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BMW 5231999 · 2.5L PETROL

V555 OFM

Vehicle Insight Summary

Considering this 1999 BMW 523? It's a PETROL with a 2494cc engine showing 139,831 miles. MOT is not recorded and it's not currently taxed. View the full DVLA history below.

MOT

Expired

Expires 18/10/2019

Tax

SORN

Statutory Off Road Notification

Mileage: 139,831
Fuel: PETROL
Year: 1999
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.

Free vehicle health score

/ 100 · Poor

Public record health check: Poor.

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed

! Tax Status Unknown

! Average MOT pass rate (60%)

✗ 3 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

Locked

V5C Logbook

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Full MOT History

Live data last synced with DVSA: Jul 21, 2026, 04:20 AM

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Our records for this BMW 523 (V555 OFM) from 1999 show a total of 5 MOT tests between October 2016 and October 2018.

The vehicle has achieved an overall 60% pass rate, with 3 passes and 2 failures recorded. 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: Brakes (8 issues), Tyres (6 issues), Suspension (3 issues), Lighting (2 issues). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 13 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.

A total of 6 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 225/55 R16 99H Winter (5.2.3 (e))”; “Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 225/55 R16 99H Winter (5.2.3 (e))”; “Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 225/55 R16 99H Winter (5.2.3 (e))”.

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