DVLA verified

1998 BMW 7 SERIES4.4L Petrol

S255 BPL

Vehicle Insight Summary

Considering this 1998 BMW 7 SERIES? It's a Petrol with a 4398cc engine showing 180,356 miles. MOT is not recorded and it's not currently taxed. View the full DVLA history below.

MOT

Expired

Expires 24/11/2024

Tax

SORN

Statutory Off Road Notification

£8.99

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Mileage: 180,356
Fuel: Petrol
Year: 1998
Engine: 4398cc

Free vehicle health score

/ 100 · Below Average

Public record health check: Below Average.

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed

! Tax Status Unknown

✓ 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

Live data last synced with DVSA: 30 Jul 2026, 07:16

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

This 1998 BMW 7 Series (S255 BPL) has a recorded MOT history spanning from November 2021 to November 2023, with 4 MOT tests on record.

The vehicle has achieved an overall 75% pass rate, with 3 passes and 1 failure recorded. This is an average MOT record. Some attention to recurring issues may be beneficial.

The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Brakes (11 issues), Bodywork (11 issues), Lighting (4 issues), Suspension (3 issues), Tyres (3 issues). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 36 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.

A total of 3 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))”; “Nearside Front Tyre has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (5.2.3 (d) (ii))”; “Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))”.

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PASS

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ADVISORY