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BMW 3 SERIES2001 · 1.9L PETROL

Y685 BCE

Vehicle Insight Summary

This 2001 BMW 3 SERIES is a PETROL vehicle with a 1895cc engine. Currently it has no valid MOT recorded and is not currently taxed. The latest recorded mileage is 111,570.

MOT

Expired

Expires 24/07/2013

Tax

SORN

Statutory Off Road Notification

Mileage: 111,570
Fuel: PETROL
Year: 2001
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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/ 100 · Poor

Public record health check: Poor.

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed

! Tax Status Unknown

✓ Good MOT pass rate (80%)

✗ 3 dangerous defects found recently

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Stolen

Locked

Finance

Locked

Write-off

Locked

Salvage

Locked

Imported

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Exported

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Scrapped

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Destruction

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Full MOT History

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Checking the history for this 2001 BMW 3 Series (Y685 BCE), we found 5 MOT results in the period of July 2009 to July 2012.

The vehicle has achieved an overall 80% pass rate, with 4 passes and 1 failure recorded. This is a strong MOT track record, suggesting the vehicle has been well-maintained.

The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Brakes (4 issues), Suspension (1 issue), Windscreen (1 issue). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There is 1 advisory notice in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.

A total of 7 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)”; “Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)”; “Offside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY