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BMW 3161994 · 1.6L PETROL

M278 KVR

Vehicle Insight Summary

Considering this 1994 BMW 316? It's a PETROL with a 1596cc engine showing 134,720 miles. MOT is not recorded and it's not currently taxed. View the full DVLA history below.

MOT

Expired

Expires 29/11/2009

Tax

SORN

Statutory Off Road Notification

Mileage: 134,720
Fuel: PETROL
Year: 1994
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.

Free vehicle health score

/ 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

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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

Live data last synced with DVSA: Jul 23, 2026, 08:17 AM

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Checking the history for this 1994 BMW 316 (M278 KVR), we found 5 MOT results in the period of November 2007 to November 2009.

The vehicle has achieved an overall 40% pass rate, with 2 passes and 3 failures recorded. A lower-than-average pass rate suggests the vehicle may have had periods of deferred maintenance.

The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Lighting (8 issues), Brakes (7 issues), Suspension (4 issues), Steering (2 issues). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 6 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.

A total of 12 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)”; “Nearside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a)”; “Offside Front front brake juddering severely (3.7.A.2b)”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY