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BMW 7401998 · 4.4L PETROL

S150 EBW

Vehicle Insight Summary

Considering this 1998 BMW 740? It's a PETROL with a 4398cc engine showing 130,225 miles. MOT is not recorded and it's not currently taxed. View the full DVLA history below.

MOT

Expired

Expires 30/05/2009

Tax

Untaxed

Expires 20/02/2009

Mileage: 130,225
Fuel: PETROL
Year: 1998
Engine: 4398cc

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

✓ Taxed

! Average MOT pass rate (60%)

! Older vehicle

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Stolen

Locked

Finance

Locked

Write-off

Locked

Salvage

Locked

Imported

Locked

Exported

Locked

Scrapped

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Destruction

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Full MOT History

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Our records for this BMW 740 (S150 EBW) from 1998 show a total of 5 MOT tests between May 2006 and May 2008.

Across its entire MOT history, this BMW has a 60% success rate (3 passes and 2 fails). 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: Windscreen (3 issues), Lighting (3 issues), Tyres (2 issues), Suspension (1 issue), Brakes (1 issue). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 3 advisory notices 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: “Nearside Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings (2.2.B.1h)”; “Parking brake lever has no reserve travel (3.1.6b)”; “Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY