2004 MG — MOT History, Mileage & AI Check
Data from DVLA & DVSA records, last checked 11 June 2026.
Vehicle details
- Make & model
- MG
- Year
- 2004
- Fuel
- PETROL
- Colour
- GOLD
- Engine
- 1796 cc
- Tax status (as of 11 June 2026)
- Taxed
- MOT status (as of 11 June 2026)
- Valid
- MOT due
- 16 April 2027 (306 days away)
- Last recorded mileage
- 36,140 mi
AI verdict CAUTION 50/100
AI analysis by CarGPT, generated 11 June 2026 from this vehicle's MOT record. Not professional advice — always inspect before buying.
This 2004 Mg has 19 MOT tests on record with a 79% pass rate and 36,140 miles. While it has a recent clean pass, the underlying pattern of neglect and potential safety risks warrants significant caution.
The vehicle shows extremely low annual mileage, averaging only 3,333 miles per year, with a suspiciously low 40 miles/year before April 2021 and a 3-year unverified MOT gap from June 2017 to April 2021.
Things to check
- Recurring steering issues: ball joint advisory (Apr 2026), rack advisories (Mar 2022, Apr 2023), track rod end (Oct 2009).
- Recurring tyre wear: advisories for worn tyres (Mar 2022, Apr 2023, Apr 2024, Apr 2025).
- Dangerous defect: Offside Rear brake disc seriously weakened (Oct 2009) — a safety-critical failure.
- Long unverified MOT gap: No MOT recorded for 3 years (Jun 2017–Apr 2021), raising mileage and maintenance concerns.
Working in its favour
- Valid MOT until April 2027, indicating current roadworthiness.
- No recent MOT failures or dangerous defects since the 2009 brake failure.
- Consistent, albeit low, mileage trajectory since first MOT in 2007.
- Immediate retest passes after failures, showing owner's responsiveness to issues.
Mileage history
MOT test history — 15/19 passed
| Date | Result | Mileage | Defects & advisories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2007 | PASS | 36,140 mi | None recorded |
| Oct 2008 | PASS | 42,919 mi | None recorded |
| Oct 2009 | FAIL | 49,424 mi |
FAIL Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f) FAIL Offside Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
|
| Oct 2009 | PASS | 49,424 mi | None recorded |
| Jun 2012 | PASS | 55,962 mi |
ADVISORY Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) ADVISORY Nearside Inner Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.2.B.1f) ADVISORY Offside Inner Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.2.B.1f)
|
| Jun 2012 | FAIL | 55,962 mi |
PRS Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour (1.4.A.2f) PRS Nearside Headlamp aim too low (1.8) PRS Offside Headlamp aim too low (1.8) ADVISORY Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) ADVISORY Nearside Inner Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.2.B.1f) ADVISORY Offside Inner Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.2.B.1f)
|
| Jul 2013 | PASS | 56,292 mi |
USER ENTERED exhaust rusty
|
| Jun 2014 | FAIL | 60,568 mi |
FAIL Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f) FAIL Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f) FAIL Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a) FAIL Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a) FAIL Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) FAIL Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) USER ENTERED rear brake discs worn and pitted USER ENTERED near side front tyre tread cracked USER ENTERED both front ABS com rings corroeded
|
| Jun 2014 | PASS | 60,568 mi |
USER ENTERED near side front tyre tread cracked USER ENTERED both front ABS com rings corroeded
|
| Jul 2015 | PASS | 67,441 mi | None recorded |
| May 2016 | PASS | 69,601 mi |
ADVISORY Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
|
| Jun 2017 | PASS | 70,226 mi | None recorded |
| Apr 2021 | PASS | 70,382 mi |
ADVISORY Under-seal on all under body and various suspension components
|
| Mar 2022 | PASS | 70,917 mi |
ADVISORY vehicle undersealed ADVISORY Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material various brake pipes greased (1.1.11 (c)) ADVISORY Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge both sides close to limit (5.2.3 (e))
|
| Apr 2023 | FAIL | 71,348 mi |
MAJOR Horn not working (7.7 (a)) ADVISORY Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e)) ADVISORY Play in steering rack inner joint(s)
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| Apr 2023 | PASS | 71,348 mi |
ADVISORY Play in steering rack inner joint(s)
|
| Apr 2024 | PASS | 72,462 mi |
ADVISORY Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.1.3 (b) (i))
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| Apr 2025 | PASS | 73,348 mi |
ADVISORY Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.1.3 (b) (i))
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| Apr 2026 | PASS | 74,294 mi |
ADVISORY Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.1.3 (b) (i))
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