DVLA verified

2004 BMW 5202.2L Petrol

HN53 AMK

Vehicle Insight Summary

Considering this 2004 BMW 520? It's a Petrol with a 2171cc engine showing 174,460 miles. MOT is not recorded and it's not currently taxed. View the full DVLA history below.

MOT

Failed

No history recorded

Tax

No data

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Mileage: 174,460
Fuel: Petrol
Year: 2004
Engine: 2171cc

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Vehicle Public Record vs. Hidden Financial Risk

/ 100 · Poor

DVSA MOT History: Verified

Public MOT roadworthiness: Poor.

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed

! Tax Status Unknown

✗ Poor MOT pass rate (0%)

! Older vehicle

Hidden Legal & Financial Status: PENDING

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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: 30 Jul 2026, 18:08

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Our records for this BMW 520 (HN53 AMK) from 2004 show a total of 1 MOT test between October 2021 and October 2021.

The vehicle has achieved an overall 0% pass rate, with 0 passes and 1 failure recorded. The failure history is significant; we recommend a thorough mechanical inspection before purchase.

The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Lighting (2 issues), Exhaust & Emissions (2 issues), Brakes (1 issue), Suspension (1 issue). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 3 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.

A total of 7 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))”; “Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d))”; “Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rose joint bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY