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BMW 3 SERIES1997 · 1.8L Petrol

R445 UST

Vehicle Insight Summary

Considering this 1997 BMW 3 SERIES? It's a Petrol with a 1796cc engine showing 103,039 miles. MOT is not recorded and it's not currently taxed. View the full DVLA history below.

MOT

Expired

Expires 07/08/2013

Tax

No data

Mileage: 103,039
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.

Free vehicle health score

/ 100 · Below Average

Public record health check: Below Average.

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed

! Tax Status Unknown

! Average MOT pass rate (60%)

! Older vehicle

A score of 45 doesn't mean it's safe to buy. Private markers don't appear in public data.

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Stolen

Locked

Finance

Locked

Write-off

Locked

Salvage

Locked

Imported

Locked

Exported

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Scrapped

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Destruction

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V5C Logbook

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Full MOT History

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Checking the history for this 1997 BMW 3 Series (R445 UST), we found 5 MOT results in the period of June 2010 to August 2012.

With 3 passes and 2 failures, the lifetime MOT pass rate stands at 60%. A decent overall history, though the failure record warrants a closer look for any patterns.

The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Brakes (6 issues), Suspension (4 issues), Tyres (4 issues), Windscreen (2 issues), Lighting (2 issues). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 13 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.

A total of 7 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)”; “Front Headlamp aim too low (1.8)”; “Offside Rear coil spring fractured (2.4.C.1a)”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY