Bentley Azure
Blue · Petrol · 1999 · 6,750 cc
VCL 540MOT history
VCL 540 is a blue petrol Bentley Azure first used on 1 Mar 1999. Its MOT is valid until 14 Aug 2027 and it has passed 22 of 24 MOT tests, with 37,781 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 28 Jul 2026.
- MOT
- Valid
- Until 14 Aug 2027
- Mileage
- 37,781 mi
- At MOT on 28 Jul 2026
- MOT tests
- 24
- 22 passed · 2 failed
- Per year
- 1,161 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- VCL 540
- Registration format
- Dateless
- Make
- Bentley
- Model
- Azure
- Colour
- Blue
- Fuel type
- Petrol
- Engine size
- 6,750 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 1999
- First used
- 1 Mar 1999
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 14 Aug 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 28 Jul 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
VCL 540 was last recorded at 37,781 miles on 28 Jul 2026, 944 miles more than at the previous MOT on 6 Aug 2025.
- Previous MOT
- 36,837 miles · 6 Aug 2025
- Between the last two tests
- 944 miles
- Average per year
- 1,161 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 37,781 miles
- 2025 – 36,837 miles
- 2024 – 36,339 miles
- 2023 – 36,207 miles
- 2022 – 34,919 miles
- 2021 – 34,402 miles
- 2020 – 33,554 miles
- 2019 – 33,344 miles
- 2018 – 32,048 miles
- 2017 – 31,296 miles
- 2016 – 30,099 miles
- 2015 – 29,486 miles
- 2014 – 28,873 miles
- 2013 – 27,069 miles
- 2012 – 26,555 miles
- 2011 – 26,330 miles
- 2010 – 24,321 miles
- 2009 – 23,391 miles
- 2008 – 20,789 miles
- 2007 – 19,487 miles
- 2006 – 16,379 miles
- 2005 – 13,326 miles
What the latest MOT found
No defects or advisories were recorded.
Full MOT history
24 tests since 4 Jul 2005, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass37,781 miles (+944)
- MOT expiry
- 14 Aug 2027
- Odometer
- 37,781 miles
- Test number
- 699146427671
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass36,837 miles (+498)
- MOT expiry
- 14 Aug 2026
- Odometer
- 36,837 miles
- Test number
- 715853251034
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass36,339 miles (+132)
- MOT expiry
- 14 Aug 2025
- Odometer
- 36,339 miles
- Test number
- 650792131310
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass36,207 miles (+1,288)
- MOT expiry
- 14 Aug 2024
- Odometer
- 36,207 miles
- Test number
- 677578730556
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass34,919 miles (+517)
- MOT expiry
- 14 Aug 2023
- Odometer
- 34,919 miles
- Test number
- 994635840866
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass34,402 miles (+848)
- MOT expiry
- 14 Aug 2022
- Odometer
- 34,402 miles
- Test number
- 503749020875
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass33,554 miles (+210)
- MOT expiry
- 14 Aug 2021
- Odometer
- 33,554 miles
- Test number
- 657855950947
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass33,344 miles (+1,296)
- MOT expiry
- 14 Aug 2020
- Odometer
- 33,344 miles
- Test number
- 784528341622
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass32,048 miles (+752)
- MOT expiry
- 14 Aug 2019
- Odometer
- 32,048 miles
- Test number
- 118887994728
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass31,296 miles (+1,197)
- MOT expiry
- 12 Aug 2018
- Odometer
- 31,296 miles
- Test number
- 835381382926
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass30,099 miles (+613)
- MOT expiry
- 12 Aug 2017
- Odometer
- 30,099 miles
- Test number
- 427993188450
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass29,486 miles (+613)
- MOT expiry
- 12 Aug 2016
- Odometer
- 29,486 miles
- Test number
- 437842115287
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass28,873 miles (+1,804)2 notes
- MOT expiry
- 12 Aug 2015
- Odometer
- 28,873 miles
- Test number
- 755885124221
- NoteO/s/r tyre wearing on inside edge
- NoteSlight oil leak on steering rack
Pass27,069 miles (+514)
- MOT expiry
- 7 Aug 2014
- Odometer
- 27,069 miles
- Test number
- 577140423216
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass26,555 miles (+225)
- MOT expiry
- 9 Sept 2013
- Odometer
- 26,555 miles
- Test number
- 376967332260
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass26,330 miles (+2,009)
- MOT expiry
- 9 Sept 2012
- Odometer
- 26,330 miles
- Test number
- 736889141281
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass24,321 miles (+930)
- MOT expiry
- 9 Sept 2011
- Odometer
- 24,321 miles
- Test number
- 691996730295
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail23,391 miles2 repaired
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 23,391 miles
- Test number
- 772916249258
- Repaired at testNearside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a)
- Repaired at testParking brake lever has no reserve travel (3.1.6b)
Pass23,391 miles (+2,602)
- MOT expiry
- 9 Sept 2010
- Odometer
- 23,391 miles
- Test number
- 940496249247
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass20,789 miles (+1,302)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 9 Sept 2009
- Odometer
- 20,789 miles
- Test number
- 824294758223
- AdvisoryParking brake: parking brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.7)
Fail19,487 miles1 repaired
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 19,487 miles
- Test number
- 291818507205
- Repaired at testNearside Rear Tyre not fitted in accordance with side wall instructions (4.1.D.1f)
Pass19,487 miles (+3,108)
- MOT expiry
- 26 Jul 2008
- Odometer
- 19,487 miles
- Test number
- 851828407285
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass16,379 miles (+3,053)1 advisory1 note
- MOT expiry
- 3 Jul 2007
- Odometer
- 16,379 miles
- Test number
- 683018876168
- AdvisoryOffside Front Lower Shock absorber has a slightly worn linkage (2.7.4)
- NoteNearside steering rack has slight play
Pass13,326 miles
- MOT expiry
- 3 Jul 2006
- Odometer
- 13,326 miles
- Test number
- 903255885173
No defects or advisories recorded.
Questions about VCL 540
- What vehicle is registration VCL 540 currently assigned to?
- DVSA MOT records show VCL 540 on a blue petrol Bentley Azure first used on 1 Mar 1999. 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 VCL 540 currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on VCL 540 is valid until 14 Aug 2027.
- When is the MOT due on VCL 540?
- The MOT on VCL 540 is valid until 14 Aug 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has VCL 540 done?
- VCL 540 was recorded at 37,781 miles at its MOT on 28 Jul 2026, an average of 1,161 miles a year.
- Has VCL 540 ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. VCL 540 has failed 2 of its 24 MOT tests, most recently on 3 Sept 2009.
- Has the mileage on VCL 540 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 VCL 540 find?
- VCL 540 passed its latest MOT on 28 Jul 2026 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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