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BMW 5302004 · 3.0L DIESEL

OV04 HSC

Vehicle Insight Summary

BMW 530 (2004, DIESEL, 2993cc) — mileage recorded at 163,923. MOT status: not recorded. Road tax: not taxed. Check full history before buying.

MOT

Expired

Expires 29/10/2020

Tax

Untaxed

Expires 01/01/2020

Mileage: 163,923
Fuel: DIESEL
Year: 2004
Engine: 2993cc

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

✓ Taxed

! Average MOT pass rate (60%)

✗ 1 dangerous defects found recently

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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

MOT data last updated: 7/20/2026, 3:06:50 PM

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Checking the history for this 2004 BMW 530 (OV04 HSC), we found 5 MOT results in the period of April 2017 to April 2019.

The vehicle has achieved an overall 60% pass rate, with 3 passes and 2 failures recorded. The pass rate is roughly in line with national averages for vehicles of this age.

The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Lighting (2 issues), Suspension (2 issues), Brakes (2 issues), Tyres (2 issues), Windscreen (1 issue). 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 5 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))”; “Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))”; “Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY