2021 Audi A8 3.0L Diesel · DA21 ZPL
2021 Audi A8 (3.0L, diesel). First registered 24 Mar 2021. Recorded mileage 48,492 miles. MOT expired on 31 Oct 2026.
- Make & Model
- AUDI A8
- Year / Origin
- 2021 · Chester
- Safety Recall
- Unknown
- MOT Status
- Expired on 31 Oct 2026
- Road Tax
- —
- Recorded Mileage
- 48,492 mi
- ULEZ Compliance
- ULEZ Compliant (Euro 6 Diesel)
- Fuel & Engine
- Diesel · 3.0L
- Reliability Guide
- Common Faults
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DA21 ZPL Key Findings
- 3 MOT tests recorded
- Latest MOT passed on 27/10/2025
- 48,492 miles recorded at latest MOT
- No defects recorded at the latest MOT
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DA21 ZPL MOT History
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3 MOT tests are recorded for this 2021 Audi A8 (DA21 ZPL) between March 2024 and October 2025.
The record contains 3 passes and 0 failures.
No failures or advisories appear anywhere in the recorded tests, so the documented MOT record is relatively clean.
DA21 ZPL Mileage History
- 18/03/202433,104 mi
- 01/11/202437,174 mi+4,070 mi
- 27/10/202548,492 mi+11,318 mi
Average of roughly 9,558 miles per year across 3 recorded odometer readings.
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