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1985 BMW 5181.8L Petrol

C754 BYO

Vehicle Insight Summary

Considering this 1985 BMW 518? It's a Petrol with a 1766cc engine showing 115,906 miles. MOT is not recorded and it's not currently taxed. View the full DVLA history below.

MOT

Expired

Expires 05/04/2024

Tax

No data

£8.99

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Mileage: 115,906
Fuel: Petrol
Year: 1985
Engine: 1766cc

Free vehicle health score

/ 100 · Below Average

Public record health check: Below Average.

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed

! Tax Status Unknown

! Average MOT pass rate (50%)

! Older vehicle

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Stolen

Locked

Finance

Locked

Write-off

Locked

Salvage

Locked

Imported

Locked

Exported

Locked

Scrapped

Locked

Destruction

Locked

V5C Logbook

Locked

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Full MOT History

Live data last synced with DVSA: 27 Jul 2026, 01:00

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Our records for this BMW 518 (C754 BYO) from 1985 show a total of 4 MOT tests between January 2022 and April 2023.

Historically, this vehicle has passed 50% of its MOT tests, totaling 2 passes against 2 fails. A lower-than-average pass rate suggests the vehicle may have had periods of deferred maintenance.

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