MG Magnette
Red · Petrol · 1958 · 1,798 cc
VGP 40MOT history
VGP 40 is a red petrol MG Magnette first used on 1 Apr 1958. Its MOT is valid until 3 Aug 2027 and it has passed 10 of 12 MOT tests, with 5,752 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 4 Aug 2026.
- MOT
- Valid
- Until 3 Aug 2027
- Mileage
- 5,752 mi
- At MOT on 4 Aug 2026
- MOT tests
- 12
- 10 passed · 2 failed
- Per year
- 296 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- VGP 40
- Registration format
- Dateless
- Make
- MG
- Model
- Magnette
- Colour
- Red
- Fuel type
- Petrol
- Engine size
- 1,798 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 1958
- First used
- 1 Apr 1958
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 3 Aug 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 4 Aug 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
VGP 40 was last recorded at 5,752 miles on 4 Aug 2026, 56 miles more than at the previous MOT on 6 Mar 2025.
- Previous MOT
- 5,696 miles · 6 Mar 2025
- Between the last two tests
- 56 miles
- Average per year
- 296 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 5,752 miles
- 2025 – 5,696 miles
- 2022 – 5,577 miles
- 2019 – 5,558 miles
- 2017 – 4,448 miles
- 2013 – 3,235 miles
- 2010 – 1,931 miles
- 2009 – 1,860 miles
- 2008 – 288 miles
- 2007 – 111 miles
What the latest MOT found
- AdvisoryNearside Rear Brake effort slow
Full MOT history
12 tests since 5 Jul 2007, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass5,752 miles (+56)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 3 Aug 2027
- Odometer
- 5,752 miles
- Test number
- 889224467291
- AdvisoryNearside Rear Brake effort slow
Pass5,696 miles (+119)
- MOT expiry
- 5 Mar 2026
- Odometer
- 5,696 miles
- Test number
- 138510914093
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass5,577 miles
- MOT expiry
- 17 Mar 2023
- Odometer
- 5,577 miles
- Test number
- 822749336033
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail5,577 miles (+19)1 repaired
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 5,577 miles
- Test number
- 298958611500
- Repaired at testNearside Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))
Pass5,558 miles (+1,110)
- MOT expiry
- 28 Mar 2020
- Odometer
- 5,558 miles
- Test number
- 239820027001
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass4,448 miles (+1,213)
- MOT expiry
- 15 Jun 2018
- Odometer
- 4,448 miles
- Test number
- 745867286238
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass3,235 miles (+11)
- MOT expiry
- 8 Oct 2014
- Odometer
- 3,235 miles
- Test number
- 175292083223
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail3,224 miles (+1,293)2 failures
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 3,224 miles
- Test number
- 268140783254
- FailureOffside Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.2.C.1c)
- FailureParking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
Pass1,931 miles (+71)
- MOT expiry
- 31 Aug 2011
- Odometer
- 1,931 miles
- Test number
- 544953420255
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass1,860 miles (+1,572)
- MOT expiry
- 31 Aug 2010
- Odometer
- 1,860 miles
- Test number
- 323104749247
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass288 miles (+177)
- MOT expiry
- 28 Jul 2009
- Odometer
- 288 miles
- Test number
- 701141918295
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass111 miles
- MOT expiry
- 4 Jul 2008
- Odometer
- 111 miles
- Test number
- 641906487197
No defects or advisories recorded.
Questions about VGP 40
- What vehicle is registration VGP 40 currently assigned to?
- DVSA MOT records show VGP 40 on a red petrol MG Magnette first used on 1 Apr 1958. 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 VGP 40 currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on VGP 40 is valid until 3 Aug 2027.
- When is the MOT due on VGP 40?
- The MOT on VGP 40 is valid until 3 Aug 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has VGP 40 done?
- VGP 40 was recorded at 5,752 miles at its MOT on 4 Aug 2026, an average of 296 miles a year.
- Has VGP 40 ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. VGP 40 has failed 2 of its 12 MOT tests, most recently on 18 Mar 2022.
- Has the mileage on VGP 40 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 VGP 40 find?
- VGP 40 passed its latest MOT on 4 Aug 2026 with 1 advisory: nearside rear brake effort slow.
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