BMW 3 SERIES1997 · 1.8L Petrol
Vehicle Insight Summary
Free vehicle summary for R43 PDD: 1997 BMW 3 SERIES (Green, Petrol). Mileage: 214,900. MOT: not recorded. Tax: untaxed.
- 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
Registered in 1997, this BMW 3 Series with plate R43 PDD has undergone 5 MOT inspections since June 2009.
The vehicle has achieved an overall 40% pass rate, with 2 passes and 3 failures recorded. A lower-than-average pass rate suggests the vehicle may have had periods of deferred maintenance.
The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Brakes (17 issues), Suspension (6 issues), Lighting (3 issues), Tyres (3 issues), Windscreen (2 issues). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.
There are 4 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.
A total of 34 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)”; “Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)”; “Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (2.7.3)”.
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