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BMW 3 SERIES1996 · 1.8L PETROL

P618 JSG

Vehicle Insight Summary

Considering this 1996 BMW 3 SERIES? It's a PETROL with a 1796cc engine showing 41,684 miles. MOT is not recorded and it's not currently taxed. View the full DVLA history below.

MOT

Expired

Expires 01/03/2018

Tax

Untaxed

Expires 31/05/2018

Mileage: 41,684
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

✓ Taxed

! Average MOT pass rate (60%)

! Older vehicle

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Stolen

Locked

Finance

Locked

Write-off

Locked

Salvage

Locked

Imported

Locked

Exported

Locked

Scrapped

Locked

Destruction

Locked

V5C Logbook

Locked

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Full MOT History

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Our records for this BMW 3 Series (P618 JSG) from 1996 show a total of 5 MOT tests between January 2015 and April 2018.

With 3 passes and 2 failures, the lifetime MOT pass rate stands at 60%. 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 (20 issues), Windscreen (6 issues), Lighting (5 issues), Suspension (4 issues), Tyres (4 issues). 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 21 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Parking brake lever has no reserve travel (3.1.6b)”; “Brake pedal spongy (3.3.B.1b)”; “Offside rear brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.5a)”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY