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BMW 3161993 · 1.6L PETROL

L970 BPL

Vehicle Insight Summary

1993 BMW 316 — PETROL, 1596cc. This vehicle has 147,790 miles on record. MOT status: no valid MOT. Tax: not taxed. Review the complete history and specs.

MOT

Expired

Expires 16/07/2015

Tax

Untaxed

Expires 01/05/2015

Mileage: 147,790
Fuel: PETROL
Year: 1993
Engine: 1596cc

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 · Below Average

Public record health check: Below Average.

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed

✓ Taxed

! Average MOT pass rate (60%)

! Older vehicle

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Finance

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Write-off

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Salvage

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Imported

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Exported

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Scrapped

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Destruction

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Full MOT History

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Our records for this BMW 316 (L970 BPL) from 1993 show a total of 5 MOT tests between May 2012 and July 2014.

With 3 passes and 2 failures, the lifetime MOT pass rate stands at 60%. 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: Lighting (5 issues), Suspension (5 issues), Tyres (4 issues), Windscreen (2 issues), Exhaust & Emissions (1 issue). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There is 1 advisory notice in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.

A total of 22 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Parking brake lever ratchet mechanism is broken (3.1.5)”; “Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)”; “Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY