MAZDA MPV B25SBC has 27 MOTs

Has MOT
Has Tax

This 1997 MAZDA MPV has Passed 17 MOTs and Failed 10 times since 2009

The most recent MOT was PASSED at 198,980 miles 11 months ago on Monday 23rd June 2025 at 06:58.

The current MOT will expire in 2 months on Tuesday 21st July 2026.

The current Tax will expire in 1 year on Tuesday 1st June 2027.

B25SBC MOT History

ResultMOT DateExpiry DateMileage
PASSED21ST JULY 2026198,980 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Offside Front Suspension Component Mounting Prescribed Area Is Corroded But Not Considered Excessive (5.3.6 (a) (i))
  2. ADVISORY - Offside Rear Suspension Component Mounting Prescribed Area Is Corroded But Not Considered Excessive (5.3.6 (a) (i))
PASSED22ND JULY 202421ST JULY 2025195,235 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Offside Rear Bumper Mountings Corroded But Not Likely To Become Detached (6.1.4 (a) (i))
  2. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Brake Pipe Corroded, Covered In Grease Or Other Material (1.1.11 (c))
  3. ADVISORY - Offside Rear Brake Pipe Corroded, Covered In Grease Or Other Material (1.1.11 (c))
  4. ADVISORY - Offside Front Inner Wheel Arch Corroded
  5. ADVISORY - Offside Rear Inner Wheel Arch Corroded
PASSED22ND AUGUST 202326TH AUGUST 2024194,245 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Front Brake Pad(s) Wearing Thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
  2. ADVISORY - Front Brake Disc Worn, But Not Excessively (1.1.14 (a) (i))
  3. ADVISORY - Offside Rear Anti-Roll Bar Linkage Pin Or Bush Worn But Not Resulting In Excessive Movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
PASSED24TH AUGUST 202226TH AUGUST 2023194,028 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Underside Corrosion
  2. ADVISORY - Heavy Rear Underside Corrosion
  3. ADVISORY - No Forward Facing Rear Seats Fitted
PASSED27TH AUGUST 202126TH AUGUST 2022191,428 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - All Suspension Components Corroded
FAILED27TH JULY 2021191,360 MI
 
  1. MAJOR - Offside Rear Brake Disc Significantly And Obviously Worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))
  2. ADVISORY - Rear Position Lamp Slightly Affected By The Operation Of Another Lamp (4.2.3 (c))
  3. MAJOR - Anti-Lock Braking System Warning Lamp Indicates An Abs Fault (1.6 (b))
  4. MAJOR - Nearside Headlamp Aim Projected Beam Image Is Obviously Incorrect (4.1.2 (c))
  5. MAJOR - Nearside Front Shock Absorbers Has A Serious Fluid Leak (5.3.2 (b))
  6. MAJOR - Nearside Front Lower Suspension Arm Ball Joint Excessively Worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))
  7. ADVISORY - Very Heavy Corrosion On Suspension Components
  8. ADVISORY - Corrosion On Chassis Sections
  9. ADVISORY - Oil Leaks
  10. ADVISORY - Rear Anti-Roll Bar Linkage Pin Or Bush Worn But Not Resulting In Excessive Movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
  11. DANGEROUS - Offside Rear Brake Pad(s) Less Than 1.5 Mm Thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
PASSED10TH AUGUST 20209TH AUGUST 2021189,632 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Various Corrosion To Chassis/body/suspension
  2. ADVISORY - Oil Leak, But Not Excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
  3. ADVISORY - Offside Rear Anti-Roll Bar Linkage Pin Or Bush Worn But Not Resulting In Excessive Movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
  4. ADVISORY - Brake Disc Worn, Pitted Or Scored, But Not Seriously Weakened Both Rears (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
PASSED13TH SEPTEMBER 201912TH SEPTEMBER 2020187,881 MI
 
  1. MINOR - Offside Registration Plate Lamp Inoperative In The Case Of Multiple Lamps Or Light Sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))
  2. ADVISORY - Rear Brake Pad(s) Wearing Thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
  3. ADVISORY - Rear Brake Disc Worn, Pitted Or Scored, But Not Seriously Weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
  4. ADVISORY - Front Crossmember Corroded
  5. ADVISORY - N/s Outer Sill Starting To Corrode
  6. ADVISORY - Offside Rear Anti Roll Bar Link End Worn
FAILED9TH SEPTEMBER 2019187,868 MI
 
