2012 BMW 3 Series 2.0L Diesel · L4 RJL
2012 BMW 3 Series (2.0L, diesel). First registered 31 May 2012. Recorded mileage 122,590 miles. MOT expired on 08 Oct 2026.
- Make & Model
- BMW 3 SERIES
- Year / Origin
- 2012 · Stanmore (Wimbledon)
- Safety Recall
- Unknown
- MOT Status
- Expired on 08 Oct 2026
- Road Tax
- —
- Recorded Mileage
- 122,590 mi
- ULEZ Compliance
- Non-Compliant (Pre-Euro 6 Diesel)
- Fuel & Engine
- Diesel · 2.0L
- Reliability Guide
- Common Faults
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L4 RJL Key Findings
- 4 MOT tests recorded
- Latest MOT passed on 16/09/2025
- 122,590 miles recorded at latest MOT
- No defects recorded at the latest MOT
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L4 RJL MOT History
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4 MOT tests are recorded for this 2012 BMW 3 Series (L4 RJL) between October 2022 and September 2025.
The record contains 4 passes and 0 failures.
No failures or advisories appear anywhere in the recorded tests, so the documented MOT record is relatively clean.
L4 RJL Mileage History
- 03/10/202296,942 mi
- 26/09/2023106,957 mi+10,015 mi
- 25/09/2024115,405 mi+8,448 mi
- 16/09/2025122,590 mi+7,185 mi
Average of roughly 8,682 miles per year across 4 recorded odometer readings.
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