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BMW 5 SERIES1998 · 2.0L PETROL

R879 CBH

Vehicle Insight Summary

Considering this 1998 BMW 5 SERIES? It's a PETROL with a 1991cc engine showing 111,074 miles. MOT is not recorded and it's not currently taxed. View the full DVLA history below.

MOT
Expired
Expires 27/11/2009
Tax
Untaxed
Expires 01/12/2009
Fuel
PETROL
Year
1998
Engine
1991cc
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

60
/ 100 · Average

Public record health check: Average.

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed
✓ Taxed
✓ Good MOT pass rate (75%)
! Older vehicle
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Finance
Locked
Write-off
Locked
Salvage
Locked
Imported
Locked
Exported
Locked
Scrapped
Locked
Destruction
Locked
V5C Logbook
Locked

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Full MOT History

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Registered in 1998, this BMW 5 Series with plate R879 CBH has undergone 4 MOT inspections since October 2006.

The vehicle has achieved an overall 75% pass rate, with 3 passes and 1 failure recorded. 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 (1 issue). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

A total of 1 failure item has been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)”.

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