Morris Minor
Cream · Petrol · 1959 · 1,275 cc
TYJ 226MOT history
TYJ 226 is a cream petrol Morris Minor first used on 1 Jan 1959. Its MOT expired on 12 Oct 2026 and it has passed 12 of 15 MOT tests, with 51,692 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 13 Oct 2025.
- MOT
- Expired
- On 12 Oct 2026
- Mileage
- 51,692 mi
- At MOT on 13 Oct 2025
- MOT tests
- 15
- 12 passed · 3 failed
- Per year
- Not enough data
Vehicle details
- Registration
- TYJ 226
- Registration format
- Dateless
- Make
- Morris
- Model
- Minor
- Colour
- Cream
- Fuel type
- Petrol
- Engine size
- 1,275 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 1959
- First used
- 1 Jan 1959
- MOT status
- MOT expired on 12 Oct 2026
- Latest MOT test
- 13 Oct 2025 (Pass)
Mileage history
TYJ 226 was last recorded at 51,692 miles on 13 Oct 2025, 1,496 miles more than at the previous MOT on 16 May 2018.
Mileage went down between tests
- 14 Feb 2008: 22 miles, lower than 87,473 miles on 22 Feb 2007.
A replacement instrument cluster, a recording error at the test or odometer tampering can cause this.
- Previous MOT
- 50,196 miles · 16 May 2018
- Between the last two tests
- 1,496 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2025 – 51,692 miles
- 2018 – 50,196 miles
- 2017 – 48,381 miles
- 2015 – 46,126 miles
- 2013 – 41,255 miles
- 2012 – 40,588 miles
- 2011 – 37,851 miles
- 2010 – 37,038 miles
- 2009 – 32,616 miles
- 2008 – 22 miles
- 2007 – 87,473 miles
- 2006 – 80,432 miles
What the latest MOT found
Pass51,692 miles
No defects or advisories were recorded.
Full MOT history
15 tests since 2 Mar 2006, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass51,692 miles (+1,496)
- MOT expiry
- 12 Oct 2026
- Odometer
- 51,692 miles
- Test number
- 674747858833
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass50,196 miles (+4)
- MOT expiry
- 18 May 2019
- Odometer
- 50,196 miles
- Test number
- 343405476367
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail50,192 miles (+1,811)1 dangerous7 failures
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 50,192 miles
- Test number
- 492060661521
- DangerousOffside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings spring mount front (6.1.B.2)
- FailureBrakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b)
- FailureNearside Front Inner Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings sill (6.1.B.2)
- FailureNearside Front Steering rack gaiter split (2.2.D.2d)
- FailureNearside Rear Inner Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings arch (6.1.B.2)
- FailureOffside Front Inner Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings sill (6.1.B.2)
- FailureOffside Front Inner Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings wing (6.1.B.2)
- FailureOffside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings spring mount rear (6.1.B.2)
Pass48,381 miles (+2,255)
- MOT expiry
- 18 May 2018
- Odometer
- 48,381 miles
- Test number
- 705769980522
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass46,126 miles (+4,871)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 9 Feb 2016
- Odometer
- 46,126 miles
- Test number
- 399031645035
- AdvisoryNearside Inner Front Vehicle structure has slight corrosion (6.1.B.2)
Pass41,255 miles (+667)
- MOT expiry
- 9 Jun 2014
- Odometer
- 41,255 miles
- Test number
- 729701663175
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass40,588 miles (+2,737)2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 3 Mar 2013
- Odometer
- 40,588 miles
- Test number
- 335362652050
- AdvisoryNearside Rear Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3)
- AdvisoryOffside Rear Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3)
Pass37,851 miles (+813)3 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 3 Mar 2012
- Odometer
- 37,851 miles
- Test number
- 709542861002
- AdvisoryNearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- AdvisoryOffside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- AdvisoryOffside Rear Shock absorber has a slightly reduced damping effect (2.7.5)
Pass37,038 miles
- MOT expiry
- 3 Mar 2011
- Odometer
- 37,038 miles
- Test number
- 604553360024
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail37,035 miles (+4,419)3 failures
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 37,035 miles
- Test number
- 442593460029
- FailureHorn not working (1.6.2a)
- FailureRear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
- FailureRegistration plate lamp not working (1.1.5c)
Pass32,616 miles (+4)
- MOT expiry
- 1 Mar 2010
- Odometer
- 32,616 miles
- Test number
- 722577139092
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail32,612 miles (+32,590)2 failures
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 32,612 miles
- Test number
- 763606739018
- FailureOffside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
- FailureOffside Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2)
Pass22 miles (-87,451)
- MOT expiry
- 1 Mar 2009
- Odometer
- 22 miles
- Test number
- 513995648008
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass87,473 miles (+7,041)
- MOT expiry
- 1 Mar 2008
- Odometer
- 87,473 miles
- Test number
- 551263157034
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass80,432 miles
- MOT expiry
- 1 Mar 2007
- Odometer
- 80,432 miles
- Test number
- 312321366012
No defects or advisories recorded.
Questions about TYJ 226
- What vehicle is registration TYJ 226 currently assigned to?
- DVSA MOT records show TYJ 226 on a cream petrol Morris Minor first used on 1 Jan 1959. 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 TYJ 226 currently have a valid MOT?
- No. The MOT on TYJ 226 expired on 12 Oct 2026, according to DVSA records.
- When is the MOT due on TYJ 226?
- The MOT on TYJ 226 expired on 12 Oct 2026. It can only be driven to a pre-booked MOT test or to repairs needed to pass one.
- What mileage has TYJ 226 done?
- TYJ 226 was recorded at 51,692 miles at its MOT on 13 Oct 2025.
- Has TYJ 226 ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. TYJ 226 has failed 3 of its 15 MOT tests, most recently on 15 May 2018.
- Has the mileage on TYJ 226 ever gone down?
- Yes. The recorded mileage was lower than at the previous test once, first on 14 Feb 2008. This can be caused by a replacement instrument cluster, a recording error or odometer tampering.
- What did the latest MOT on TYJ 226 find?
- TYJ 226 passed its latest MOT on 13 Oct 2025 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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