DE03LZM - MAZDA MX-5
MOT: ValidGB
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MOT History
Vehicle testing history with 29 MOT tests
Understanding MOT Defect Categories
Total Tests
29
Passed Tests
20
Failed Tests
9
Latest Test
Passed
Passed - 22 September 2025
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 140,440 mi
Expires: 06 October 2026
Minor Defects:
- Minor Offside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))
- Minor Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
- Minor Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
- Minor Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Offside Front fog light not working
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory corrosion in various places
- Advisory Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Front Suspension component corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Advisory Rear Suspension component corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Advisory Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Advisory Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Advisory Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Advisory Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory handbrake high
Failed - 18 September 2025 Dangerous Defects
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 140,440 mi
Dangerous Defects:
- Dangerous Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Dangerous Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
Major Defects:
- Major Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))
- Major Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))
Minor Defects:
- Minor Offside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))
- Minor Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
- Minor Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
- Minor Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Offside Front fog light not working
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory corrosion in various places
- Advisory Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Front Suspension component corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Advisory Rear Suspension component corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Advisory Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Advisory Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Advisory Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Advisory Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory handbrake high
Passed - 17 September 2024
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 139,722 mi
Expires: 06 October 2025
Minor Defects:
- Minor Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
- Minor Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory corrosion in various places
- Advisory Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing all four (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Front Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
Passed - 02 October 2023
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 138,740 mi
Expires: 06 October 2024
Minor Defects:
- Minor Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
- Minor Offside Front Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory underside of vehicle has corrosion in various places underneath
- Advisory Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing both (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Advisory Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge Also cracking (5.2.3 (e))
- Advisory Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Front Suspension component corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Advisory Rear Suspension component corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
Passed - 07 October 2022
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 137,518 mi
Expires: 06 October 2023
Failed - 26 September 2022
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 137,427 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))
- Major Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced Nearside & offside rear, offside front inner sills at floor, both sides outer sills at rear. (6.1.1 (c) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Advisory Stop lamp(s) non-obligatory stop lamp not working centre stop not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Both headlamps require polishing.
- Advisory Brake pad(s) wearing thin front & rear (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Nearside Rear brake disc corroded
- Advisory Nearside Rear tyre getting close to limit
- Advisory Front & rear sub frames corroded plus all front & rear suspension components
Passed - 24 August 2021
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 136,220 mi
Expires: 16 September 2022
Minor Defects:
- Minor Nearside Front Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))
- Minor Offside Front Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Brake fluid close to minimum mark (1.1.10 (d) (ii))
- Advisory Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Nearside Front Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened Upper and Lower. (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Advisory Offside Front Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened Upper and Lower. (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened Upper and Lower. (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Advisory Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened Upper and Lower. (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Suspension component corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Advisory Offside Rear Suspension component corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Advisory Corrosion in various locations on underside of vehicle.
- Advisory Offside Front Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
Failed - 24 August 2021
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 136,220 mi
Minor Defects:
- Minor Nearside Front Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))
- Minor Offside Front Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Brake fluid close to minimum mark (1.1.10 (d) (ii))
- Advisory Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Nearside Front Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened Upper and Lower. (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Advisory Offside Front Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened Upper and Lower. (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened Upper and Lower. (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Advisory Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened Upper and Lower. (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Suspension component corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Advisory Offside Rear Suspension component corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Advisory Corrosion in various locations on underside of vehicle.
- Advisory Offside Front Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
Passed - 17 September 2020
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 135,332 mi
Expires: 16 September 2021
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Offside Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Vehicle structure is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced (6.1.1 (c) (i))
- Advisory Offside Rear Vehicle structure is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced (6.1.1 (c) (i))
Failed - 03 September 2020
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 135,332 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Offside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b))
- Major Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))
- Major Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Major Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Major Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens but not seriously reducing light output (4.1.4 (b))
- Advisory Offside Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Vehicle structure is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced (6.1.1 (c) (i))
- Advisory Offside Rear Vehicle structure is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced (6.1.1 (c) (i))
Passed - 25 June 2019
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 132,010 mi
Expires: 03 September 2020
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Advisory front and rear inner sills are rusty but not holed
Failed - 25 June 2019
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 132,010 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))
- Major Nearside Front Inner Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge close to legal limit (5.2.3 (e))
- Advisory Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge close to legal limit (5.2.3 (e))
- Advisory front and rear inner sills are rusty but not holed
Passed - 28 June 2018
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 127,381 mi
Expires: 28 June 2019
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory front brake pads 80 per cent worn ,rear brake pads 60 per cent worn
- Advisory o/s/f n/s/f and o/s/r tyres close to legal limits
Passed - 21 June 2017
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 123,134 mi
Expires: 28 June 2018
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory all four tyres perishing and starting to crack
- Advisory offside and nearside sill has slight corrosion
- Advisory exhaust system rusty and rear box baffle is noisy
- Advisory Offside Front wing damaged
Failed - 20 June 2017
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 123,134 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Nearside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)
- Major Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.D.4)
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory all four tyres perishing and starting to crack
- Advisory offside and nearside sill has slight corrosion
Passed - 27 June 2016
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 116,846 mi
Expires: 28 June 2017
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory suspension arm all round has surface corrosion
- Advisory offside rear and nearside rear seals slightly corroded
- Advisory exhaust pipe corroded
Passed - 29 June 2015
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 112,755 mi
Expires: 28 June 2016
Failed - 26 June 2015 Dangerous Defects
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 112,755 mi
Dangerous Defects:
- Dangerous Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.D.4)
Major Defects:
- Major Nearside Front Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)
- Major Parking brake lever has no reserve travel (3.1.6b)
Passed - 20 June 2014
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 105,100 mi
Expires: 19 June 2015
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)
Failed - 16 June 2014
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 105,100 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Offside Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)
- Major Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.7.5a)
- Major Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
- Major Nearside Lower Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded (5.2.6)
- Major Offside Lower Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded (5.2.6)
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)
Passed - 10 July 2013
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 97,357 mi
Expires: 07 August 2014
Passed - 02 August 2012
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 84,266 mi
Expires: 07 August 2013
Passed - 23 July 2011
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 72,854 mi
Expires: 07 August 2012
Passed - 31 July 2010
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 61,141 mi
Expires: 07 August 2011
Passed - 04 August 2009
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 47,008 mi
Expires: 07 August 2010
Passed - 08 August 2008
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 37,811 mi
Expires: 07 August 2009
Passed - 25 June 2007
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 26,332 mi
Expires: 04 July 2008
Passed - 28 June 2006
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 17,507 mi
Expires: 04 July 2007
Failed - 28 June 2006
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 17,507 mi
Frequently Asked Questions
When is the MOT due for DE03LZM?
The MOT expires on 06 October 2026.
What is the tax status of DE03LZM?
The tax status is Untaxed and is due on 10 February 2026.
What are the specifications of DE03LZM?
This is a 2003 MAZDA MX-5 in Blue. It runs on Petrol with a 1839cc engine.
What is the environmental impact of DE03LZM?
This vehicle produces 215 g/km of CO2 emissions.