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BMW M31997 · 3.2L PETROL

P56 EPA

Vehicle Insight Summary

Free vehicle summary for P56 EPA: 1997 BMW M3 (BLUE, PETROL). Mileage: 86,539. MOT: not recorded. Tax: untaxed.

MOT
Expired
Expires 11/04/2007
Tax
Untaxed
Expires 01/03/2007
Fuel
PETROL
Year
1997
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

50
/ 100 · Below Average

Public record health check: Below Average.

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed
✓ Taxed
! Average MOT pass rate (50%)
! Older vehicle
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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
Locked
V5C Logbook
Locked

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Full MOT History

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Our records for this BMW M3 (P56 EPA) from 1997 show a total of 2 MOT tests between April 2006 and April 2006.

With 1 passes and 1 failures, the lifetime MOT pass rate stands at 50%. Given the frequent MOT failures, it is worth checking if major repairs have been properly addressed.

The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Suspension (1 issue). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

A total of 1 failure item has been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Offside Front coil spring incomplete (2.4.C.1a)”.

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