5 year gap in MOT history

[The Silver Surfer]

Hi,
Just wanted to people’s thoughts or opinions on this. I bought my 182 in October 2024, good little standard car for what I paid for it. It has been lowered but I wouldn’t say it’s setup for a track car. One advisory on a previous MOT was no rear seats or belts fitted, that was around 2015, which it passed but it didn’t have another MOT until 2020, I’ve checked the location and it stayed around the same area so I’m not sure what to think.
Thanks for any input l!

 

[Matt Cup]

What are your concerns?

 

[the_baron_von_richthofen]

Could have been a track car trailered to events, it also could have just been someone's 2nd car and didn't get used for 5 years.

 

[RSRowe]

 

[The Silver Surfer]

What are your concerns?

More just curious about it.

 

[The Silver Surfer]

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Got that look off a few people at work too.

 

[Matt Cup]

More just curious about it.

Did you ask the previous owner? Or maybe pop the reg in the search here to see if there is a thread on it?

 

[R3k1355]

It only matters if there is no record of maintenance over or after that five year period (if it was laid up).

From the sounds of things it was probably a track car

 

[Krarl]

My 182 hasn't had an MOT, insurance or tax since 2019

It's been dry stored and started/driven on private land a few times a year. I wouldn't worry about a gap in history too much as long as the car doesn't seem like a total dog

 

[hopgop1]

Worth getting some of the interior up to see if it's had a cage in it at some point, not a big deal if it has, but I'd check it's been removed nicely.

 

[Clio_fool]

My 200 has a 4 year gap between mot's. The previous owner bought it as attack car but then decided it was too good for that and left it sat for 3 years. It was a right shed when I got it 🤣.

 

[Ben02]

What’s the mileage difference between 2015 and 2020?

 

[Martin_172]

I wouldn't be worried by it, just make sure your happy with the condition as you would any car, My ph1 172 Exclusive disappeared for 8 years and only done 8 miles, and ive now had it tucked away for 3 years, its not unusual for hot hatches or older cars to get tucked away for a few years as they are usually a 2nd/project car by this point.

 

[Cub.]

This reminds me of the brilliant thread when someone posted up a picture of their new car asking if anyone knew anything about it’s history, and a member on here who had had it, posted it on two wheels going around track 😂😂😂

 

[Cub.]

Found it…..absolute gold…

Anyone recognise this car?

A friend has bought this car and we were hoping someone on here would be able to tell us a bit about it.

cliosport.net

 

[Yarp]

I wouldn’t worry. Mine has had 2 MOTs since 2017. Just depends on how arsed I can be with it

 

[AshyC GT]

I parked my Civic Ek9 up in our then new double garage in 2017..... MOT'd it last year... 7yrs parked up. Mortgage cost, bigger house, more expenditure made it hard to justify it being on the road at the time.