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BMW 3 SERIES2008 · 2.0L Petrol

SF08 VRR

Vehicle Insight Summary

Considering this 2008 BMW 3 SERIES? It's a Petrol with a 1995cc engine showing 95,581 miles. MOT is not recorded and it's not currently taxed. View the full DVLA history below.

MOT

Expired

Expires 23/08/2018

Tax

No data

Mileage: 95,581
Fuel: Petrol
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.

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Public record health check: Poor.

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed

! Tax Status Unknown

! Average MOT pass rate (60%)

✗ 4 dangerous defects found recently

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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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V5C Logbook

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Full MOT History

Live data last synced with DVSA: Jul 22, 2026, 05:30 AM

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Our records for this BMW 3 Series (SF08 VRR) from 2008 show a total of 5 MOT tests between August 2014 and September 2018.

Historically, this vehicle has passed 60% of its MOT tests, totaling 3 passes against 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: Brakes (9 issues), Tyres (5 issues), Lighting (5 issues), Suspension (4 issues), Windscreen (2 issues). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 11 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.

A total of 18 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))”; “Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))”; “Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 225/55/17 (5.2.3 (e))”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY