Mazda MX-5
Blue · Petrol · 1999 · 1,840 cc
V38 DRCMOT history
V38 DRC is a blue petrol Mazda MX-5 first used on 1 Sept 1999. Its MOT is valid until 5 May 2027 and it has passed 22 of 26 MOT tests, with 15,966 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 16 Apr 2026.
- MOT
- Valid
- Until 5 May 2027
- Mileage
- 15,966 mi
- At MOT on 16 Apr 2026
- MOT tests
- 26
- 22 passed · 4 failed
- Per year
- 370 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- V38 DRC
- Registration format
- Prefix (1983 to 2001)
- Make
- Mazda
- Model
- MX-5
- Colour
- Blue
- Fuel type
- Petrol
- Engine size
- 1,840 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 1999
- First used
- 1 Sept 1999
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 5 May 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 16 Apr 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
V38 DRC was last recorded at 15,966 miles on 16 Apr 2026, 507 miles more than at the previous MOT on 6 May 2025.
- Previous MOT
- 15,459 miles · 6 May 2025
- Between the last two tests
- 507 miles
- Average per year
- 370 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 15,966 miles
- 2025 – 15,459 miles
- 2024 – 13,736 miles
- 2023 – 13,695 miles
- 2022 – 13,355 miles
- 2021 – 13,301 miles
- 2020 – 13,017 miles
- 2019 – 12,865 miles
- 2018 – 12,742 miles
- 2017 – 12,543 miles
- 2016 – 12,445 miles
- 2015 – 12,232 miles
- 2014 – 12,044 miles
- 2013 – 11,636 miles
- 2012 – 11,268 miles
- 2011 – 10,988 miles
- 2010 – 10,509 miles
- 2009 – 9,640 miles
- 2008 – 9,233 miles
- 2007 – 8,812 miles
- 2006 – 8,685 miles
What the latest MOT found
No defects or advisories were recorded.
Full MOT history
26 tests since 21 Aug 2006, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass15,966 miles (+507)
- MOT expiry
- 5 May 2027
- Odometer
- 15,966 miles
- Test number
- 862432937710
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass15,459 miles (+1,723)
- MOT expiry
- 5 May 2026
- Odometer
- 15,459 miles
- Test number
- 441084269567
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass13,736 miles (+41)
- MOT expiry
- 31 Mar 2025
- Odometer
- 13,736 miles
- Test number
- 495717681851
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass13,695 miles (+340)
- MOT expiry
- 31 Mar 2024
- Odometer
- 13,695 miles
- Test number
- 954529088765
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass13,355 miles (+54)
- MOT expiry
- 31 Mar 2023
- Odometer
- 13,355 miles
- Test number
- 841332166459
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass13,301 miles (+284)
- MOT expiry
- 29 Mar 2022
- Odometer
- 13,301 miles
- Test number
- 928250189204
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass13,017 miles (+152)
- MOT expiry
- 28 Mar 2021
- Odometer
- 13,017 miles
- Test number
- 155932770979
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass12,865 miles (+123)
- MOT expiry
- 28 Mar 2020
- Odometer
- 12,865 miles
- Test number
- 391609801645
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass12,742 miles (+199)
- MOT expiry
- 24 Aug 2019
- Odometer
- 12,742 miles
- Test number
- 182795718752
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass12,543 miles
- MOT expiry
- 24 Aug 2018
- Odometer
- 12,543 miles
- Test number
- 962194329593
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail12,543 miles (+98)2 repaired
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 12,543 miles
- Test number
- 241910005785
- Repaired at testNearside Front Headlamp aim too high (1.8)
- Repaired at testOffside Front Headlamp aim too high (1.8)
Pass12,445 miles (+213)
- MOT expiry
- 24 Aug 2017
- Odometer
- 12,445 miles
- Test number
- 140517152824
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass12,232 miles
- MOT expiry
- 18 Aug 2016
- Odometer
- 12,232 miles
- Test number
- 181830325728
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass12,232 miles (+188)
- MOT expiry
- 26 Aug 2016
- Odometer
- 12,232 miles
- Test number
- 803321157262
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass12,044 miles
- MOT expiry
- 26 Aug 2015
- Odometer
- 12,044 miles
- Test number
- 539435524233
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail12,044 miles (+408)2 repaired
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 12,044 miles
- Test number
- 575405224244
- Repaired at testNearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage missing (2.4.G.1)
- Repaired at testOffside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
Pass11,636 miles (+368)
- MOT expiry
- 26 Aug 2014
- Odometer
- 11,636 miles
- Test number
- 878172933246
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass11,268 miles (+280)
- MOT expiry
- 26 Aug 2013
- Odometer
- 11,268 miles
- Test number
- 585074132269
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass10,988 miles (+479)
- MOT expiry
- 26 Aug 2012
- Odometer
- 10,988 miles
- Test number
- 759238021247
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass10,509 miles (+869)
- MOT expiry
- 26 Aug 2011
- Odometer
- 10,509 miles
- Test number
- 361176730264
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail9,640 miles1 repaired
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 9,640 miles
- Test number
- 320670319469
- Repaired at testNearside Front Torsion bar insecure at an end fixing (2.4.E.2)
Pass9,640 miles (+407)
- MOT expiry
- 26 Aug 2010
- Odometer
- 9,640 miles
- Test number
- 381250419212
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail9,233 miles2 repaired
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 9,233 miles
- Test number
- 114234228287
- Repaired at testNearside Rear Tie bar/rod insecure (2.4.G.1)
- Repaired at testOffside Rear Tie bar/rod insecure (2.4.G.1)
Pass9,233 miles (+421)
- MOT expiry
- 26 Aug 2009
- Odometer
- 9,233 miles
- Test number
- 830174628278
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass8,812 miles (+127)
- MOT expiry
- 26 Aug 2008
- Odometer
- 8,812 miles
- Test number
- 221897227231
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass8,685 miles
- MOT expiry
- 26 Aug 2007
- Odometer
- 8,685 miles
- Test number
- 164533136260
No defects or advisories recorded.
Questions about V38 DRC
- Does V38 DRC currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on V38 DRC is valid until 5 May 2027.
- When is the MOT due on V38 DRC?
- The MOT on V38 DRC is valid until 5 May 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has V38 DRC done?
- V38 DRC was recorded at 15,966 miles at its MOT on 16 Apr 2026, an average of 370 miles a year.
- Has V38 DRC ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. V38 DRC has failed 4 of its 26 MOT tests, most recently on 14 Aug 2017.
- Has the mileage on V38 DRC 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 V38 DRC find?
- V38 DRC passed its latest MOT on 16 Apr 2026 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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