Mazda MX-5
Multi-colour · Petrol · 2012 · 1,798 cc
Y17 HBSMOT history
Y17 HBS is a multi-colour petrol Mazda MX-5 first used on 26 Mar 2012. Its MOT is valid until 3 Jul 2027 and it has passed 13 of 16 MOT tests, with 66,301 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 4 Jul 2026.
- MOT
- Valid
- Until 3 Jul 2027
- Mileage
- 66,301 mi
- At MOT on 4 Jul 2026
- MOT tests
- 16
- 13 passed · 3 failed
- Per year
- 4,242 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- Y17 HBS
- Registration format
- Prefix (1983 to 2001)
- Make
- Mazda
- Model
- MX-5
- Colour
- Multi-colour
- Fuel type
- Petrol
- Engine size
- 1,798 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 2012
- First used
- 26 Mar 2012
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 3 Jul 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 4 Jul 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
Y17 HBS was last recorded at 66,301 miles on 4 Jul 2026, 13,997 miles more than at the previous MOT on 27 May 2025.
- Previous MOT
- 52,304 miles · 27 May 2025
- Between the last two tests
- 13,997 miles
- Average per year
- 4,242 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 66,301 miles
- 2025 – 52,304 miles
- 2024 – 49,677 miles
- 2023 – 48,899 miles
- 2022 – 47,970 miles
- 2021 – 44,193 miles
- 2020 – 42,266 miles
- 2019 – 40,601 miles
- 2018 – 37,517 miles
- 2017 – 32,682 miles
- 2016 – 27,199 miles
- 2015 – 18,455 miles
What the latest MOT found
Pass66,301 miles
- AdvisoryExhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))
- AdvisoryNearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- AdvisoryNearside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- AdvisoryNearside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- AdvisoryOffside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- AdvisoryOffside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- AdvisoryOffside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Recurring issues
Items recorded at more than one earlier MOT but not at the latest one. Repeat advisories can show maintenance that was put off.
Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened
Advisory3 MOTs, 2020–2022
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding
Major2 MOTs, 2022–2023
Full MOT history
16 tests since 24 Mar 2015, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass66,301 miles (+13,997)7 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 3 Jul 2027
- Odometer
- 66,301 miles
- Test number
- 109865469596
- AdvisoryExhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))
- AdvisoryNearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- AdvisoryNearside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- AdvisoryNearside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- AdvisoryOffside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- AdvisoryOffside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- AdvisoryOffside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Pass52,304 miles (+2,627)
- MOT expiry
- 13 Jun 2026
- Odometer
- 52,304 miles
- Test number
- 853877390903
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass49,677 miles (+778)
- MOT expiry
- 13 Jun 2025
- Odometer
- 49,677 miles
- Test number
- 936009876732
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass48,899 miles (+4)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 1 Aug 2024
- Odometer
- 48,899 miles
- Test number
- 603404868320
- AdvisorySub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened front and rear (5.3.3 (b) (i))
Fail48,895 miles (+925)4 major4 advisories
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 48,895 miles
- Test number
- 509567340483
- MajorFront Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))
- MajorNearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))
- MajorOffside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))
- MajorOffside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- AdvisoryFront Brake disc worn, but not excessively (1.1.14 (a) (i))
- AdvisoryFront Vehicle structure is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced (6.1.1 (c) (i))
- AdvisoryRear Brake disc worn, but not excessively (1.1.14 (a) (i))
- AdvisoryRear Vehicle structure is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced (6.1.1 (c) (i))
Pass47,970 miles (+4)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 28 Nov 2023
- Odometer
- 47,970 miles
- Test number
- 152179297362
- AdvisoryRear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
Fail47,966 miles (+3,773)1 dangerous3 major1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 47,966 miles
- Test number
- 454678167473
- DangerousNearside Rear Brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- MajorNearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))
- MajorNearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))
- MajorOffside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))
- AdvisoryRear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
Pass44,193 miles (+1,927)
- MOT expiry
- 28 Nov 2022
- Odometer
- 44,193 miles
- Test number
- 361523281913
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass42,266 miles (+1,665)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 28 Nov 2021
- Odometer
- 42,266 miles
- Test number
- 883348741916
- AdvisoryRear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
Pass40,601 miles (+3,084)
- MOT expiry
- 28 Nov 2020
- Odometer
- 40,601 miles
- Test number
- 479679644769
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass37,517 miles
- MOT expiry
- 28 Nov 2019
- Odometer
- 37,517 miles
- Test number
- 509416165966
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail37,517 miles (+4,835)2 dangerous
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 37,517 miles
- Test number
- 516799047387
- DangerousNearside Front Brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- DangerousOffside Front Brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Pass32,682 miles (+5,483)
- MOT expiry
- 27 Nov 2018
- Odometer
- 32,682 miles
- Test number
- 619551289873
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass27,199 miles (+3,118)
- MOT expiry
- 27 Nov 2017
- Odometer
- 27,199 miles
- Test number
- 567166327782
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass24,081 miles (+5,626)
- MOT expiry
- 26 Mar 2017
- Odometer
- 24,081 miles
- Test number
- 676048184338
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass18,455 miles1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 26 Mar 2016
- Odometer
- 18,455 miles
- Test number
- 149633085072
- AdvisoryFront Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
Questions about Y17 HBS
- Does Y17 HBS currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on Y17 HBS is valid until 3 Jul 2027.
- When is the MOT due on Y17 HBS?
- The MOT on Y17 HBS 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 Y17 HBS done?
- Y17 HBS was recorded at 66,301 miles at its MOT on 4 Jul 2026, an average of 4,242 miles a year.
- Has Y17 HBS ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. Y17 HBS has failed 3 of its 16 MOT tests, most recently on 31 Jul 2023.
- Has the mileage on Y17 HBS 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 Y17 HBS find?
- Y17 HBS passed its latest MOT on 4 Jul 2026 with 7 advisories: exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases; nearside front tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge; nearside rear anti-roll bar ball joint has slight play, and 4 more.
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