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2001 BMW 3 SERIES2.5L Petrol

FV51 ARS

Vehicle Insight Summary

With 174,973 miles recorded, this Silver 2001 BMW 3 SERIES runs on Petrol with a 2494cc engine. MOT is not on record and tax is unpaid.

MOT

Expired

Expires 15/01/2026

Tax

No data

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Mileage: 174,973
Fuel: Petrol
Year: 2001
Engine: 2494cc

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/ 100 · Below Average

Public record health check: Below Average.

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed

! Tax Status Unknown

! Average MOT pass rate (67%)

! Older vehicle

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Full History Report

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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: 20 Jun 2026, 01:00

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Checking the history for this 2001 BMW 3 Series (FV51 ARS), we found 3 MOT results in the period of April 2023 to January 2025.

Historically, this vehicle has passed 67% of its MOT tests, totaling 2 passes against 1 fails. While not perfect, the history shows a relatively typical pattern of MOT passes and fails.

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PASS

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