Ford Popular
Black · Petrol · 1954 · 1,174 cc
VPB 837MOT history
VPB 837 is a black petrol Ford Popular first used on 6 Jul 1954. Its MOT expired on 6 Jun 2024 and it has passed 18 of 22 MOT tests, with 28,949 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 7 Jun 2023.
- MOT
- Expired
- On 6 Jun 2024
- Mileage
- 28,949 mi
- At MOT on 7 Jun 2023
- MOT tests
- 22
- 18 passed · 4 failed
- Per year
- Not enough data
Vehicle details
- Registration
- VPB 837
- Registration format
- Dateless
- Make
- Ford
- Model
- Popular
- Colour
- Black
- Fuel type
- Petrol
- Engine size
- 1,174 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 1954
- First used
- 6 Jul 1954
- MOT status
- MOT expired on 6 Jun 2024
- Latest MOT test
- 7 Jun 2023 (Pass)
Mileage history
VPB 837 was last recorded at 28,949 miles on 7 Jun 2023, 1,537 miles more than at the previous MOT on 8 Jul 2022.
Mileage went down between tests
- 7 Jun 2011: 124 miles, lower than 32,571 miles on 3 Jun 2010.
- 22 Jun 2018: 1,681 miles, lower than 15,274 miles on 23 Jun 2017.
A replacement instrument cluster, a recording error at the test or odometer tampering can cause this.
- Previous MOT
- 27,412 miles · 8 Jul 2022
- Between the last two tests
- 1,537 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2023 – 28,949 miles
- 2022 – 27,412 miles
- 2021 – 25,031 miles
- 2020 – 21,867 miles
- 2019 – 20,608 miles
- 2018 – 1,681 miles
- 2017 – 15,274 miles
- 2016 – 1,256 miles
- 2015 – 1,166 miles
- 2014 – 1,001 miles
- 2013 – 438 miles
- 2012 – 269 miles
- 2011 – 124 miles
- 2010 – 32,571 miles
- 2009 – 32,498 miles
- 2008 – 32,325 miles
- 2007 – 32,130 miles
- 2006 – 32,025 miles
What the latest MOT found
No defects or advisories were recorded.
Full MOT history
22 tests since 25 May 2006, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass28,949 miles (+1,537)
- MOT expiry
- 6 Jun 2024
- Odometer
- 28,949 miles
- Test number
- 707573986167
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass27,412 miles (+2,381)
- MOT expiry
- 2 Aug 2023
- Odometer
- 27,412 miles
- Test number
- 444039583927
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass25,031 miles (+3,164)
- MOT expiry
- 2 Aug 2022
- Odometer
- 25,031 miles
- Test number
- 850932692110
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass21,867 miles (+1,259)
- MOT expiry
- 5 Jul 2021
- Odometer
- 21,867 miles
- Test number
- 420713494222
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass20,608 miles (+18,927)
- MOT expiry
- 5 Jul 2020
- Odometer
- 20,608 miles
- Test number
- 324284829118
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass1,681 miles (-13,593)
- MOT expiry
- 5 Jul 2019
- Odometer
- 1,681 miles
- Test number
- 713127635429
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass15,274 miles (+14,018)
- MOT expiry
- 5 Jul 2018
- Odometer
- 15,274 miles
- Test number
- 353226420799
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass1,256 miles
- MOT expiry
- 5 Jul 2017
- Odometer
- 1,256 miles
- Test number
- 800602223175
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail1,256 miles (+90)1 repaired
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 1,256 miles
- Test number
- 545837533005
- Repaired at testDirection indicators flashing more than 120 times a minute (1.4.A.2g)
Pass1,166 miles (+165)
- MOT expiry
- 5 Jul 2016
- Odometer
- 1,166 miles
- Test number
- 178407985126
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass1,001 miles (+14)
- MOT expiry
- 1 Jul 2015
- Odometer
- 1,001 miles
- Test number
- 408923984148
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail987 miles (+549)2 failures
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 987 miles
- Test number
- 395938374122
- FailureOffside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)
- FailureOffside Rear Direction indicator not working (1.4.A.2c)
Pass438 miles (+169)
- MOT expiry
- 22 Jun 2014
- Odometer
- 438 miles
- Test number
- 507178163187
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass269 miles (+145)
- MOT expiry
- 22 Jun 2013
- Odometer
- 269 miles
- Test number
- 829764862134
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass124 miles (-32,447)
- MOT expiry
- 22 Jun 2012
- Odometer
- 124 miles
- Test number
- 428678351181
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass32,571 miles (+73)
- MOT expiry
- 22 Jun 2011
- Odometer
- 32,571 miles
- Test number
- 893484250140
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass32,498 miles
- MOT expiry
- 22 Jun 2010
- Odometer
- 32,498 miles
- Test number
- 243083459150
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail32,498 miles (+173)1 repaired
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 32,498 miles
- Test number
- 492243759119
- Repaired at testCentre Exhaust system not adequately supported (7.1.1)
Fail32,325 miles1 repaired
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 32,325 miles
- Test number
- 293139548114
- Repaired at testOffside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.7.5a)
Pass32,325 miles (+195)
- MOT expiry
- 22 Jun 2009
- Odometer
- 32,325 miles
- Test number
- 601709048166
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass32,130 miles (+105)
- MOT expiry
- 22 Jun 2008
- Odometer
- 32,130 miles
- Test number
- 273804347121
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass32,025 miles
- MOT expiry
- 22 Jun 2007
- Odometer
- 32,025 miles
- Test number
- 890555146126
No defects or advisories recorded.
Questions about VPB 837
- What vehicle is registration VPB 837 currently assigned to?
- DVSA MOT records show VPB 837 on a black petrol Ford Popular first used on 6 Jul 1954. 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 VPB 837 currently have a valid MOT?
- No. The MOT on VPB 837 expired on 6 Jun 2024, according to DVSA records.
- When is the MOT due on VPB 837?
- The MOT on VPB 837 expired on 6 Jun 2024. It can only be driven to a pre-booked MOT test or to repairs needed to pass one.
- What mileage has VPB 837 done?
- VPB 837 was recorded at 28,949 miles at its MOT on 7 Jun 2023.
- Has VPB 837 ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. VPB 837 has failed 4 of its 22 MOT tests, most recently on 8 Jun 2016.
- Has the mileage on VPB 837 ever gone down?
- Yes. The recorded mileage was lower than at the previous test 2 times, first on 7 Jun 2011. This can be caused by a replacement instrument cluster, a recording error or odometer tampering.
- What did the latest MOT on VPB 837 find?
- VPB 837 passed its latest MOT on 7 Jun 2023 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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