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BMW 3 SERIES1996 · 1.8L Petrol

P403 UAP

Vehicle Insight Summary

Considering this 1996 BMW 3 SERIES? It's a Petrol with a 1796cc engine showing 137,797 miles. MOT is not recorded and it's not currently taxed. View the full DVLA history below.

MOT

Expired

Expires 03/11/2018

Tax

No data

Mileage: 137,797
Fuel: Petrol
Year: 1996
Engine: 1796cc

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

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Salvage

Locked

Imported

Locked

Exported

Locked

Scrapped

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Destruction

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V5C Logbook

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Full MOT History

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Checking the history for this 1996 BMW 3 Series (P403 UAP), we found 5 MOT results in the period of August 2015 to November 2017.

Across its entire MOT history, this BMW has a 60% success rate (3 passes and 2 fails). This is an average MOT record. Some attention to recurring issues may be beneficial.

The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Brakes (4 issues), Lighting (3 issues), Tyres (2 issues), Exhaust & Emissions (1 issue). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 5 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: “Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (7.3.D.3)”; “Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)”; “Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.7.5a)”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY