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BMW 3161996 · 1.6L PETROL

P120 LLX

Vehicle Insight Summary

Considering this 1996 BMW 316? It's a PETROL with a 1596cc engine showing 91,241 miles. MOT is not recorded and it's not currently taxed. View the full DVLA history below.

MOT

Expired

Expires 12/09/2010

Tax

Untaxed

Expires 01/11/2010

Mileage: 91,241
Fuel: PETROL
Year: 1996
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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Stolen

Locked

Finance

Locked

Write-off

Locked

Salvage

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Imported

Locked

Exported

Locked

Scrapped

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Destruction

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Full MOT History

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Our records for this BMW 316 (P120 LLX) from 1996 show a total of 5 MOT tests between September 2007 and September 2009.

Historically, this vehicle has passed 60% of its MOT tests, totaling 3 passes against 2 fails. 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: Brakes (8 issues), Windscreen (6 issues), Tyres (5 issues), Lighting (2 issues), Exhaust & Emissions (1 issue). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 16 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.

A total of 6 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Offside Front Brake hose excessively deteriorated (3.6.B.4d)”; “Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete (2.4.C.1a)”; “Nearside Front Tyre has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (4.1.D.1b)”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY