BMW 3 SERIES1997 · 1.8L PETROL
Vehicle Insight Summary
BMW 3 SERIES (1997, PETROL, 1796cc) — mileage recorded at 131,195. MOT status: not recorded. Road tax: not taxed. Check full history before buying.
- Fuel
- PETROL
- Year
- 1997
- Engine
- 1796cc
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
Checking the history for this 1997 BMW 3 Series (P84 OSC), we found 5 MOT results in the period of November 2010 to October 2012.
Historically, this vehicle has passed 60% of its MOT tests, totaling 3 passes against 2 fails. The pass rate is roughly in line with national averages for vehicles of this age.
The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Suspension (8 issues), Tyres (5 issues), Brakes (4 issues), Lighting (3 issues), Windscreen (1 issue). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.
There are 10 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.
A total of 6 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Nearside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect (2.7.5)”; “Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)”; “Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (2.7.3)”.
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