2010 BMW X6 3.0L Diesel · BX10 HMZ

The most recent MOT test occurred on 2022-03-18, over four years ago as of June 2026, leaving the vehicle without a current roadworthiness certificate. The maintenance trend appears to have worsened prior to this gap, culminating in a failed test on 2022-03-10 followed by a pass merely eight days later. The tester flagged fractured rear coil springs and a missing offside rear wheel fixing during the initial 2022 failure, indicating severe structural and mechanical neglect. The subsequent pass suggests these critical items were replaced, yet the recurrence of worn front brake discs, slight play in anti-roll bar linkage ball joints, and a fractured rear earth wire point to an ongoing pattern of deferred maintenance rather than a comprehensive restoration. The recorded mileage of 138,303 miles equates to roughly 8,644 miles per year, a typical figure for a 2010 vehicle. The MOT records reveal a notable gap between August 2020 and March 2021, where the mileage increased by only 4,721 miles over seven months. The interval between March 2021 and March 2022 recorded a much sharper accumulation of 9,644 miles in a single year. The most recent test in March 2022 recorded 138,303 miles, meaning the vehicle has been standing or untested for an extended period, raising questions about its current mechanical state after four years of potential disuse or unrecorded mileage. A prospective buyer must thoroughly inspect the structural integrity of the rear suspension, given the history of fractured coil springs and missing wheel fixings. The anti-roll bar linkage ball joints exhibited slight play in early 2022, and without a recent test, corrosion may have worsened these components. The front brake discs showed wear and pitting during the last inspection, suggesting the vehicle sat idle with moisture sitting on degraded discs, which can lead to severe corrosion and binding calipers. The fractured rear earth wire adjacent to the differential requires immediate attention, as poor grounding can affect the electronic parking brake, which was inoperative during the 2022 failure. Examine the offside rear constant velocity boot, which was severely deteriorated in 2020 and 2021; if left ungreased and compromised, the joint will fail, leading to vibrations and potential driveshaft separation.