  1. MAJOR - Rear Fog Lamp Not Working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))
  2. MAJOR - Nearside Windscreen Wiper Does Not Clear The Windscreen Effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))
  3. MAJOR - Offside Front Windscreen Wiper Does Not Clear The Windscreen Effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))
  4. MINOR - Offside Registration Plate Lamp Inoperative In The Case Of Multiple Lamps Or Light Sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))
  5. ADVISORY - Rear Brake Pad(s) Wearing Thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
  6. ADVISORY - Rear Brake Disc Worn, Pitted Or Scored, But Not Seriously Weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
  7. ADVISORY - Front Crossmember Corroded
  8. ADVISORY - N/s Outer Sill Starting To Corrode
  9. MAJOR - Offside Front Outer Seat Belt Anchorage Prescribed Area Strength Or Continuity Significantly Reduced Sill (7.1.1 (a) (i))
  10. ADVISORY - Offside Rear Anti Roll Bar Link End Worn
PASSED13TH SEPTEMBER 201812TH SEPTEMBER 2019185,220 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Oil Leak
  2. ADVISORY - Both Front Shock Absorbers Starting To Weep
  3. ADVISORY - N/s Front Tyre Wearing On Outer Edge
  4. ADVISORY - O/s Front Tyre Slight Wearing On Edges
  5. ADVISORY - Damage To N/s And O/s Front Bottom Arm Ball Joint Gators
  6. ADVISORY - Chassis Starting To Corrode
  7. ADVISORY - Both Front Wiper Blades Smearing
FAILED6TH SEPTEMBER 2018185,220 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Oil Leak
  2. ADVISORY - Both Front Shock Absorbers Starting To Weep
  3. ADVISORY - N/s Front Tyre Wearing On Outer Edge
  4. ADVISORY - O/s Front Tyre Slight Wearing On Edges
  5. ADVISORY - Damage To N/s And O/s Front Bottom Arm Ball Joint Gators
  6. ADVISORY - Chassis Starting To Corrode
  7. ADVISORY - Both Front Wiper Blades Smearing
  8. MAJOR - Nearside Front Position Lamp Not Working (4.2.1 (a))
  9. MAJOR - Offside Front Inner Vehicle Structure Corroded To The Extent That The Rigidity Of The Assembly Is Significantly Reduced Inner Sill (6.1.1 (c) (i))
  10. MAJOR - Offside Rear Inner Vehicle Structure Corroded To The Extent That The Rigidity Of The Assembly Is Significantly Reduced Inner Sill (6.1.1 (c) (i))
  11. MAJOR - Offside Rear Outer Vehicle Structure Corroded To The Extent That The Rigidity Of The Assembly Is Significantly Reduced Outer Sill (6.1.1 (c) (i))
PASSED13TH SEPTEMBER 201712TH SEPTEMBER 2018177,499 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Engine Oil Leak
  2. ADVISORY - Both Rear Outer Sills Corroded
  3. ADVISORY - Both Rear Inner Wheel Arches Starting To Corrode
  4. ADVISORY - N/s Front Shock Absorbers Damp
  5. ADVISORY - Both Front Top Inner Wings Starting To Corrode
FAILED5TH SEPTEMBER 2017177,496 MI
 
  1. FAIL - Nearside Rear Tyre Tread Depth Below Requirements Of 1.6mm (4.1.e.1)
  2. FAIL - Offside Rear Tyre Tread Depth Below Requirements Of 1.6mm (4.1.e.1)
  3. FAIL - Offside Front Seat Belt Anchorage Prescribed Area Is Excessively Corroded Outer Sill (5.2.6)
  4. ADVISORY - Engine Oil Leak
  5. ADVISORY - Both Rear Outer Sills Corroded
  6. ADVISORY - Both Rear Inner Wheel Arches Starting To Corrode
  7. ADVISORY - N/s Front Shock Absorbers Damp
  8. ADVISORY - Both Front Top Inner Wings Starting To Corrode
  9. FAIL - Parking Brake: Efficiency Below Requirements (3.7.c.1b)
PASSED2ND SEPTEMBER 20168TH SEPTEMBER 2017166,856 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - O/s Rear Inner And Outer Sills Corroded
  2. ADVISORY - N/s Rear Outer Sill Starting To Corrode
  3. ADVISORY - Rear Diff Damp
  4. ADVISORY - Both Rear Brake Back Plates Damp
  5. ADVISORY - Rear Exhaust Corroded
FAILED1ST SEPTEMBER 2016166,823 MI
 
