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BMW 3 SERIES1997 · 1.8L PETROL

P668 JOX

Vehicle Insight Summary

Considering this 1997 BMW 3 SERIES? It's a PETROL with a 1796cc engine showing 94,126 miles. MOT is not recorded and it's not currently taxed. View the full DVLA history below.

MOT

Expired

Expires 25/10/2011

Tax

SORN

Statutory Off Road Notification

Mileage: 94,126
Fuel: PETROL
Year: 1997
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 · Poor

Public record health check: Poor.

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed

! Tax Status Unknown

✗ Poor MOT pass rate (40%)

✗ 3 dangerous defects found recently

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Stolen

Locked

Finance

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Write-off

Locked

Salvage

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Imported

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Exported

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Scrapped

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Destruction

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Full MOT History

Live data last synced with DVSA: Jul 24, 2026, 07:06 AM

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

This 1997 BMW 3 Series (P668 JOX) has a recorded MOT history spanning from August 2009 to October 2010, with 5 MOT tests on record.

Historically, this vehicle has passed 40% of its MOT tests, totaling 2 passes against 3 fails. The failure history is significant; we recommend a thorough mechanical inspection before purchase.

The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Tyres (12 issues), Brakes (4 issues), Exhaust & Emissions (4 issues), Lighting (3 issues), Bodywork (2 issues). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

A total of 10 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded (5.2.6)”; “Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)”; “Bonnet retaining device ineffective (8.4.2)”.

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