MAZDA MX-5 M30DKR has 29 MOTs

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This 1997 MAZDA MX-5 has Passed 19 MOTs and Failed 10 times since 2006

The most recent MOT was PASSED at 101,728 miles 4 weeks ago on Thursday 4th June 2026 at 13:17.

The current MOT will expire in 11 months on Thursday 10th June 2027.

The current Tax will expire in 11 months on Tuesday 1st June 2027.

M30DKR MOT History

ResultMOT DateExpiry DateMileage
PASSED10TH JUNE 2027101,728 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Nearside Rear Lower Suspension Arm Corroded But Not Seriously Weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
  2. ADVISORY - Offside Rear Lower Suspension Arm Corroded But Not Seriously Weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
PASSED11TH JUNE 202510TH JUNE 202699,628 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Anti-Roll Bar Linkage Pin Or Bush Worn But Not Resulting In Excessive Movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
  2. ADVISORY - Offside Front Anti-Roll Bar Linkage Pin Or Bush Worn But Not Resulting In Excessive Movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
  3. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Upper Suspension Arm Pin Or Bush Worn But Not Resulting In Excessive Movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
  4. ADVISORY - Offside Front Upper Suspension Arm Pin Or Bush Worn But Not Resulting In Excessive Movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
  5. ADVISORY - Rear Sub-Frame Corroded But Not Seriously Weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
FAILED27TH MAY 202599,613 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Nearside Rear Inner Tyre Worn Close To Legal Limit/worn On Edge Cracking In Tread (5.2.3 (e))
  2. ADVISORY - Offside Rear Inner Tyre Worn Close To Legal Limit/worn On Edge Cracking In Tread (5.2.3 (e))
  3. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Inner Tyre Worn Close To Legal Limit/worn On Edge Heavily Scrubbing Advise Replacing (5.2.3 (e))
  4. ADVISORY - Offside Front Inner Tyre Worn Close To Legal Limit/worn On Edge Heavily Scrubbing Advise Replacing (5.2.3 (e))
  5. MAJOR - Nearside Rear Upper Suspension Arm Corroded And Seriously Weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
  6. MAJOR - Offside Rear Upper Suspension Arm Corroded And Seriously Weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
  7. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Anti-Roll Bar Linkage Pin Or Bush Worn But Not Resulting In Excessive Movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
  8. ADVISORY - Offside Front Anti-Roll Bar Linkage Pin Or Bush Worn But Not Resulting In Excessive Movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
  9. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Upper Suspension Arm Pin Or Bush Worn But Not Resulting In Excessive Movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
  10. ADVISORY - Offside Front Upper Suspension Arm Pin Or Bush Worn But Not Resulting In Excessive Movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
  11. ADVISORY - Rear Sub-Frame Corroded But Not Seriously Weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
PASSED30TH MAY 202429TH MAY 202597,752 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Tyre Slightly Damaged/cracking Or Perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
  2. ADVISORY - Offside Front Tyre Slightly Damaged/cracking Or Perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
  3. ADVISORY - Nearside Rear Tyre Slightly Damaged/cracking Or Perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
  4. ADVISORY - Offside Rear Tyre Slightly Damaged/cracking Or Perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
  5. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Tyre Worn Close To Legal Limit/worn On Edge Inner Edge Scrubbed (5.2.3 (e))
  6. ADVISORY - Offside Front Tyre Worn Close To Legal Limit/worn On Edge Inner Edge Scrubbed (5.2.3 (e))
  7. ADVISORY - Nearside Rear Brake Hose Slightly Deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
  8. ADVISORY - Brake Pipe Clips Or Supports Missing, Pipe Adequately Supported (1.1.11 (d) (i))
PASSED18TH JULY 202217TH JULY 202393,300 MI
FAILED6TH JULY 202293,284 MI
 
  1. MAJOR - Nearside Front Suspension Component Mounting Prescribed Area Excessively Corroded Significantly Reducing Structural Strength Under Sill Area (5.3.6 (a) (i))
  2. MAJOR - Offside Front Suspension Component Mounting Prescribed Area Excessively Corroded Significantly Reducing Structural Strength Under Sill Area (5.3.6 (a) (i))
  3. MAJOR - Nearside Rear Suspension Component Mounting Prescribed Area Excessively Corroded Significantly Reducing Structural Strength Under Sill Area (5.3.6 (a) (i))
  4. MAJOR - Offside Rear Suspension Component Mounting Prescribed Area Excessively Corroded Significantly Reducing Structural Strength Under Sill Area (5.3.6 (a) (i))
PASSED30TH JUNE 20219TH JULY 202291,557 MI
FAILED16TH JUNE 202191,543 MI
 
