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AV06FFK
2006 BMW 3 SERIES
Colour: Silver
Fuel: Diesel
Engine: 1995cc
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- Registration AV06FFK
- Manufacturer BMW
- Model 3 SERIES
- Year 2006
- Colour Silver
- Fuel Type Diesel
- Engine Size 1995cc
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MOT History 25 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
25
Total Tests
17
Passes
8
Failures
68%
Pass Rate
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111 Total Defects Recorded
10 Nov 2025
Pass
Mileage: 237,909 MI
Expiry date: 9 Nov 2026Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Brake disc worn, but not excessively (1.1.14 (a) (i))
- Rear Coil spring corroded Both n/s and o/s (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Front Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
3 Nov 2025
Fail
Mileage: 237,893 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Fluid leaking continuously posing a serious risk to road safety (8.4.1 (a) (ii)) Dangerous
- Nearside Front Windscreen in such a condition that visibility through swept area is seriously affected damage in the remainder of the windscreen’s swept area (3.2 (c) (ii)) Dangerous
- Nearside Rear Outer Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Side Wall damaged (5.2.3 (d) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Rear Brake disc worn, but not excessively (1.1.14 (a) (i))
- Rear Coil spring corroded Both n/s and o/s (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Front Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
- Nearside Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
30 Oct 2024
Pass
Mileage: 233,582 MI
Expiry date: 3 Nov 2025Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Coil spring corroded Both n/s and o/s (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Front Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
24 Oct 2024
Fail
Mileage: 233,580 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
- Rear Coil spring corroded Both n/s and o/s (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Front Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
30 Oct 2023
Pass
Mileage: 231,455 MI
Expiry date: 3 Nov 2024Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- front number plate poor condition
- Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Offside Front Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
- Nearside Front Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
- Front Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
27 Oct 2023
Fail
Mileage: 231,455 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii)) Dangerous
- Front Windscreen washer not working (3.5 (a)) Repair immediately
- Exhaust system insecure MIDDLE (6.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Offside Front Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
- Nearside Front Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- front number plate poor condition
- Front Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
4 Nov 2022
Pass
Mileage: 231,016 MI
Expiry date: 3 Nov 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Offside Front Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
- Nearside Front Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
- Front Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Offside Rear Position lamp with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning (4.2.1 (a) (i))
24 Oct 2022
Fail
Mileage: 230,982 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Brake disc: back plate insecure Dangerous
- Nearside Rear Outer Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) Dangerous
- Offside Front Brake hose excessively deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Brake hose excessively deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
- Front Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
- Offside Rear Position lamp with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning (4.2.1 (a) (i))
25 Oct 2021
Pass
Mileage: 229,948 MI
Expiry date: 1 Nov 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Brake disc worn, but not excessively (1.1.14 (a) (i))
- Front Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Nearside Front Brake disc worn, but not excessively (1.1.14 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Front Jacking mount missing
- Nearside Front Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Brake disc worn, but not excessively (1.1.14 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Road wheel slightly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))
- Offside Front Brake disc worn, but not excessively (1.1.14 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Offside Rear Road wheel slightly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))
- Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Offside Rear Position lamp with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning (4.2.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade defective Jacking mount missing (3.4 (b) (i))
- Nearside Windscreen wiper blade defective (3.4 (b) (i))
20 Oct 2021
Fail
Mileage: 229,926 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Inner Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) Dangerous
- Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Brake disc worn, but not excessively (1.1.14 (a) (i))
- Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Offside Rear Road wheel slightly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))
- Nearside Front Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
- Nearside Front Jacking mount missing
- Nearside Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Front Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Offside Rear Brake disc worn, but not excessively (1.1.14 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Offside Front Brake disc worn, but not excessively (1.1.14 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Road wheel slightly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))
- Nearside Rear Brake disc worn, but not excessively (1.1.14 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Rear Position lamp with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning (4.2.1 (a) (i))
- Nearside Windscreen wiper blade defective (3.4 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade defective Jacking mount missing (3.4 (b) (i))
26 Oct 2020
Pass
Mileage: 222,876 MI
Expiry date: 1 Nov 2021Advisory notice item(s)
- All brake discs lipped
- Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge Nearside and Offside inner edge (5.2.3 (e))
25 Oct 2019
Pass
Mileage: 217,313 MI
Expiry date: 1 Nov 2020Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Road wheel slightly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))
- Front both tyre wearing thin on the edge.
- Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (rear) (5.3.4 (a) (i))
19 Oct 2018
Pass
Mileage: 202,280 MI
Expiry date: 1 Nov 2019 13 Jun 202616 Oct 2017
Pass
Mileage: 183,735 MI
Expiry date: 1 Nov 2018 13 Jun 20263 Oct 2016
Pass
Mileage: 166,186 MI
Expiry date: 1 Nov 2017 13 Jun 202630 Oct 2015
Pass
Mileage: 148,863 MI
Expiry date: 1 Nov 2016 13 Jun 202631 Oct 2014
Pass
Mileage: 126,445 MI
Expiry date: 1 Nov 2015 13 Jun 20261 Nov 2013
Pass
Mileage: 101,825 MI
Expiry date: 1 Nov 2014Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
2 Nov 2012
Pass
Mileage: 82,127 MI
Expiry date: 1 Nov 2013Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Front suspension has slight play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)
1 Nov 2012
Fail
Mileage: 82,127 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
- Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Front suspension has slight play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)
11 Oct 2011
Pass
Mileage: 69,567 MI
Expiry date: 10 Oct 2012 13 Jun 20263 Oct 2011
Fail
Mileage: 69,555 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)
- Nearside Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)
7 Sep 2010
Pass
Mileage: 60,413 MI
Expiry date: 6 Sep 2011 13 Jun 20261 Sep 2010
Fail
Mileage: 60,227 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Front registration plate character(s) incorrectly spaced (6.3.4a)
- Rear registration plate character(s) incorrectly spaced (6.3.4a)
- Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
- Offside Rear Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)
- Nearside Rear Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
1 Sep 2009
Pass
Mileage: 49,589 MI
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AV06FFK was registered on 2006-03-14
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