BMW 3161997 · 1.6L PETROL
Vehicle Insight Summary
This 1997 BMW 316 is a PETROL vehicle with a 1596cc engine. Currently it has no valid MOT recorded and is not currently taxed. The latest recorded mileage is 131,708.
- Fuel
- PETROL
- Year
- 1997
- Engine
- 1596cc
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
Checking the history for this 1997 BMW 316 (R449 SHN), we found 5 MOT results in the period of December 2008 to January 2011.
Historically, this vehicle has passed 40% of its MOT tests, totaling 2 passes against 3 fails. 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: Tyres (7 issues), Brakes (6 issues), Lighting (5 issues), Suspension (5 issues), Exhaust & Emissions (3 issues). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.
There are 12 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.
A total of 16 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)”; “Offside Rear coil spring fractured (2.4.C.1a)”; “Offside Front Direction indicator insecure (1.4.A.2b)”.
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