Austin Healey Sprite
White · Petrol · 1960 · 948 cc
VMW 970MOT history
VMW 970 is a white petrol Austin Healey Sprite first used on 17 Apr 1960. Its MOT expired on 2 Sept 2025 and it has passed 14 of 15 MOT tests, with 36,849 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 3 Sept 2024.
- MOT
- Expired
- On 2 Sept 2025
- Mileage
- 36,849 mi
- At MOT on 3 Sept 2024
- MOT tests
- 15
- 14 passed · 1 failed
- Per year
- 31 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- VMW 970
- Registration format
- Dateless
- Make
- Austin
- Model
- Healey Sprite
- Colour
- White
- Fuel type
- Petrol
- Engine size
- 948 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 1960
- First used
- 17 Apr 1960
- MOT status
- MOT expired on 2 Sept 2025
- Latest MOT test
- 3 Sept 2024 (Pass)
Mileage history
VMW 970 was last recorded at 36,849 miles on 3 Sept 2024, 9 miles more than at the previous MOT on 27 Sept 2022.
Mileage went down between tests
- 23 May 2012: 3,648 miles, lower than 36,432 miles on 13 Apr 2011.
A replacement instrument cluster, a recording error at the test or odometer tampering can cause this.
- Previous MOT
- 36,840 miles · 27 Sept 2022
- Between the last two tests
- 9 miles
- Average per year
- 31 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2024 – 36,849 miles
- 2022 – 36,840 miles
- 2020 – 36,826 miles
- 2019 – 36,814 miles
- 2018 – 36,798 miles
- 2017 – 36,786 miles
- 2016 – 36,769 miles
- 2015 – 36,759 miles
- 2014 – 36,747 miles
- 2013 – 36,552 miles
- 2012 – 3,648 miles
- 2011 – 36,432 miles
- 2006 – 36,299 miles
What the latest MOT found
No defects or advisories were recorded.
Full MOT history
15 tests since 6 Nov 2006, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass36,849 miles (+9)
- MOT expiry
- 2 Sept 2025
- Odometer
- 36,849 miles
- Test number
- 884741508045
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass36,840 miles (+6)
- MOT expiry
- 26 Sept 2023
- Odometer
- 36,840 miles
- Test number
- 491453012001
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass36,834 miles (+8)
- MOT expiry
- 11 Jan 2023
- Odometer
- 36,834 miles
- Test number
- 551994431612
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass36,826 miles (+12)
- MOT expiry
- 14 Dec 2021
- Odometer
- 36,826 miles
- Test number
- 962272440237
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass36,814 miles (+16)
- MOT expiry
- 23 Aug 2020
- Odometer
- 36,814 miles
- Test number
- 850319626002
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass36,798 miles (+12)
- MOT expiry
- 23 Aug 2019
- Odometer
- 36,798 miles
- Test number
- 484949773560
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass36,786 miles (+17)
- MOT expiry
- 23 Aug 2018
- Odometer
- 36,786 miles
- Test number
- 545679905912
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass36,769 miles (+10)
- MOT expiry
- 23 Aug 2017
- Odometer
- 36,769 miles
- Test number
- 817038190658
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass36,759 miles (+12)
- MOT expiry
- 14 Aug 2016
- Odometer
- 36,759 miles
- Test number
- 948444225206
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass36,747 miles (+195)
- MOT expiry
- 14 Aug 2015
- Odometer
- 36,747 miles
- Test number
- 855624624291
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass36,552 miles (+32,904)
- MOT expiry
- 14 Aug 2014
- Odometer
- 36,552 miles
- Test number
- 395467523495
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass3,648 miles (-32,784)
- MOT expiry
- 22 May 2013
- Odometer
- 3,648 miles
- Test number
- 645194442106
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass36,432 miles (+3)1 note
- MOT expiry
- 12 Apr 2012
- Odometer
- 36,432 miles
- Test number
- 565663301155
- NoteSlight lift in both king pins
Fail36,429 miles (+130)8 failures1 note
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 36,429 miles
- Test number
- 805548591025
- FailureBrake pedal anti-slip provision missing (3.3.A.1b)
- FailureNearside rear brake binding (3.7.B.1)
- FailureNearside rear brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.5a)
- FailureNearside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a)
- FailureOffside rear brake binding (3.7.B.1)
- FailureParking brake lever has no reserve travel (3.1.6b)
- FailureParking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
- FailureRear brake application uneven (3.7.B.2)
- NoteSlight lift in both king pins
Pass36,299 miles
- MOT expiry
- 5 Nov 2007
- Odometer
- 36,299 miles
- Test number
- 402580216426
No defects or advisories recorded.
Questions about VMW 970
- What vehicle is registration VMW 970 currently assigned to?
- DVSA MOT records show VMW 970 on a white petrol Austin Healey Sprite first used on 17 Apr 1960. 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 VMW 970 currently have a valid MOT?
- No. The MOT on VMW 970 expired on 2 Sept 2025, according to DVSA records.
- When is the MOT due on VMW 970?
- The MOT on VMW 970 expired on 2 Sept 2025. It can only be driven to a pre-booked MOT test or to repairs needed to pass one.
- What mileage has VMW 970 done?
- VMW 970 was recorded at 36,849 miles at its MOT on 3 Sept 2024, an average of 31 miles a year.
- Has VMW 970 ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. VMW 970 has failed 1 of its 15 MOT tests, most recently on 8 Apr 2011.
- Has the mileage on VMW 970 ever gone down?
- Yes. The recorded mileage was lower than at the previous test once, first on 23 May 2012. This can be caused by a replacement instrument cluster, a recording error or odometer tampering.
- What did the latest MOT on VMW 970 find?
- VMW 970 passed its latest MOT on 3 Sept 2024 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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