2012 Audi A8 3.0L Diesel · JF51 SEL
2012 Audi A8 (3.0L, diesel). First registered 28 Sept 2012. Recorded mileage 73,060 miles. MOT expired on 15 Jun 2024.
- Make & Model
- AUDI A8
- Year / Origin
- 2012
- Safety Recall
- Unknown
- MOT Status
- Expired on 15 Jun 2024
- Road Tax
- —
- Recorded Mileage
- 73,060 mi
- ULEZ Compliance
- Non-Compliant (Pre-Euro 6 Diesel)
- Fuel & Engine
- Diesel · 3.0L
- Reliability Guide
- Common Faults
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JF51 SEL Key Findings
- 2 MOT tests recorded
- Latest MOT passed on 17/05/2023
- 73,060 miles recorded at latest MOT
- No defects recorded at the latest MOT
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JF51 SEL MOT History
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2 MOT tests are recorded for this 2012 Audi A8 (JF51 SEL) between June 2022 and May 2023.
The record contains 2 passes and 0 failures.
No failures or advisories appear anywhere in the recorded tests, so the documented MOT record is relatively clean.
JF51 SEL Mileage History
- 16/06/202268,629 mi
- 17/05/202373,060 mi+4,431 mi
Average of roughly 4,832 miles per year across 2 recorded odometer readings.
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