  1. FAIL - Nearside Front Anti-Roll Bar Linkage Ball Joint Dust Cover Excessively Damaged So That It No Longer Prevents The Ingress Of Dirt (2.4.g.2)
  2. FAIL - Offside Front Anti-Roll Bar Linkage Ball Joint Dust Cover Excessively Damaged So That It No Longer Prevents The Ingress Of Dirt (2.4.g.2)
  3. ADVISORY - O/s Rear Inner And Outer Sills Corroded
  4. ADVISORY - N/s Rear Outer Sill Starting To Corrode
  5. ADVISORY - Rear Diff Damp
  6. ADVISORY - Both Rear Brake Back Plates Damp
  7. ADVISORY - Rear Exhaust Corroded
PASSED9TH SEPTEMBER 20158TH SEPTEMBER 2016156,283 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Numerous Coolant Leaks
  2. ADVISORY - Engine Oil Leak
  3. ADVISORY - Offside O/s Inner Sill Starting To Corrode
  4. ADVISORY - Both Rear Brake Back Plates Covered In Oil
  5. ADVISORY - Rear Brake Discs Corroded
  6. ADVISORY - Front Brake Pads Low
  7. ADVISORY - N/s Outer Sill Starting To Corrode
  8. ADVISORY - O/s Rear Inner Wheel Arch Starting To Corrode
FAILED3RD SEPTEMBER 2015156,283 MI
 
  1. FAIL - Rear Fog Lamp Not Working (1.3.2b)
  2. FAIL - Offside Seat Belt Anchorage Prescribed Area Is Excessively Corroded Outer Sill (5.2.6)
  3. ADVISORY - Numerous Coolant Leaks
  4. ADVISORY - Engine Oil Leak
  5. ADVISORY - Offside O/s Inner Sill Starting To Corrode
  6. ADVISORY - Both Rear Brake Back Plates Covered In Oil
  7. ADVISORY - Rear Brake Discs Corroded
  8. ADVISORY - Front Brake Pads Low
  9. ADVISORY - N/s Outer Sill Starting To Corrode
  10. ADVISORY - O/s Rear Inner Wheel Arch Starting To Corrode
  11. FAIL - Centre Rear Exhaust Has A Major Leak Of Exhaust Gases (7.1.2)
PASSED2ND SEPTEMBER 20147TH SEPTEMBER 2015143,220 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Rear Tyre Worn Close To The Legal Limit (4.1.e.1)
  2. USER ENTERED - Damp Around N/s Rear Brake Back Plate
PASSED22ND AUGUST 20137TH SEPTEMBER 2014136,979 KM
 
  1. USER ENTERED - Rear Most Seats Stowed Away
  2. USER ENTERED - Head Lamps Tarnished
FAILED14TH AUGUST 2013136,979 KM
 
  1. FAIL - Anti-Roll Bar Linkage Ball Joint Dust Cover Excessively Damaged So That It No Longer Prevents The Ingress Of Dirt (2.4.g.2)
  2. FAIL - Shock Absorber Has A Serious Fluid Leak (2.7.3)
  3. USER ENTERED - Rear Most Seats Stowed Away
  4. USER ENTERED - Head Lamps Tarnished
PASSED8TH AUGUST 20127TH SEPTEMBER 2013114,427 MI
 
  1. USER ENTERED - Slight Wetness To Offside Front Suspension Strutt.
FAILED8TH AUGUST 2012114,427 MI
 
  1. FAIL - Rear Fog Lamp Not Working (1.3.2b)
  2. FAIL - Nearside Front Brake Pad(s) Less Than 1.5 Mm Thick (3.5.1g)
  3. FAIL - Rear Brake Pad(s) Less Than 1.5 Mm Thick (3.5.1g)
PASSED9TH AUGUST 20117TH SEPTEMBER 201293,967 MI
FAILED9TH AUGUST 201193,967 MI
 