  1. MAJOR - Offside Front Seat Belt Anchorage Prescribed Area Strength Or Continuity Significantly Reduced Floor Area (7.1.1 (a) (i))
  2. MAJOR - Offside Rear Suspension Component Mounting Prescribed Area Excessively Corroded Significantly Reducing Structural Strength Inner Sill Area (5.3.6 (a) (i))
  3. MINOR - Nearside Rear Registration Plate Lamp Insecure (4.7.1 (c) (i))
PASSED10TH JULY 20209TH JULY 202189,193 MI
FAILED30TH JUNE 202089,147 MI
 
  1. MAJOR - Rear Brakes Imbalanced Across An Axle (1.2.1 (b) (i))
  2. MAJOR - Nearside Rear Service Brake Excessively Binding (1.2.1 (f))
  3. MINOR - Offside Registration Plate Lamp Insecure (4.7.1 (c) (i))
  4. MAJOR - Offside Track Rod End Ball Joint Dust Cover Excessively Damaged Or Deteriorated So That It No Longer Prevents The Ingress Of Dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))
PASSED25TH JUNE 201930TH JUNE 202086,037 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Rear Sub-Frame Corroded But Not Seriously Weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
  2. ADVISORY - O/s And N/s Under Sill Areas Holed/corroded At Front But Not Prescribed Area
FAILED11TH JUNE 201986,025 MI
 
  1. MAJOR - Rear Fog Lamp Not Working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))
  2. ADVISORY - Rear Sub-Frame Corroded But Not Seriously Weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
  3. MAJOR - Nearside Rear Brake Hose Excessively Deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
  4. MAJOR - Nearside Rear Suspension Component Mounting Prescribed Area Excessively Corroded Significantly Reducing Structural Strength Under Sill Area Holed/corroded (5.3.6 (a) (i))
  5. ADVISORY - O/s And N/s Under Sill Areas Holed/corroded At Front But Not Prescribed Area
PASSED29TH MAY 201828TH MAY 201973,279 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - O/s And N/s Front Floor/under Sill Areas Holed Corroded But Not Within The Mot Prescribed Area
FAILED24TH MAY 201873,266 MI
 
  1. MAJOR - Parking Brake Efficiency Below Requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))
  2. MAJOR - Offside Parking Brake Inoperative On One Side (1.4.1 (a))
  3. MAJOR - Nearside Rear Coil Spring Fractured Or Broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))
  4. MAJOR - Offside Rear Coil Spring Fractured Or Broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))
  5. MAJOR - Exhaust Has A Major Leak Of Exhaust Gases (6.1.2 (a))
  6. MAJOR - Emissions Not Tested Exhaust System Defective (8.2.1.2 (d))
  7. ADVISORY - O/s And N/s Front Floor/under Sill Areas Holed Corroded But Not Within The Mot Prescribed Area
PASSED29TH JULY 201628TH JULY 201766,766 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Body Has Slight Corrosion (6.1.b.2)
FAILED26TH JULY 201666,742 MI
 
  1. FAIL - Exhaust Emissions Lambda Reading After 2nd Fast Idle Outside Specified Limits (7.3.d.3)
  2. ADVISORY - Body Has Slight Corrosion (6.1.b.2)
PASSED23RD MAY 20156TH JUNE 201665,990 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Parking Brake Lever Has Little Reserve Travel (3.1.6b)
PASSED7TH JUNE 20146TH JUNE 201565,300 MI
PASSED7TH JUNE 20136TH JUNE 201463,286 MI
FAILED15TH MAY 201363,276 MI
 
  1. FAIL - Offside Front Coil Spring Fractured (2.4.c.1a)
PASSED17TH APRIL 201215TH MAY 201362,363 MI
PASSED16TH MAY 201115TH MAY 201259,906 MI
FAILED9TH MAY 201159,906 MI
 
