Mercedes-Benz 420
Blue · Petrol · 1988 · 4,196 cc
WAD 278MOT history
WAD 278 is a blue petrol Mercedes-Benz 420 first used on 3 Jun 1988. Its MOT is valid until 30 Jun 2027 and it has passed 18 of 19 MOT tests, with 36,026 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 1 Jul 2026.
- MOT
- Valid
- Until 30 Jun 2027
- Mileage
- 36,026 mi
- At MOT on 1 Jul 2026
- MOT tests
- 19
- 18 passed · 1 failed
- Per year
- 215 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- WAD 278
- Registration format
- Dateless
- Make
- Mercedes-Benz
- Model
- 420
- Colour
- Blue
- Fuel type
- Petrol
- Engine size
- 4,196 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 1988
- First used
- 3 Jun 1988
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 30 Jun 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 1 Jul 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
WAD 278 was last recorded at 36,026 miles on 1 Jul 2026, 147 miles more than at the previous MOT on 1 Jul 2025.
- Previous MOT
- 35,879 miles · 1 Jul 2025
- Between the last two tests
- 147 miles
- Average per year
- 215 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 36,026 miles
- 2025 – 35,879 miles
- 2022 – 35,817 miles
- 2021 – 35,609 miles
- 2020 – 35,503 miles
- 2019 – 35,131 miles
- 2018 – 34,962 miles
- 2017 – 34,900 miles
- 2016 – 34,571 miles
- 2015 – 34,125 miles
- 2013 – 33,915 miles
- 2012 – 33,849 miles
- 2011 – 33,506 miles
- 2010 – 33,127 miles
- 2009 – 32,802 miles
- 2008 – 32,346 miles
- 2007 – 32,037 miles
- 2006 – 31,691 miles
What the latest MOT found
No defects or advisories were recorded.
Full MOT history
19 tests since 4 May 2006, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass36,026 miles (+147)
- MOT expiry
- 30 Jun 2027
- Odometer
- 36,026 miles
- Test number
- 341257881322
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass35,879 miles (+62)
- MOT expiry
- 30 Jun 2026
- Odometer
- 35,879 miles
- Test number
- 876051471838
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass35,817 miles (+208)
- MOT expiry
- 29 Sept 2023
- Odometer
- 35,817 miles
- Test number
- 629567503177
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass35,609 miles (+106)
- MOT expiry
- 29 Sept 2022
- Odometer
- 35,609 miles
- Test number
- 444456606843
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass35,503 miles (+372)
- MOT expiry
- 29 Sept 2021
- Odometer
- 35,503 miles
- Test number
- 708173908760
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass35,131 miles (+169)
- MOT expiry
- 30 Nov 2020
- Odometer
- 35,131 miles
- Test number
- 468145477493
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass34,962 miles (+62)
- MOT expiry
- 30 May 2019
- Odometer
- 34,962 miles
- Test number
- 628788959846
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass34,900 miles (+329)
- MOT expiry
- 30 May 2018
- Odometer
- 34,900 miles
- Test number
- 437114604697
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass34,571 miles (+446)
- MOT expiry
- 19 Apr 2017
- Odometer
- 34,571 miles
- Test number
- 208252291863
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail34,125 miles2 repaired
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 34,125 miles
- Test number
- 129097085092
- Repaired at testNearside Headlamp aim too low (1.8)
- Repaired at testOffside Headlamp aim too low (1.8)
Pass34,125 miles (+210)
- MOT expiry
- 27 Mar 2016
- Odometer
- 34,125 miles
- Test number
- 158677185051
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass33,915 miles (+66)1 note
- MOT expiry
- 24 May 2014
- Odometer
- 33,915 miles
- Test number
- 195853023141
- NoteN/S/F track control arm inner ball joint has some slight play.
Pass33,849 miles (+343)
- MOT expiry
- 24 May 2013
- Odometer
- 33,849 miles
- Test number
- 916296842148
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass33,506 miles (+379)
- MOT expiry
- 15 May 2012
- Odometer
- 33,506 miles
- Test number
- 838792331138
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass33,127 miles (+325)
- MOT expiry
- 15 May 2011
- Odometer
- 33,127 miles
- Test number
- 543613910198
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass32,802 miles (+456)
- MOT expiry
- 15 May 2010
- Odometer
- 32,802 miles
- Test number
- 171165439115
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass32,346 miles (+309)
- MOT expiry
- 15 May 2009
- Odometer
- 32,346 miles
- Test number
- 811146738182
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass32,037 miles (+346)
- MOT expiry
- 15 May 2008
- Odometer
- 32,037 miles
- Test number
- 313139027186
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass31,691 miles1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 15 May 2007
- Odometer
- 31,691 miles
- Test number
- 943124326176
- AdvisoryNearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Questions about WAD 278
- What vehicle is registration WAD 278 currently assigned to?
- DVSA MOT records show WAD 278 on a blue petrol Mercedes-Benz 420 first used on 3 Jun 1988. 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 WAD 278 currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on WAD 278 is valid until 30 Jun 2027.
- When is the MOT due on WAD 278?
- The MOT on WAD 278 is valid until 30 Jun 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has WAD 278 done?
- WAD 278 was recorded at 36,026 miles at its MOT on 1 Jul 2026, an average of 215 miles a year.
- Has WAD 278 ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. WAD 278 has failed 1 of its 19 MOT tests, most recently on 28 Mar 2015.
- Has the mileage on WAD 278 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 WAD 278 find?
- WAD 278 passed its latest MOT on 1 Jul 2026 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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