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BMW 5231998 · 2.5L PETROL

S368 APK

Vehicle Insight Summary

1998 BMW 523 — PETROL, 2494cc. This vehicle has 109,086 miles on record. MOT status: no valid MOT. Tax: not taxed. Review the complete history and specs.

MOT

Expired

Expires 09/08/2008

Tax

Untaxed

Expires 01/07/2008

Mileage: 109,086
Fuel: PETROL
Year: 1998
Engine: 2494cc

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.

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/ 100 · Below Average

Public record health check: Below Average.

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed

✓ Taxed

! Average MOT pass rate (50%)

! Older vehicle

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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

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Checking the history for this 1998 BMW 523 (S368 APK), we found 4 MOT results in the period of August 2006 to July 2007.

The vehicle has achieved an overall 50% pass rate, with 2 passes and 2 failures recorded. The failure history is significant; we recommend a thorough mechanical inspection before purchase.

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

There are 2 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 Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)”; “Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)”; “Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY