BMW 5231997 · 2.5L Petrol
Vehicle Insight Summary
This 1997 BMW 523 is a Petrol vehicle with a 2494cc engine. Currently it has no valid MOT recorded and is not currently taxed. The latest recorded mileage is 103,583.
- Fuel
- Petrol
- Year
- 1997
- Engine
- 2494cc
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
This 1997 BMW 523 (R86 NKC) has a recorded MOT history spanning from June 2012 to June 2015, with 5 MOT tests on record.
The vehicle has achieved an overall 80% pass rate, with 4 passes and 1 failure recorded. The car boasts an impressive record, which typically reflects a conscientious ownership history.
The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Brakes (4 issues), Tyres (2 issues), Exhaust & Emissions (1 issue). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.
There is 1 advisory notice in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.
A total of 4 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Parking brake lever has no reserve travel (3.1.6b)”; “Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened (3.5.1i)”; “Nearside Inner Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (3.5.1g)”.
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