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BMW 3 SERIES2004 · 3.0L DIESEL

FP53 ZXO

Vehicle Insight Summary

BMW 3 SERIES (2004, DIESEL, 2993cc) — mileage recorded at 145,955. MOT status: not recorded. Road tax: not taxed. Check full history before buying.

MOT

Expired

Expires 27/06/2018

Tax

SORN

Statutory Off Road Notification

Mileage: 145,955
Fuel: DIESEL
Year: 2004
Engine: 2993cc

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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/ 100 · Poor

Public record health check: Poor.

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed

! Tax Status Unknown

! Average MOT pass rate (60%)

! Older vehicle

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Finance

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Salvage

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Imported

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Full MOT History

Live data last synced with DVSA: Jul 23, 2026, 03:13 PM

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Our records for this BMW 3 Series (FP53 ZXO) from 2004 show a total of 5 MOT tests between March 2013 and June 2017.

The vehicle has achieved an overall 60% pass rate, with 3 passes and 2 failures recorded. The pass rate is roughly in line with national averages for vehicles of this age.

The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Brakes (10 issues), Lighting (4 issues), Suspension (3 issues), Tyres (1 issue). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 11 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.

A total of 9 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)”; “Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)”; “Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY