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BMW 3 SERIES1999 · 1.9L Petrol

V271 GFS

Vehicle Insight Summary

With 212,484 miles recorded, this Blue 1999 BMW 3 SERIES runs on Petrol with a 1895cc engine. MOT is not on record and tax is unpaid.

MOT

Expired

Expires 02/09/2016

Tax

No data

Mileage: 212,484
Fuel: Petrol
Year: 1999
Engine: 1895cc

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

✗ Poor MOT pass rate (40%)

! Older vehicle

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Finance

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Write-off

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Salvage

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Imported

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Scrapped

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Destruction

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Full MOT History

Live data last synced with DVSA: Jul 23, 2026, 03:55 PM

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Checking the history for this 1999 BMW 3 Series (V271 GFS), we found 5 MOT results in the period of August 2014 to September 2016.

Across its entire MOT history, this BMW has a 40% success rate (2 passes and 3 fails). Given the frequent MOT failures, it is worth checking if major repairs have been properly addressed.

The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Brakes (18 issues), Bodywork (12 issues), Windscreen (11 issues), Suspension (11 issues), Tyres (7 issues). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 42 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.

A total of 17 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded outer sill (2.4.A.3)”; “Nearside Front Brake hose excessively deteriorated (3.6.B.4d)”; “Offside Lower Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY