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BMW 7401998 · 4.4L PETROL

R29 VRK

Vehicle Insight Summary

1998 BMW 740 — PETROL, 4398cc. This vehicle has 125,418 miles on record. MOT status: no valid MOT. Tax: not taxed. Review the complete history and specs.

MOT

Expired

Expires 23/06/2016

Tax

Untaxed

Expires 21/06/2015

Mileage: 125,418
Fuel: PETROL
Year: 1998
Engine: 4398cc

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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Public record health check: Average.

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed

✓ Taxed

✓ Good MOT pass rate (80%)

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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

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Registered in 1998, this BMW 740 with plate R29 VRK has undergone 5 MOT inspections since May 2012.

The vehicle has achieved an overall 80% pass rate, with 4 passes and 1 failure recorded. Such a high pass rate is a positive indicator of the car's general condition and maintenance history.

The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Tyres (1 issue), Brakes (1 issue). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

A total of 4 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Parking brake is not capable of being maintained in operation by direct mechanical action only (3.1.2)”; “Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)”; “Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (1.4.A.2f)”.

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