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BMW 3 SERIES1997 · 2.5L PETROL

R396 FAN

Vehicle Insight Summary

Free vehicle summary for R396 FAN: 1997 BMW 3 SERIES (BLACK, PETROL). Mileage: 120,316. MOT: not recorded. Tax: untaxed.

MOT

Expired

Expires 17/06/2011

Tax

Untaxed

Expires 01/08/2011

Mileage: 120,316
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

/ 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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Stolen

Locked

Finance

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Write-off

Locked

Salvage

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Imported

Locked

Exported

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Scrapped

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Destruction

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Full MOT History

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Registered in 1997, this BMW 3 Series with plate R396 FAN has undergone 5 MOT inspections since May 2008.

Across its entire MOT history, this BMW has a 60% success rate (3 passes and 2 fails). This is an average MOT record. Some attention to recurring issues may be beneficial.

The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Tyres (5 issues), Lighting (3 issues), Suspension (2 issues), Bodywork (1 issue), Brakes (1 issue). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 5 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.

A total of 5 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b)”; “Offside Headlamp aim too high (1.8)”; “Nearside Rear Rear position lamp(s) excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance (1.1.A”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY