Volkswagen Beetle
Brown · Diesel · 2014 · 1,968 cc
SWD 42MOT history
SWD 42 is a brown diesel Volkswagen Beetle first used on 26 Apr 2014. Its MOT is valid until 28 Jul 2027 and it has passed 10 of 10 MOT tests, with 31,711 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 18 Jul 2026.
- MOT
- Valid
- Until 28 Jul 2027
- Mileage
- 31,711 mi
- At MOT on 18 Jul 2026
- MOT tests
- 10
- 10 passed · 0 failed
- Per year
- 2,224 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- SWD 42
- Registration format
- Dateless
- Make
- Volkswagen
- Model
- Beetle
- Colour
- Brown
- Fuel type
- Diesel
- Engine size
- 1,968 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 2014
- First used
- 26 Apr 2014
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 28 Jul 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 18 Jul 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
SWD 42 was last recorded at 31,711 miles on 18 Jul 2026, 453 miles more than at the previous MOT on 29 Jul 2025.
- Previous MOT
- 31,258 miles · 29 Jul 2025
- Between the last two tests
- 453 miles
- Average per year
- 2,224 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 31,711 miles
- 2025 – 31,258 miles
- 2024 – 30,524 miles
- 2023 – 28,949 miles
- 2022 – 26,936 miles
- 2021 – 24,811 miles
- 2020 – 23,162 miles
- 2019 – 20,198 miles
- 2018 – 15,833 miles
- 2017 – 11,142 miles
What the latest MOT found
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.
Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge
Advisory2 MOTs, 2021–2022
Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge
Advisory2 MOTs, 2021–2022
Full MOT history
10 tests since 18 Apr 2017, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass31,711 miles (+453)
- MOT expiry
- 28 Jul 2027
- Odometer
- 31,711 miles
- Test number
- 396423941807
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass31,258 miles (+734)3 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 28 Jul 2026
- Odometer
- 31,258 miles
- Test number
- 963972522418
- AdvisoryExhaust emissions too clean to register a result
- AdvisoryNearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- AdvisoryOffside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Pass30,524 miles (+1,575)2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 23 Jul 2025
- Odometer
- 30,524 miles
- Test number
- 234015041688
- AdvisoryNearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Rear Bush In The Suspension Arm Slightly Perished/Deteriorated (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- AdvisoryOffside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Rear Bush In The Suspension Arm Slightly Perished/Deteriorated (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Pass28,949 miles (+2,013)2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 23 Jul 2024
- Odometer
- 28,949 miles
- Test number
- 259021572175
- AdvisoryNearside Rear Inner Tyre has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords On The Inner Edge (5.2.3 (d) (i))
- AdvisoryOffside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Rear Bush In The Suspension Arm Is Slightly Perished (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Pass26,936 miles (+2,125)2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 23 Jul 2023
- Odometer
- 26,936 miles
- Test number
- 307814762512
- AdvisoryNearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- AdvisoryOffside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
Pass24,811 miles (+1,649)2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 23 Jul 2022
- Odometer
- 24,811 miles
- Test number
- 482371890774
- AdvisoryNearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- AdvisoryOffside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
Pass23,162 miles (+2,964)
- MOT expiry
- 23 Jul 2021
- Odometer
- 23,162 miles
- Test number
- 809018657813
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass20,198 miles (+4,365)
- MOT expiry
- 25 Oct 2020
- Odometer
- 20,198 miles
- Test number
- 112444442976
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass15,833 miles (+4,691)
- MOT expiry
- 25 Apr 2019
- Odometer
- 15,833 miles
- Test number
- 472764821973
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass11,142 miles
- MOT expiry
- 25 Apr 2018
- Odometer
- 11,142 miles
- Test number
- 404208204307
No defects or advisories recorded.
Questions about SWD 42
- What vehicle is registration SWD 42 currently assigned to?
- DVSA MOT records show SWD 42 on a brown diesel Volkswagen Beetle first used on 26 Apr 2014. 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 SWD 42 currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on SWD 42 is valid until 28 Jul 2027.
- When is the MOT due on SWD 42?
- The MOT on SWD 42 is valid until 28 Jul 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has SWD 42 done?
- SWD 42 was recorded at 31,711 miles at its MOT on 18 Jul 2026, an average of 2,224 miles a year.
- Has SWD 42 ever failed its MOT?
- No. SWD 42 has passed all 10 of its MOT tests on record.
- Has the mileage on SWD 42 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 SWD 42 find?
- SWD 42 passed its latest MOT on 18 Jul 2026 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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