- 479595698307
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass81,383 miles (+263)
- MOT expiry
- 5 May 2018
- Odometer
- 81,383 miles
- Test number
- 861172804067
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass81,120 miles
- MOT expiry
- 5 May 2017
- Odometer
- 81,120 miles
- Test number
- 251000900968
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail81,120 miles (+107)1 repaired
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 81,120 miles
- Test number
- 968413625026
- Repaired at testHorn not working (1.6.2a)
Pass81,013 miles (-2)
- MOT expiry
- 17 Jul 2012
- Odometer
- 81,013 miles
- Test number
- 509469591154
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail81,015 miles (+474)8 failures
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 81,015 miles
- Test number
- 530049897128
- FailureNearside Direction indicators not working (1.4.A.2c)
- FailureNearside rear brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.5a)
- FailureOffside Direction indicators not working (1.4.A.2c)
- FailureOffside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.7.5a)
- FailureOffside Headlamp not working on main beam (1.7.5a)
- FailureParking brake lever is located so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated from the driver's seat (3.1.3c)
- FailureRear Rear fog lamp insecure (1.3.2a)
- FailureWindscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3)
Pass80,541 miles2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 23 Jul 2007
- Odometer
- 80,541 miles
- Test number
- 382255106473
- AdvisoryNearside Front Suspension arm has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
- AdvisoryOffside Front Suspension arm has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
Questions about SFG 242
- What vehicle is registration SFG 242 currently assigned to?
- DVSA MOT records show SFG 242 on a silver petrol MG MGB GT first used on 5 Sept 1980. 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 SFG 242 currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on SFG 242 is valid until 9 Mar 2027.
- When is the MOT due on SFG 242?
- The MOT on SFG 242 is valid until 9 Mar 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has SFG 242 done?
- SFG 242 was recorded at 84,930 miles at its MOT on 12 Feb 2026, an average of 224 miles a year.
- Has SFG 242 ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. SFG 242 has failed 3 of its 10 MOT tests, most recently on 18 Feb 2025.
- Has the mileage on SFG 242 ever gone down?
- Yes. The recorded mileage was lower than at the previous test once, first on 18 Jul 2011. This can be caused by a replacement instrument cluster, a recording error or odometer tampering.
- What did the latest MOT on SFG 242 find?
- SFG 242 passed its latest MOT on 12 Feb 2026 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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