TVR Tuscan
Blue · Petrol · 2001 · 3,996 cc
Y278 HYGMOT history
Y278 HYG is a blue petrol TVR Tuscan first used on 1 Apr 2001. Its MOT is valid until 1 Apr 2027 and it has passed 14 of 19 MOT tests, with 27,059 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 2 Apr 2026.
- MOT
- Valid
- Until 1 Apr 2027
- Mileage
- 27,059 mi
- At MOT on 2 Apr 2026
- MOT tests
- 19
- 14 passed · 5 failed
- Per year
- 477 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- Y278 HYG
- Registration format
- Prefix (1983 to 2001)
- Make
- TVR
- Model
- Tuscan
- Colour
- Blue
- Fuel type
- Petrol
- Engine size
- 3,996 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 2001
- First used
- 1 Apr 2001
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 1 Apr 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 2 Apr 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
Y278 HYG was last recorded at 27,059 miles on 2 Apr 2026, 2 miles more than at the previous MOT on 31 Mar 2026.
Mileage went down between tests
- 7 Aug 2008: 14,487 miles, lower than 18,877 miles on 24 Jul 2007.
A replacement instrument cluster, a recording error at the test or odometer tampering can cause this.
- Previous MOT
- 27,057 miles · 31 Mar 2026
- Between the last two tests
- 2 miles
- Average per year
- 477 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 27,059 miles
- 2025 – 26,561 miles
- 2024 – 26,471 miles
- 2023 – 26,166 miles
- 2022 – 25,934 miles
- 2021 – 25,368 miles
- 2019 – 24,648 miles
- 2018 – 23,894 miles
- 2016 – 22,231 miles
- 2015 – 20,518 miles
- 2008 – 14,487 miles
- 2007 – 18,877 miles
- 2006 – 17,640 miles
What the latest MOT found
No defects or advisories were recorded.
Full MOT history
19 tests since 7 Jul 2006, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass27,059 miles (+2)
- MOT expiry
- 1 Apr 2027
- Odometer
- 27,059 miles
- Test number
- 776883931417
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail27,057 miles (+496)1 major
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 27,057 miles
- Test number
- 640986248681
- MajorParking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))
Pass26,561 miles
- MOT expiry
- 13 Mar 2026
- Odometer
- 26,561 miles
- Test number
- 629195911463
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail26,561 miles (+90)1 major
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 26,561 miles
- Test number
- 309464385855
- MajorEmissions unable to be completed (8.2.1.2 (d))
Pass26,471 miles (+305)
- MOT expiry
- 13 Mar 2025
- Odometer
- 26,471 miles
- Test number
- 636108221997
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass26,166 miles (+232)
- MOT expiry
- 19 Apr 2024
- Odometer
- 26,166 miles
- Test number
- 266864245412
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass25,934 miles
- MOT expiry
- 29 Mar 2023
- Odometer
- 25,934 miles
- Test number
- 126260648146
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail25,934 miles (+566)4 major
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 25,934 miles
- Test number
- 508509789692
- MajorExhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))
- MajorExhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))
- MajorExhaust catalytic converter missing where one was fitted as standard (8.2.1.1 (a))
- MajorExhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))
Pass25,368 miles (+720)
- MOT expiry
- 25 Feb 2022
- Odometer
- 25,368 miles
- Test number
- 671054239601
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass24,648 miles (+754)
- MOT expiry
- 13 Nov 2020
- Odometer
- 24,648 miles
- Test number
- 650521460834
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass23,894 miles (+1,663)
- MOT expiry
- 23 Jan 2019
- Odometer
- 23,894 miles
- Test number
- 714802295619
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass22,231 miles
- MOT expiry
- 30 Oct 2017
- Odometer
- 22,231 miles
- Test number
- 903716668624
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail22,231 miles (+1,713)2 repaired
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 22,231 miles
- Test number
- 837493915717
- Repaired at testNearside Front Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3)
- Repaired at testOffside Front Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3)
Pass20,518 miles (+340)
- MOT expiry
- 28 Oct 2016
- Odometer
- 20,518 miles
- Test number
- 875240337669
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass20,178 miles (+5,691)
- MOT expiry
- 1 Mar 2016
- Odometer
- 20,178 miles
- Test number
- 735701965096
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass14,487 miles (-4,390)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 6 Aug 2009
- Odometer
- 14,487 miles
- Test number
- 713420328266
- AdvisoryOffside Rear Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3)
Pass18,877 miles (+1,237)
- MOT expiry
- 23 Jul 2008
- Odometer
- 18,877 miles
- Test number
- 464825907243
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass17,640 miles
- MOT expiry
- 6 Jul 2007
- Odometer
- 17,640 miles
- Test number
- 211188886139
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail17,640 miles2 failures
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 17,640 miles
- Test number
- 284868486484
- FailureNearside Headlamp aim too high when the centre of the headlamp is below 850mm from the ground (1.6.B2)
- FailureOffside Headlamp aim too high when the centre of the headlamp is below 850mm from the ground (1.6.B2)
Questions about Y278 HYG
- Does Y278 HYG currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on Y278 HYG is valid until 1 Apr 2027.
- When is the MOT due on Y278 HYG?
- The MOT on Y278 HYG is valid until 1 Apr 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has Y278 HYG done?
- Y278 HYG was recorded at 27,059 miles at its MOT on 2 Apr 2026, an average of 477 miles a year.
- Has Y278 HYG ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. Y278 HYG has failed 5 of its 19 MOT tests, most recently on 31 Mar 2026.
- Has the mileage on Y278 HYG ever gone down?
- Yes. The recorded mileage was lower than at the previous test once, first on 7 Aug 2008. This can be caused by a replacement instrument cluster, a recording error or odometer tampering.
- What did the latest MOT on Y278 HYG find?
- Y278 HYG passed its latest MOT on 2 Apr 2026 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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