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BMW 3 SERIES1997 · 1.8L PETROL

R293 VCF

Vehicle Insight Summary

Free vehicle summary for R293 VCF: 1997 BMW 3 SERIES (RED, PETROL). Mileage: 149,862. MOT: not recorded. Tax: untaxed.

MOT

Expired

Expires 11/06/2011

Tax

Untaxed

Expires 01/07/2011

Mileage: 149,862
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.

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/ 100 · Below Average

Public record health check: Below Average.

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed

✓ Taxed

! Average MOT pass rate (60%)

✗ 1 dangerous defects found recently

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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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Scrapped

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Full MOT History

Live data last synced with DVSA: Jul 22, 2026, 03:13 AM

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Our records for this BMW 3 Series (R293 VCF) from 1997 show a total of 5 MOT tests between June 2008 and June 2010.

The vehicle has achieved an overall 60% pass rate, with 3 passes and 2 failures recorded. 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: Brakes (2 issues), Tyres (2 issues), Suspension (1 issue), Lighting (1 issue). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 3 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.

A total of 3 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Offside Front Brake hose excessively deteriorated (3.6.B.4d)”; “Nearside Outer Front Anti-roll bar linkage synthetic bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)”; “Offside Rear coil spring incomplete (2.4.C.1a)”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY