MG A
Black · Petrol · 1958 · 1,489 cc
VLP 401MOT history
VLP 401 is a black petrol MG A first used on 2 Jun 1958. Its MOT is valid until 3 Jul 2027 and it has passed 16 of 18 MOT tests, with 98,290 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 30 Jun 2026.
- MOT
- Valid
- Until 3 Jul 2027
- Mileage
- 98,290 mi
- At MOT on 30 Jun 2026
- MOT tests
- 18
- 16 passed · 2 failed
- Per year
- 4,998 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- VLP 401
- Registration format
- Dateless
- Make
- MG
- Model
- A
- Colour
- Black
- Fuel type
- Petrol
- Engine size
- 1,489 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 1958
- First used
- 2 Jun 1958
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 3 Jul 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 30 Jun 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
VLP 401 was last recorded at 98,290 miles on 30 Jun 2026, 18,924 miles more than at the previous MOT on 3 Jul 2025.
Mileage went down between tests
- 13 Sept 2016: 17,042 miles, lower than 99,203 miles on 9 Sept 2015.
- 1 Sept 2022: 17,590 miles, lower than 96,924 miles on 10 Aug 2021.
A replacement instrument cluster, a recording error at the test or odometer tampering can cause this.
- Previous MOT
- 79,366 miles · 3 Jul 2025
- Between the last two tests
- 18,924 miles
- Average per year
- 4,998 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 98,290 miles
- 2025 – 79,366 miles
- 2024 – 60,096 miles
- 2022 – 17,590 miles
- 2021 – 96,924 miles
- 2020 – 78,592 miles
- 2019 – 66,673 miles
- 2018 – 49,625 miles
- 2017 – 34,535 miles
- 2016 – 17,092 miles
- 2015 – 99,203 miles
- 2014 – 83,591 miles
- 2013 – 63,486 miles
- 2012 – 48,416 miles
- 2010 – 19,869 miles
- 2009 – 13,661 miles
What the latest MOT found
Pass98,290 miles
No defects or advisories were recorded.
Full MOT history
18 tests since 24 Jul 2009, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass98,290 miles (+18,924)
- MOT expiry
- 3 Jul 2027
- Odometer
- 98,290 miles
- Test number
- 442817522940
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass79,366 miles (+19,270)
- MOT expiry
- 3 Jul 2026
- Odometer
- 79,366 miles
- Test number
- 275704776951
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass60,096 miles (+42,506)
- MOT expiry
- 3 Jul 2025
- Odometer
- 60,096 miles
- Test number
- 551412496449
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass17,590 miles (-79,334)
- MOT expiry
- 31 Aug 2023
- Odometer
- 17,590 miles
- Test number
- 486036889213
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass96,924 miles (+18,332)2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 12 Aug 2022
- Odometer
- 96,924 miles
- Test number
- 119481082549
- AdvisoryNearside Front Lower Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush slightly worn At trunnion (5.1.2 (b) (i))
- AdvisoryOffside Front Lower Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush slightly worn At trunnion (5.1.2 (b) (i))
Pass78,592 miles (+11,919)2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 12 Aug 2021
- Odometer
- 78,592 miles
- Test number
- 510124045006
- AdvisoryNearside Front Lower Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush slightly worn (5.1.2 (b) (i))
- AdvisoryOffside Front Lower Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush slightly worn (5.1.2 (b) (i))
Pass66,673 miles (+17,048)
- MOT expiry
- 2 Oct 2020
- Odometer
- 66,673 miles
- Test number
- 301287569977
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass49,625 miles (+15,090)
- MOT expiry
- 2 Oct 2019
- Odometer
- 49,625 miles
- Test number
- 920987468603
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass34,535 miles (+17,443)
- MOT expiry
- 2 Oct 2018
- Odometer
- 34,535 miles
- Test number
- 725181861221
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass17,092 miles
- MOT expiry
- 18 Sept 2017
- Odometer
- 17,092 miles
- Test number
- 240915240023
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail17,042 miles (-82,161)2 failures
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 17,042 miles
- Test number
- 472409506058
- FailureNearside Front Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)
- FailureOffside Front Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)
Pass99,203 miles (+15,612)
- MOT expiry
- 18 Sept 2016
- Odometer
- 99,203 miles
- Test number
- 809093040441
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass83,591 miles (+20,105)
- MOT expiry
- 18 Sept 2015
- Odometer
- 83,591 miles
- Test number
- 729572564261
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass63,486 miles (+15,070)
- MOT expiry
- 28 Jun 2014
- Odometer
- 63,486 miles
- Test number
- 898125873151
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass48,416 miles (+513)
- MOT expiry
- 28 Jun 2013
- Odometer
- 48,416 miles
- Test number
- 587741282192
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail47,903 miles (+28,034)1 failure
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 47,903 miles
- Test number
- 265157072494
- FailureFront Headlamp not working on main beam (1.7.5a)
Pass19,869 miles (+6,208)2 notes
- MOT expiry
- 23 Jul 2011
- Odometer
- 19,869 miles
- Test number
- 153582400240
- NoteN/s and o/s front tyres starting to crack
- NoteN/s rear inner sill rusted
Pass13,661 miles3 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 23 Jul 2010
- Odometer
- 13,661 miles
- Test number
- 481345509283
- AdvisoryNearside Front Body has slight corrosion (6.1.B.2)
- AdvisoryNearside Rear Body has slight corrosion (6.1.B.2)
- AdvisoryOffside Front Steering column top bearing slightly worn (2.1.2c)
Questions about VLP 401
- What vehicle is registration VLP 401 currently assigned to?
- DVSA MOT records show VLP 401 on a black petrol MG A first used on 2 Jun 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 VLP 401 currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on VLP 401 is valid until 3 Jul 2027.
- When is the MOT due on VLP 401?
- The MOT on VLP 401 is valid until 3 Jul 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has VLP 401 done?
- VLP 401 was recorded at 98,290 miles at its MOT on 30 Jun 2026, an average of 4,998 miles a year.
- Has VLP 401 ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. VLP 401 has failed 2 of its 18 MOT tests, most recently on 13 Sept 2016.
- Has the mileage on VLP 401 ever gone down?
- Yes. The recorded mileage was lower than at the previous test 2 times, first on 13 Sept 2016. This can be caused by a replacement instrument cluster, a recording error or odometer tampering.
- What did the latest MOT on VLP 401 find?
- VLP 401 passed its latest MOT on 30 Jun 2026 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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