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BMW 5251994 · 2.5L DIESEL

L538 CDV

Vehicle Insight Summary

Considering this 1994 BMW 525? It's a DIESEL with a 2498cc engine showing 188,560 miles. MOT is not recorded and it's not currently taxed. View the full DVLA history below.

MOT

Expired

Expires 02/09/2010

Tax

SORN

Statutory Off Road Notification

Mileage: 188,560
Fuel: DIESEL
Year: 1994
Engine: 2498cc

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

✗ Poor MOT pass rate (40%)

! Older vehicle

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Stolen

Locked

Finance

Locked

Write-off

Locked

Salvage

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Imported

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Exported

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Scrapped

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Destruction

Locked

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Full MOT History

MOT data last updated: 6/5/2026, 6:08:21 AM

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Our records for this BMW 525 (L538 CDV) from 1994 show a total of 5 MOT tests between August 2008 and May 2011.

Historically, this vehicle has passed 40% of its MOT tests, totaling 2 passes against 3 fails. The failure history is significant; we recommend a thorough mechanical inspection before purchase.

The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Lighting (8 issues), Suspension (7 issues), Brakes (5 issues), Tyres (3 issues), Exhaust & Emissions (2 issues). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 10 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.

A total of 21 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b)”; “front brake application uneven (3.7.B.2)”; “Offside Rear Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY