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BMW M31998 · 3.2L PETROL

M3 NHO

Vehicle Insight Summary

Considering this 1998 BMW M3? It's a PETROL with a 3201cc engine showing 138,092 miles. MOT is not recorded and it's not currently taxed. View the full DVLA history below.

MOT

Expired

Expires 02/11/2020

Tax

SORN

Statutory Off Road Notification

Mileage: 138,092
Fuel: PETROL
Year: 1998
Engine: 3201cc

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 · Below Average

Public record health check: Below Average.

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed

! Tax Status Unknown

! Average MOT pass rate (60%)

! Older vehicle

A score of 45 doesn't mean it's safe to buy. Private markers don't appear in public data.

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Stolen

Locked

Finance

Locked

Write-off

Locked

Salvage

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Imported

Locked

Exported

Locked

Scrapped

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Destruction

Locked

V5C Logbook

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Full MOT History

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Registered in 1998, this BMW M3 with plate M3 NHO has undergone 5 MOT inspections since February 2017.

The vehicle has achieved an overall 60% pass rate, with 3 passes and 2 failures recorded. 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: Brakes (10 issues), Windscreen (3 issues), Suspension (3 issues), Bodywork (2 issues), Lighting (1 issue). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 24 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.

A total of 4 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Nearside Rear Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural”; “Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))”; “Hazard warning switch inoperative (4.4.2 (a) (ii))”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY