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BMW 3 SERIES1988 · 2.0L PETROL

F914 NTP

Vehicle Insight Summary

1988 BMW 3 SERIES — PETROL, 1990cc. This vehicle has 146,837 miles on record. MOT status: no valid MOT. Tax: not taxed. Review the complete history and specs.

MOT
Expired
Expires 12/08/2023
Tax
SORN
Statutory Off Road Notification
Fuel
PETROL
Year
1988
Engine
1990cc

Free vehicle health score

45
/ 100 · Below Average

Public record health check: Below Average.

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed
! Tax Status Unknown
! Average MOT pass rate (60%)
! Older vehicle
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Locked
Finance
Locked
Write-off
Locked
Salvage
Locked
Imported
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Exported
Locked
Scrapped
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Destruction
Locked
V5C Logbook
Locked

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Full MOT History

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Checking the history for this 1988 BMW 3 Series (F914 NTP), we found 5 MOT results in the period of July 2020 to August 2022.

The vehicle has achieved an overall 60% pass rate, with 3 passes and 2 failures recorded. A decent overall history, though the failure record warrants a closer look for any patterns.

The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Suspension (6 issues), Lighting (3 issues), Bodywork (3 issues), Brakes (2 issues). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 14 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.

A total of 4 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Offside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded Marked with yellow chalk (1.1.11 (c))”; “Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))”; “Offside Front Outer Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))”.

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ADVISORY

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