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BMW 3 SERIES2008 · 2.0L DIESEL

YA55 ADA

Vehicle Insight Summary

With 163,447 miles recorded, this RED 2008 BMW 3 SERIES runs on DIESEL with a 1995cc engine. MOT is not on record and tax is unpaid.

MOT

Expired

Expires 24/04/2022

Tax

SORN

Statutory Off Road Notification

Mileage: 163,447
Fuel: DIESEL
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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/ 100 · Poor

Public record health check: Poor.

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed

! Tax Status Unknown

! Average MOT pass rate (60%)

✗ 1 dangerous defects found recently

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Full History Report

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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

Registered in 2008, this BMW 3 Series with plate YA55 ADA has undergone 5 MOT inspections since October 2019.

Across its entire MOT history, this BMW has a 60% success rate (3 passes and 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: Tyres (6 issues), Lighting (2 issues), Brakes (1 issue). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 10 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.

A total of 3 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Offside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))”; “Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick rear (1.1.13 (a) (ii))”; “Tyre tread pattern not visible over the whole tread area when minimum depth required is 1.0mm BOTH REAR (5.2.3 (e))”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY