BMW 3161996 · 1.6L PETROL
Vehicle Insight Summary
Considering this 1996 BMW 316? It's a PETROL with a 1596cc engine showing 137,685 miles. MOT is not recorded and it's not currently taxed. View the full DVLA history below.
- Fuel
- PETROL
- Year
- 1996
- Engine
- 1596cc
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
Our records for this BMW 316 (P64 FAL) from 1996 show a total of 5 MOT tests between February 2009 and May 2011.
The vehicle has achieved an overall 40% pass rate, with 2 passes and 3 failures recorded. 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 (7 issues), Lighting (6 issues), Exhaust & Emissions (6 issues), Tyres (3 issues), Brakes (2 issues). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.
There are 8 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.
A total of 18 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b)”; “Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)”; “Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)”.
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