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1993 MAZDA MX51.8L PETROL

L462 MDP

Vehicle Insight Summary

Considering this 1993 MAZDA MX5? It's a PETROL with a 1837cc engine showing 218,260 miles. MOT is not recorded and it's taxed for the road. View the full DVLA history below.

MOT

Expired

Expires 30/10/2025

Tax

Taxed

Expires 01/10/2026

£8.99

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Mileage: 218,260
Fuel: PETROL
Year: 1993
Engine: 1837cc

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Public record health check: Average.

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed

✓ Taxed

✓ Good MOT pass rate (75%)

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Stolen

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Finance

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Write-off

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Salvage

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Imported

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Exported

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Scrapped

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Destruction

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Full MOT History

Live data last synced with DVSA: 15 Jun 2026, 15:01

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Our records for this Mazda Mx5 (L462 MDP) from 1993 show a total of 4 MOT tests between April 2022 and October 2024.

The vehicle has achieved an overall 75% pass rate, with 3 passes and 1 failure recorded. A decent overall history, though the failure record warrants a closer look for any patterns.

The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Brakes (5 issues), Suspension (4 issues), Tyres (4 issues), Lighting (2 issues), Exhaust & Emissions (2 issues). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 8 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.

A total of 9 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.1.2 (d))”; “Exhaust emits excessive dense blue smoke during acceleration (8.2.1.2 (g))”; “Offside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (1.1.11 (c))”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY