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BMW 3 SERIES2006 · 2.0L DIESEL

ST06 DSE

Vehicle Insight Summary

Considering this 2006 BMW 3 SERIES? It's a DIESEL with a 1995cc engine showing 131,491 miles. MOT is not recorded and it's not currently taxed. View the full DVLA history below.

MOT

Expired

Expires 15/05/2018

Tax

Untaxed

Expires 01/01/2018

Mileage: 131,491
Fuel: DIESEL
Year: 2006
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

/ 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

Locked

V5C Logbook

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Full MOT History

MOT data last updated: 7/20/2026, 5:32:23 PM

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

This 2006 BMW 3 Series (ST06 DSE) has a recorded MOT history spanning from July 2015 to May 2017, with 5 MOT tests on record.

Historically, this vehicle has passed 60% of its MOT tests, totaling 3 passes against 2 fails. A decent overall history, though the failure record warrants a closer look for any patterns.

The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Suspension (7 issues), Brakes (2 issues), Lighting (1 issue). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 8 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: “Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint o/s and n/s front drop links (2.4.G.2)”; “Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (2.7.3)”; “Nearside Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY