BMW 3 SERIES1996 · 2.8L PETROL
Vehicle Insight Summary
This 1996 BMW 3 SERIES is a PETROL vehicle with a 2793cc engine. Currently it has no valid MOT recorded and is not currently taxed. The latest recorded mileage is 155,064.
- Fuel
- PETROL
- Year
- 1996
- Engine
- 2793cc
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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Full MOT History
Registered in 1996, this BMW 3 Series with plate P2 CSP has undergone 5 MOT inspections since June 2011.
Historically, this vehicle has passed 60% of its MOT tests, totaling 3 passes against 2 fails. 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 (15 issues), Lighting (3 issues), Suspension (3 issues), Tyres (3 issues), Steering (2 issues). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.
There are 17 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.
A total of 8 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Offside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)”; “Offside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed (4.1.D.1b)”; “Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (2.7.3)”.
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