Ariel VH
Red · Petrol · 1954 · 500 cc
TFO 885MOT history
TFO 885 is a red petrol Ariel VH first used on 31 Dec 1954. Its MOT expired on 17 Jul 2025 and it has passed 5 of 6 MOT tests, with 10,515 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 18 Jul 2024.
- MOT
- Expired
- On 17 Jul 2025
- Mileage
- 10,515 mi
- At MOT on 18 Jul 2024
- MOT tests
- 6
- 5 passed · 1 failed
- Per year
- 160 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- TFO 885
- Registration format
- Dateless
- Make
- Ariel
- Model
- VH
- Colour
- Red
- Fuel type
- Petrol
- Engine size
- 500 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 1954
- First used
- 31 Dec 1954
- MOT status
- MOT expired on 17 Jul 2025
- Latest MOT test
- 18 Jul 2024 (Pass)
Mileage history
TFO 885 was last recorded at 10,515 miles on 18 Jul 2024, 2,583 miles more than at the previous MOT on 17 Apr 2012.
- Previous MOT
- 7,932 miles · 17 Apr 2012
- Between the last two tests
- 2,583 miles
- Average per year
- 160 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2024 – 10,515 miles
- 2012 – 7,932 miles
- 2011 – 7,613 miles
- 2009 – 7,597 miles
- 2006 – 7,584 miles
What the latest MOT found
No defects or advisories were recorded.
Full MOT history
6 tests since 12 Apr 2006, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass10,515 miles (+2,583)
- MOT expiry
- 17 Jul 2025
- Odometer
- 10,515 miles
- Test number
- 326269275752
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass7,932 miles
- MOT expiry
- 4 May 2013
- Odometer
- 7,932 miles
- Test number
- 236828402423
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail7,932 miles (+319)1 failure
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 7,932 miles
- Test number
- 739498002109
- FailureSteering headbearing has excessive free play (2.2.2)
Pass7,613 miles (+16)
- MOT expiry
- 4 May 2012
- Odometer
- 7,613 miles
- Test number
- 216255321432
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass7,597 miles (+13)
- MOT expiry
- 27 Apr 2010
- Odometer
- 7,597 miles
- Test number
- 832138219117
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass7,584 miles1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 11 Apr 2007
- Odometer
- 7,584 miles
- Test number
- 214222206126
- AdvisoryFront Front suspension has a slightly reduced damping effect (2.3.6c)
Questions about TFO 885
- What vehicle is registration TFO 885 currently assigned to?
- DVSA MOT records show TFO 885 on a red petrol Ariel VH first used on 31 Dec 1954. 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 TFO 885 currently have a valid MOT?
- No. The MOT on TFO 885 expired on 17 Jul 2025, according to DVSA records.
- When is the MOT due on TFO 885?
- The MOT on TFO 885 expired on 17 Jul 2025. It can only be driven to a pre-booked MOT test or to repairs needed to pass one.
- What mileage has TFO 885 done?
- TFO 885 was recorded at 10,515 miles at its MOT on 18 Jul 2024, an average of 160 miles a year.
- Has TFO 885 ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. TFO 885 has failed 1 of its 6 MOT tests, most recently on 17 Apr 2012.
- Has the mileage on TFO 885 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 TFO 885 find?
- TFO 885 passed its latest MOT on 18 Jul 2024 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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