free car check
FA54UTT
2004 BMW 3 SERIES
Colour: Grey
Fuel: Petrol
Engine: 1995cc
General Information
- Registration FA54UTT
- Manufacturer BMW
- Model 3 SERIES
- Year 2004
- Colour Grey
- Fuel Type Petrol
- Engine Size 1995cc
- Insurance Costs 💰 Check Costs
-
🔓 More details available
Get comprehensive vehicle details, specification, MOT insights, ULEZ & CAZ compliance and more for free
Tax & MOT
- TAX
- MOT Valid
- Expires 19 Dec 2026
- View Full MOT History
🔐 Premium Checks
Don't Buy Blind - Know Everything About This Vehicle
Our comprehensive vehicle check reveals hidden problems that could cost you thousands. From outstanding finance to accident damage, we check over 50 attributes to give you complete peace of mind before you buy.
💰
Finance Check
🔥
Write-off Check
🔨
Salvage Auction
🚨
Stolen Check
👥
Previous Owners
🚕
Ex-Taxi/Police
📏
Mileage Anomaly
🌍
Import/Export
♻️
Scrapped Check
🎨
Plate Changes
✨ Plus 50+ Additional Data Points
£10.99
✓ Instant delivery • 100% secure
MOT History 23 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
23
Total Tests
16
Passes
7
Failures
69.57%
Pass Rate
⚠️
61 Total Defects Recorded
20 Dec 2025
Pass
Mileage: 73,757 MI
Expiry date: 19 Dec 2026Advisory notice item(s)
- Exhaust emits blue smoke during acceleration (8.2.1.2 (g))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Offside Rear Outer Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
19 Dec 2025
Fail
Mileage: 73,741 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Inner Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm secondry ply exposed (5.2.3 (e)) Dangerous
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) Dangerous
Advisory notice item(s)
- Exhaust emits blue smoke during acceleration (8.2.1.2 (g))
- Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Outer Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Inner Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
20 Dec 2024
Pass
Mileage: 68,588 MI
Expiry date: 19 Dec 2025Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge Nearside and Offside (5.2.3 (e))
- Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Front Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
19 Dec 2023
Pass
Mileage: 66,285 MI
Expiry date: 18 Dec 2024 19 Dec 202318 Oct 2022
Pass
Mileage: 65,877 MI
Expiry date: 17 Oct 2023 18 Oct 20226 May 2022
Pass
Mileage: 65,150 MI
Expiry date: 5 May 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
- multiple suspension components corroded on front and rear of vehicle
- Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened front and rear (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Exhaust emits blue smoke during acceleration (8.2.1.2 (g))
17 Oct 2019
Pass
Mileage: 64,950 MI
Expiry date: 16 Oct 2020Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Brake disc worn, but not excessively (1.1.14 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Offside Rear Brake disc worn, but not excessively (1.1.14 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
11 Sep 2018
Pass
Mileage: 62,260 MI
Expiry date: 1 Oct 2019Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front fog lamp not working
- Central Exhaust mounting defective broken (6.1.2 (a))
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
8 Sep 2018
Fail
Mileage: 62,259 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (1.1.11 (c)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Central Exhaust mounting defective broken (6.1.2 (a))
- Nearside Front fog lamp not working
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
2 Oct 2017
Pass
Mileage: 58,873 MI
Expiry date: 1 Oct 2018Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded sprayed it. (3.6.B.2c)
6 Sep 2016
Pass
Mileage: 54,589 MI
Expiry date: 28 Sep 2017 6 Sep 201629 Sep 2015
Pass
Mileage: 45,806 MI
Expiry date: 28 Sep 2016Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- Nearside Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- uneven wear offside front tyre
- Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
29 Sep 2015
Fail
Mileage: 45,806 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 1.3mm (4.1.E.1)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- uneven wear offside front tyre
- Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Offside Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- Nearside Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
4 Sep 2014
Pass
Mileage: 36,687 MI
Expiry date: 3 Sep 2015 4 Sep 20143 Sep 2014
Fail
Mileage: 36,687 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
22 Mar 2013
Pass
Mileage: 20,287 MI
Expiry date: 21 Mar 2014Advisory notice item(s)
- Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
22 Mar 2013
Fail
Mileage: 20,287 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
27 Apr 2012
Pass
Mileage: 9,808 MI
Expiry date: 26 Apr 2013 27 Apr 201227 Apr 2012
Fail
Mileage: 9,808 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)
18 Mar 2011
Pass
Mileage: 8,387 MI
Expiry date: 17 Mar 2012 18 Mar 201118 Mar 2011
Fail
Mileage: 8,387 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Rear registration plate font not substantially similar to the prescribed font (6.3.4d)
- Front registration plate font not substantially similar to the prescribed font (6.3.4d)
18 Mar 2010
Pass
Mileage: 7,409 MI
Expiry date: 17 Mar 2011 18 Mar 201010 Feb 2009
Pass
Mileage: 5,631 MI
Expiry date: 9 Feb 2010 10 Feb 2009You can check the history of this vehicle for free by clicking on the "Run a free basic check" button above. This will tell you all the running costs, tax rates, technical specs, MOT history and more!
FA54UTT was registered on 2004-12-31
Vehicle tax rates are based on engine size or fuel type and CO2 emissions. It also depends on when the vehicle was registered. Enter your reg on motorscan to find out how much it would cost to tax this vehicle
We can provide you with a free vehicle check, just enter your reg above to find out your vehicle's specifications, export history, MOT history, road tax + more.
No warranty or guarantee of accuracy is provided for any free data on this page. The data guarantee applies only to information obtained through the purchase of a full check.
View the machine-readable (Markdown) version of this page