Land Rover Discovery
Blue · Diesel · 1998 · 2,495 cc
VBL 879MOT history
VBL 879 is a blue diesel Land Rover Discovery first used on 26 Jun 1998. Its MOT is valid until 9 Oct 2027 and it has passed 23 of 23 MOT tests, with 206,302 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 9 Oct 2026.
- MOT
- Valid
- Until 9 Oct 2027
- Mileage
- 206,302 mi
- At MOT on 8 Oct 2026
- MOT tests
- 23
- 23 passed · 0 failed
- Per year
- 7,274 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- VBL 879
- Registration format
- Dateless
- Make
- Land Rover
- Model
- Discovery
- Colour
- Blue
- Fuel type
- Diesel
- Engine size
- 2,495 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 1998
- First used
- 26 Jun 1998
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 9 Oct 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 8 Oct 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
VBL 879 was last recorded at 206,302 miles on 8 Oct 2026, 3,399 miles more than at the previous MOT on 25 Sept 2025.
- Previous MOT
- 202,903 miles · 25 Sept 2025
- Between the last two tests
- 3,399 miles
- Average per year
- 7,274 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 206,302 miles
- 2025 – 202,903 miles
- 2024 – 197,368 miles
- 2023 – 191,470 miles
- 2022 – 182,462 miles
- 2021 – 173,725 miles
- 2020 – 168,512 miles
- 2019 – 161,715 miles
- 2018 – 155,118 miles
- 2017 – 147,189 miles
- 2016 – 137,588 miles
- 2015 – 131,938 miles
- 2014 – 125,083 miles
- 2013 – 118,309 miles
- 2012 – 111,943 miles
- 2011 – 104,346 miles
- 2010 – 95,310 miles
- 2009 – 86,083 miles
- 2008 – 69,393 miles
- 2007 – 59,499 miles
- 2006 – 57,624 miles
- 2005 – 51,856 miles
What the latest MOT found
No defects or advisories were recorded.
Full MOT history
23 tests since 15 Jul 2005, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass206,302 miles (+3,399)
- MOT expiry
- 9 Oct 2027
- Odometer
- 206,302 miles
- Test number
- 476524173102
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass202,903 miles (+5,535)3 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 9 Oct 2026
- Odometer
- 202,903 miles
- Test number
- 912858877319
- AdvisoryNearside Front Brake disc worn, but not excessively (1.1.14 (a) (i))
- AdvisoryOffside Front Brake disc worn, but not excessively (1.1.14 (a) (i))
- AdvisoryOffside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
Pass197,368 miles (+5,898)
- MOT expiry
- 9 Oct 2025
- Odometer
- 197,368 miles
- Test number
- 596061812374
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass191,470 miles (+9,008)
- MOT expiry
- 9 Oct 2024
- Odometer
- 191,470 miles
- Test number
- 240007231085
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass182,462 miles (+8,737)
- MOT expiry
- 9 Oct 2023
- Odometer
- 182,462 miles
- Test number
- 318628390987
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass173,725 miles (+5,213)
- MOT expiry
- 9 Oct 2022
- Odometer
- 173,725 miles
- Test number
- 817555427488
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass168,512 miles (+6,797)
- MOT expiry
- 9 Oct 2021
- Odometer
- 168,512 miles
- Test number
- 123085641376
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass161,715 miles (+6,597)
- MOT expiry
- 9 Oct 2020
- Odometer
- 161,715 miles
- Test number
- 180731358516
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass155,118 miles (+7,929)
- MOT expiry
- 7 Oct 2019
- Odometer
- 155,118 miles
- Test number
- 124634516495
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass147,189 miles (+9,601)
- MOT expiry
- 7 Oct 2018
- Odometer
- 147,189 miles
- Test number
- 723301166076
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass137,588 miles (+5,650)
- MOT expiry
- 7 Oct 2017
- Odometer
- 137,588 miles
- Test number
- 760380041070
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass131,938 miles (+6,855)
- MOT expiry
- 7 Oct 2016
- Odometer
- 131,938 miles
- Test number
- 730830142147
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass125,083 miles (+6,774)1 advisory1 note
- MOT expiry
- 8 Jan 2016
- Odometer
- 125,083 miles
- Test number
- 386059344316
- AdvisoryNearside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.2.B.1f)
- NoteOil leak
Pass118,309 miles (+6,366)
- MOT expiry
- 8 Jan 2015
- Odometer
- 118,309 miles
- Test number
- 408944043466
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass111,943 miles (+7,597)
- MOT expiry
- 8 Jan 2014
- Odometer
- 111,943 miles
- Test number
- 556305842390
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass104,346 miles (+9,036)
- MOT expiry
- 8 Jan 2013
- Odometer
- 104,346 miles
- Test number
- 409255151363
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass95,310 miles (+9,227)
- MOT expiry
- 8 Jan 2012
- Odometer
- 95,310 miles
- Test number
- 661359340384
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass86,083 miles (+8,337)
- MOT expiry
- 8 Jan 2011
- Odometer
- 86,083 miles
- Test number
- 540322659387
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass77,746 miles (+8,353)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 8 Jan 2010
- Odometer
- 77,746 miles
- Test number
- 221476909011
- AdvisoryOffside Rear Upper Shock absorber has a slightly worn bush (2.7.4)
Pass69,393 miles (+9,894)
- MOT expiry
- 8 Jan 2009
- Odometer
- 69,393 miles
- Test number
- 743828808053
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass59,499 miles (+1,875)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 8 Jan 2008
- Odometer
- 59,499 miles
- Test number
- 162959107095
- AdvisoryExhaust has part of the system slightly deteriorated (7.1.1a)
Pass57,624 miles (+5,768)
- MOT expiry
- 14 Jul 2007
- Odometer
- 57,624 miles
- Test number
- 372123096100
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass51,856 miles
- MOT expiry
- 14 Jul 2006
- Odometer
- 51,856 miles
- Test number
- 504826095164
No defects or advisories recorded.
Questions about VBL 879
- What vehicle is registration VBL 879 currently assigned to?
- DVSA MOT records show VBL 879 on a blue diesel Land Rover Discovery first used on 26 Jun 1998. 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 VBL 879 currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on VBL 879 is valid until 9 Oct 2027.
- When is the MOT due on VBL 879?
- The MOT on VBL 879 is valid until 9 Oct 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has VBL 879 done?
- VBL 879 was recorded at 206,302 miles at its MOT on 8 Oct 2026, an average of 7,274 miles a year.
- Has VBL 879 ever failed its MOT?
- No. VBL 879 has passed all 23 of its MOT tests on record.
- Has the mileage on VBL 879 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 VBL 879 find?
- VBL 879 passed its latest MOT on 8 Oct 2026 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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