  1. FAIL - Centre Exhaust Has A Major Leak Of Exhaust Gases (7.1.2)
PASSED17TH AUGUST 20107TH SEPTEMBER 201174,778 MI
PASSED8TH SEPTEMBER 20097TH SEPTEMBER 201052,738 KM
 
  1. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Anti-Roll Bar Linkage Has Slight Play In A Pin/bush (2.4.g.2)
  2. ADVISORY - Brake Disc Slightly Pitted (3.5.1h)
FAILED8TH SEPTEMBER 200952,738 KM
 
  1. FAIL - Nearside Front Tyre Not Fitted In Accordance With Side Wall Instructions (4.1.d.1f)
  2. FAIL - Offside Front Tyre Not Fitted In Accordance With Side Wall Instructions (4.1.d.1f)
  3. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Anti-Roll Bar Linkage Has Slight Play In A Pin/bush (2.4.g.2)
  4. ADVISORY - Brake Disc Slightly Pitted (3.5.1h)
ResultMOT DateExpiry DateMileage

B25SBC Passed/Failed

MOT Pass Rate: 63% | MOT Failure Rate: 37%

B25SBC MOT Comments

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B25SBC Mileage

Last recorded mileage: 198,980 miles | Average yearly mileage: 7,106 miles

B25SBC FAQs

This Mazda Mpv with registration B25SBC was manufactured on Wednesday 31st December 1997 so it is currently 28 years old. Its colour is White and it has a 2.5 litre Petrol engine.

The odometer reading at the last MOT in 2025 was 198,980 miles, so this Mazda has travelled an average of 7,106 miles per year in the time it has been on the road.

We have a total of 27 MOTs on record for this Mazda Mpv beginning with its first recorded MOT in 2009. We can see 10 of these tests have been MOT failures - this means B25SBC has a 63% MOT pass rate!

Over its lifetime, this Mazda Mpv has had 88 Advisories, 0 PRS Notices, 2 Minor, 13 Major, 1 Dangerous and 17 Fail comments in its MOT History.

This Mazda Mpv is currently Taxed and the Tax, or VED (Vehicle Excise Duty), is next due in 1 year on Tuesday 1st June 2027 .

Does B25SBC have an active MOT?

Yes, as of Saturday 30th May 2026 B25SBC does have an active MOT. Read more

Is B25SBC Taxed?

Yes, as of Saturday 30th May 2026 B25SBC does have Tax. Read more

When does B25SBC Tax expire?

The current Tax for B25SBC will expire in 1 year on Tuesday 1st June 2027. If you are purchasing this vehicle, remember that the vehicle Tax cannot be transferred and you will need to re-tax the vehicle. Read more

When does B25SBC MOT expire?

The current MOT for B25SBC will expire in 2 months on Tuesday 21st July 2026. Read more

When did B25SBC have its most recent MOT?

The most recent MOT on record for B25SBC was on Monday 23rd June 2025 at 06:58. It Passed this MOT. Read more

How many times has B25SBC Passed an MOT?

Out of a total of 27 MOTs on record for B25SBC we can see 17 of these tests have been MOT Passes. Remember, digitised MOT records began in 2005 so MOT results prior to 2005 cannot be traced online. Read more

How many times has B25SBC Failed an MOT?

Out of a total of 27 MOTs on record for B25SBC we can see 10 of these tests have been MOT Failures. This means this vehicle has a 63% MOT pass rate! Read more

What Make and Model vehicle is B25SBC?

B25SBC is registered as a 1997 Mazda Mpv. Read more

How many miles has B25SBC done?

The odometer reading for B25SBC at the last MOT in June 2025 was 198,980 miles. If the vehicle is still in use, it's likely the mileage has increased since then and up-to-date statistics will be provided at the next MOT. This vehicle has travelled an average of 7,106 miles per year. Read more

How old is B25SBC?

The vehicle B25SBC was manufactured in 1997 so it is currently 28 years old. It was first registered on Thursday 1st May 1997. Read more

What colour is B25SBC?

The official colour of B25SBC is recorded as White. Read more

What engine does B25SBC have?

B25SBC has a 2.5 litre Petrol engine. Read more

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