DF05MAZ - MAZDA MX-5
MOT: ValidGB
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MOT History
Vehicle testing history with 30 MOT tests
Understanding MOT Defect Categories
Total Tests
30
Passed Tests
19
Failed Tests
11
Latest Test
Passed
Passed - 24 September 2025
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 72,902 mi
Expires: 23 September 2026
Minor Defects:
- Minor Nearside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))
- Minor Offside Front Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Rear Inner Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Offside Rear Inner Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory Front Lower Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened both (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Advisory Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Advisory Rear Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened both (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Advisory Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive chassis leg & inner wing area (5.3.6 (a) (i))
Failed - 17 September 2025
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 72,901 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Major Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Major Offside Front Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength chassis leg (5.3.6 (a) (i))
Minor Defects:
- Minor Nearside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))
- Minor Offside Front Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Rear Inner Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Offside Rear Inner Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory Front Lower Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened both (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Advisory Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Advisory Rear Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened both (5.3.3 (b) (i))
Passed - 16 August 2024
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 71,081 mi
Expires: 15 August 2025
Minor Defects:
- Minor Nearside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))
- Minor Offside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Inner Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Offside Rear Inner Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
Failed - 14 August 2024
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 71,081 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))
- Major Front Brakes imbalanced across an axle (1.2.1 (b) (i))
- Major Front Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))
- Major Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))
Minor Defects:
- Minor Nearside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))
- Minor Offside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Inner Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Offside Rear Inner Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
Passed - 26 July 2023
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 68,901 mi
Expires: 07 August 2024
Minor Defects:
- Minor Nearside Front Suspension component ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material To Rear (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Coil spring corroded All four (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Passed - 08 August 2022
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 66,865 mi
Expires: 07 August 2023
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material to rear (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Inner Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Offside Rear Inner Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
Failed - 03 August 2022 Dangerous Defects
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 66,864 mi
Dangerous Defects:
- Dangerous Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii))
- Dangerous Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Dangerous Nearside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Dangerous Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Dangerous Offside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
Major Defects:
- Major Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))
- Major Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Major Nearside Rear Inner Brake pipe excessively corroded (1.1.11 (c))
- Major Offside Rear Inner Brake pipe excessively corroded (1.1.11 (c))
- Major Front Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material to rear (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Passed - 16 June 2021
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 63,040 mi
Expires: 29 June 2022
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material both front to rear (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened both front [inner sides] (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Failed - 07 June 2021
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 63,010 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))
- Major Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side zero readings (1.4.1 (a))
- Major Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))
- Major Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material both front to rear (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened both front [inner sides] (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Passed - 30 June 2020
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 58,146 mi
Expires: 29 June 2021
Passed - 22 June 2019
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 54,996 mi
Expires: 21 December 2020
Passed - 25 April 2018
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 54,196 mi
Expires: 19 May 2019
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Tyre slightly deteriorated offside front
Failed - 24 April 2018
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 54,196 mi
Major Defects:
- Major brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Both rear (3.5.1i)
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Tyre slightly deteriorated offside front
Passed - 20 May 2017
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 51,278 mi
Expires: 19 May 2018
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Offside Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Advisory Both outer sills have corrosion at rear
- Advisory Slight corrosion of offside front chassis
Failed - 19 May 2017
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 51,278 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Offside Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (3.5.1g)
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Offside Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Advisory Both outer sills have corrosion at rear
- Advisory Slight corrosion of offside front chassis
Passed - 05 December 2016
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 49,725 mi
Expires: 04 December 2017
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Slight corrosion rear of both outer sills
- Advisory Slight corrosion offside front chassis
- Advisory Nearside Non obligatory mirror damaged
Failed - 30 November 2016
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 49,725 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Offside front brake binding (3.7.B.1)
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Advisory Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Advisory Slight corrosion rear of both outer sills
- Advisory Slight corrosion offside front chassis
- Advisory Nearside Non obligatory mirror damaged
Passed - 01 June 2016
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 49,598 mi
Expires: 01 June 2017
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Slight corrosion at rear of offside and nearside outer sills
- Advisory Slight corrosion of offside and nearside front chassis legs
- Advisory Both rear tyres wearing on edges
Failed - 01 June 2016
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 49,598 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
- Major Nearside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a)
- Major Offside rear parking brake recording little or no effort No effort (3.7.B.6a)
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Slight corrosion at rear of offside and nearside outer sills
- Advisory Slight corrosion of offside and nearside front chassis legs
- Advisory Both rear tyres wearing on edges
Passed - 26 May 2015
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 49,050 mi
Expires: 01 June 2016
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Advisory Offside Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Advisory Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Failed - 26 May 2015
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 49,050 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Nearside front brake binding (3.7.B.1)
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- Advisory Nearside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Advisory Offside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Advisory Nearside Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Advisory Offside Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Advisory Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Passed - 02 June 2014
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 44,911 mi
Expires: 01 June 2015
Passed - 10 May 2013
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 40,855 mi
Expires: 14 May 2014
Passed - 15 May 2012
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 35,585 mi
Expires: 14 May 2013
Failed - 14 May 2012
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 35,568 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Offside rear brake binding (3.7.B.1)
Passed - 05 July 2011
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 29,444 mi
Expires: 04 July 2012
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Passed - 30 June 2010
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 26,996 mi
Expires: 29 June 2011
Failed - 30 June 2010
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 26,996 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Offside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (4.1.D.1a)
Passed - 28 May 2009
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 22,788 mi
Expires: 25 June 2010
Passed - 26 June 2008
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 19,652 mi
Expires: 25 June 2009
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Front brake disc slightly pitted (3.5.1h)
- Advisory Offside Front brake disc slightly pitted (3.5.1h)
Frequently Asked Questions
When is the MOT due for DF05MAZ?
The MOT expires on 23 September 2026.
What is the tax status of DF05MAZ?
The tax status is Taxed and is due on 01 August 2026.
What are the specifications of DF05MAZ?
This is a 2005 MAZDA MX-5 in Grey. It runs on Petrol with a 1597cc engine.
What is the environmental impact of DF05MAZ?
This vehicle produces 188 g/km of CO2 emissions.