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BMW 3 SERIES2008 · 2.0L DIESEL

RUI 1389

Vehicle Insight Summary

Considering this 2008 BMW 3 SERIES? It's a DIESEL with a 1995cc engine showing 50,571 miles. MOT is not recorded and it's not currently taxed. View the full DVLA history below.

MOT
Expired
Expires 25/04/2014
Tax
Untaxed
Expires 01/04/2014
Fuel
DIESEL
Year
2008
Engine
1995cc
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

40
/ 100 · Below Average

Public record health check: Below Average.

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed
✓ Taxed
✓ Good MOT pass rate (75%)
✗ 1 dangerous defects found recently
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Stolen
Locked
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

MOT data last updated: 7/20/2026, 8:43:03 AM

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Checking the history for this 2008 BMW 3 Series (RUI 1389), we found 4 MOT results in the period of April 2011 to April 2013.

With 3 passes and 1 failures, the lifetime MOT pass rate stands at 75%. While not perfect, the history shows a relatively typical pattern of MOT passes and fails.

The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Tyres (4 issues), Suspension (2 issues), Lighting (1 issue). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 6 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.

A total of 1 failure item has been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Offside Front Road wheel bead rim badly distorted (4.2.A.1a)”.

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