  1. FAIL - Nearside Rear Coil Spring Fractured (2.4.c.1a)
PASSED19TH APRIL 201018TH APRIL 201157,642 MI
FAILED7TH APRIL 201057,630 MI
 
  1. FAIL - Offside Front Brake Pipe Excessively Corroded (3.6.b.2c)
  2. FAIL - Offside Rear Tyre Has A Lump, Caused By Separation Or Partial Failure Of Its Structure (4.1.d.1b)
  3. FAIL - Offside Rear Tyre Not Fitted In Accordance With Side Wall Instructions (4.1.d.1f)
  4. FAIL - Nearside Rear Tyre Not Fitted In Accordance With Side Wall Instructions (4.1.d.1f)
  5. FAIL - Nearside Rear Parking Brake Recording Little Or No Effort (3.7.b.6a)
  6. FAIL - Offside Rear Parking Brake Recording Little Or No Effort (3.7.b.6a)
  7. FAIL - Parking Brake: Efficiency Below Requirements (3.7.b.7)
PASSED2ND MARCH 20099TH MARCH 201053,666 MI
 
  1. USER ENTERED - Clutch Flexible Hose Rubbed Through To Cords.
PASSED4TH MARCH 20089TH MARCH 200949,078 MI
 
  1. USER ENTERED - Rear Section Of Exhaust Generally Corroded.
PASSED5TH MARCH 20079TH MARCH 200843,025 MI
PASSED8TH MARCH 20069TH MARCH 200736,780 MI
ResultMOT DateExpiry DateMileage

M30DKR Passed/Failed

MOT Pass Rate: 66% | MOT Failure Rate: 34%

M30DKR MOT Comments

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M30DKR Mileage

Last recorded mileage: 101,728 miles | Average yearly mileage: 3,508 miles

M30DKR FAQs

This Mazda Mx-5 with registration M30DKR was manufactured on Wednesday 31st December 1997 so it is currently 29 years old. Its colour is Blue and it has a 1.8 litre Petrol engine.

The odometer reading at the last MOT in 2026 was 101,728 miles, so this Mazda has travelled an average of 3,508 miles per year in the time it has been on the road.

We have a total of 29 MOTs on record for this Mazda Mx-5 beginning with its first recorded MOT in 2006. We can see 10 of these tests have been MOT failures - this means M30DKR has a 66% MOT pass rate!

Over its lifetime, this Mazda Mx-5 has had 33 Advisories, 0 PRS Notices, 2 Minor, 20 Major, 0 Dangerous and 10 Fail comments in its MOT History.

This Mazda Mx-5 is currently Taxed and the Tax, or VED (Vehicle Excise Duty), is next due in 11 months on Tuesday 1st June 2027 .

Does M30DKR have an active MOT?

Yes, as of Wednesday 1st July 2026 M30DKR does have an active MOT. Read more

Is M30DKR Taxed?

Yes, as of Wednesday 1st July 2026 M30DKR does have Tax. Read more

When does M30DKR Tax expire?

The current Tax for M30DKR will expire in 11 months 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 M30DKR MOT expire?

The current MOT for M30DKR will expire in 11 months on Thursday 10th June 2027. Read more

When did M30DKR have its most recent MOT?

The most recent MOT on record for M30DKR was on Thursday 4th June 2026 at 13:17. It Passed this MOT. Read more

How many times has M30DKR Passed an MOT?

Out of a total of 29 MOTs on record for M30DKR we can see 19 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 M30DKR Failed an MOT?

Out of a total of 29 MOTs on record for M30DKR we can see 10 of these tests have been MOT Failures. This means this vehicle has a 66% MOT pass rate! Read more

What Make and Model vehicle is M30DKR?

M30DKR is registered as a 1997 Mazda Mx-5. Read more

How many miles has M30DKR done?

The odometer reading for M30DKR at the last MOT in June 2026 was 101,728 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 3,508 miles per year. Read more

How old is M30DKR?

The vehicle M30DKR was manufactured in 1997 so it is currently 29 years old. It was first registered on Saturday 1st February 1997. Read more

What colour is M30DKR?

The official colour of M30DKR is recorded as Blue. Read more

What engine does M30DKR have?

M30DKR has a 1.8 litre Petrol engine. Read more

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