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BMW 5231997 · 2.5L PETROL

R389 EEC

Vehicle Insight Summary

Free vehicle summary for R389 EEC: 1997 BMW 523 (GREEN, PETROL). Mileage: 123,859. MOT: not recorded. Tax: untaxed.

MOT
Expired
Expires 15/07/2011
Tax
Untaxed
Expires 01/08/2011
Fuel
PETROL
Year
1997
Engine
2494cc
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

50
/ 100 · Below Average

Public record health check: Below Average.

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed
✓ Taxed
! Average MOT pass rate (60%)
! Older vehicle
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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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Exported
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Scrapped
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Destruction
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V5C Logbook
Locked

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Full MOT History

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

This 1997 BMW 523 (R389 EEC) has a recorded MOT history spanning from June 2008 to July 2010, with 5 MOT tests on record.

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: Lighting (3 issues), Tyres (2 issues). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

A total of 5 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)”; “Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)”; “Offside Rear Rear position lamp(s) excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance (1.1.A.”.

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