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BMW 3 SERIES1988 · 2.5L PETROL

F910 KAR

Vehicle Insight Summary

1988 BMW 3 SERIES — PETROL, 2494cc. This vehicle has 161,612 miles on record. MOT status: no valid MOT. Tax: not taxed. Review the complete history and specs.

MOT

Expired

Expires 24/05/2012

Tax

SORN

Statutory Off Road Notification

Mileage: 161,612
Fuel: PETROL
Year: 1988
Engine: 2494cc

Expert AI · Mechanic's Insight

This vehicle has not had an MOT in the past 5 years and may no longer be on the road. Automatic AI analysis has been skipped.

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Public record health check: Poor.

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed

! Tax Status Unknown

✗ Poor MOT pass rate (33%)

✗ 2 dangerous defects found recently

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Finance

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Write-off

Locked

Salvage

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Imported

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Scrapped

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Full MOT History

Live data last synced with DVSA: Jul 22, 2026, 04:41 AM

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Our records for this BMW 3 Series (F910 KAR) from 1988 show a total of 3 MOT tests between March 2011 and May 2011.

Historically, this vehicle has passed 33% of its MOT tests, totaling 1 passes against 2 fails. The failure history is significant; we recommend a thorough mechanical inspection before purchase.

The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Brakes (11 issues), Suspension (4 issues), Windscreen (3 issues), Tyres (3 issues), Lighting (2 issues). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 2 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.

A total of 26 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)”; “Horn not working (1.6.2a)”; “Offside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a)”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY