2009 BMW Z4 2.5L Petrol · YR09 OKD

The 2009 BMW Z4 presents as roadworthy with a stable maintenance trend. The most recent test on 26 January 2026 at 94,611 miles passed with no defects recorded, and the two prior annual tests in November 2024 and November 2023 also returned clean passes. The vehicle shows no escalating mechanical faults across its recent history. Recorded mileage sits at 94,611 against an age of seventeen years, equating to a low average of roughly 5,565 miles per year. The odometer moved only 123 miles between the August 2023 failures and the November 2023 pass, and just 478 miles across the full year to November 2024. Such minimal accumulation points to extended periods of inactivity rather than regular use. The MOT data itself is sparse, with no advisories or defects logged on any passing or failing entry. The three tests in late August 2023 show two failures on 25 and 31 August at 94,122 and 94,124 miles followed by a pass on 17 November at 94,133 miles, yet the DVSA entries list no defects against any of those outcomes. This absence of recorded fault detail means the root cause of the August failures cannot be confirmed from the paperwork alone. A buyer should commission an independent inspection of structural integrity, suspension bushes, brake discs and calipers, and underbody corrosion, given the car's age and likely long static intervals. Low annual use on a 2009 roadster often masks perished rubber components and seized mechanisms that a static lay-up accelerates. Verify the actual reasons for the 2023 failures via DVSA failure certificates, and confirm the timing belt, coolant hoses, and tyre sidewall condition before purchase.