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GL02PXC
2002 BMW 520
Colour: Blue
Fuel: Petrol
Engine: 2171cc
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- Registration GL02PXC
- Manufacturer BMW
- Model 520
- Year 2002
- Colour Blue
- Fuel Type Petrol
- Engine Size 2171cc
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MOT History 31 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
31
Total Tests
23
Passes
8
Failures
74.19%
Pass Rate
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124 Total Defects Recorded
1 Oct 2025
Pass
Mileage: 163,235 MI
Expiry date: 30 Sep 2026 23 Jun 202630 Sep 2024
Pass
Mileage: 162,415 MI
Expiry date: 29 Sep 2025 23 Jun 202630 Sep 2024
Fail
Mileage: 162,411 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
7 Sep 2023
Pass
Mileage: 161,207 MI
Expiry date: 6 Sep 2024Advisory notice item(s)
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Offside Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
8 Aug 2022
Pass
Mileage: 160,323 MI
Expiry date: 7 Aug 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Inner Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Front Inner Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
5 Oct 2021
Pass
Mileage: 159,015 MI
Expiry date: 1 Nov 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- Anti-roll bar ball joint has slight play nsr osr (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- engine slight oil leal
- Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge nsf osf (5.2.3 (e))
20 Oct 2020
Pass
Mileage: 157,579 MI
Expiry date: 1 Nov 2021Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
2 Nov 2019
Pass
Mileage: 155,733 MI
Expiry date: 1 Nov 2020Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Rear Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material to brake flexi (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Front Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
31 Oct 2019
Fail
Mileage: 155,733 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e)) Dangerous
- Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e)) Dangerous
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) Repair immediately
- Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Offside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Offside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material to brake flexi (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Front Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
11 Sep 2018
Pass
Mileage: 152,694 MI
Expiry date: 27 Sep 2019Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Offside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
28 Sep 2017
Pass
Mileage: 150,443 MI
Expiry date: 27 Sep 2018 23 Jun 202628 Sep 2017
Fail
Mileage: 150,443 MI
23 Jun 202628 Sep 2016
Pass
Mileage: 147,110 MI
Expiry date: 27 Sep 2017 23 Jun 202623 Sep 2016
Fail
Mileage: 147,108 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Fluid suspension unit leaking (2.4.D.2)
20 Oct 2015
Pass
Mileage: 141,699 MI
Expiry date: 28 Oct 2016 23 Jun 202622 Oct 2014
Pass
Mileage: 137,288 MI
Expiry date: 28 Oct 2015 23 Jun 202620 Oct 2014
Fail
Mileage: 137,288 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
- Offside Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
- Nearside Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)
16 Oct 2013
Pass
Mileage: 132,636 MI
Expiry date: 28 Oct 2014Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Brake hose slightly deteriorated (3.6.B.4d)
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- Nearside Front Torque/reaction arm has a slightly deteriorated rubber bush (2.4.G.2)
- Nearside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Nearside Headlamp deteriorated but light output not reduced (1.7.5a)
- Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Nearside Rear Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Nearside Rear Suspension arm ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
- Nearside Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Offside Front Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3)
- Offside Front Torque/reaction arm has a slightly deteriorated rubber bush (2.4.G.2)
- Offside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Offside Headlamp deteriorated but light output not reduced (1.7.5a)
- Offside Rear Brake hose slightly deteriorated (3.6.B.4d)
- Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Offside Rear Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Offside Rear Suspension arm ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
- Offside Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Power steering pipe(s) or hose(s) has slight seepage from a joint (2.3.3b)
17 Oct 2012
Pass
Mileage: 127,852 MI
Expiry date: 28 Oct 2013Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Torque/reaction arm has a slightly deteriorated rubber bush (2.4.G.2)
- Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover damaged, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
- Nearside Rear Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
- Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
- Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)
- Power steering pipe(s) or hose(s) has slight seepage from a joint (2.3.3b)
- Offside Rear Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Offside Front Torque/reaction arm has a slightly deteriorated rubber bush (2.4.G.2)
- Offside Front Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3)
17 Oct 2012
Fail
Mileage: 127,852 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (7.3.D.3)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
- Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)
- Power steering pipe(s) or hose(s) has slight seepage from a joint (2.3.3b)
- Offside Rear Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Offside Front Torque/reaction arm has a slightly deteriorated rubber bush (2.4.G.2)
- Offside Front Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3)
- Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover damaged, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
- Nearside Front Torque/reaction arm has a slightly deteriorated rubber bush (2.4.G.2)
18 Oct 2011
Pass
Mileage: 124,778 MI
Expiry date: 28 Oct 2012 23 Jun 202617 Oct 2011
Fail
Mileage: 124,712 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Emissions not tested (7.0)
14 Oct 2010
Pass
Mileage: 121,129 MI
Expiry date: 28 Oct 2011 23 Jun 202629 Oct 2009
Pass
Mileage: 116,279 MI
Expiry date: 28 Oct 2010 23 Jun 202615 Aug 2009
Pass
Mileage: 115,968 MI
Expiry date: 12 Sep 2010Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
16 Aug 2008
Pass
Mileage: 94,163 MI
Expiry date: 12 Sep 2009 23 Jun 202622 Aug 2007
Pass
Mileage: 70,368 MI
Expiry date: 12 Sep 2008Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
13 Sep 2006
Pass
Mileage: 46,648 MI
Expiry date: 12 Sep 2007 23 Jun 202626 Jun 2006
Pass
Mileage: 45,952 MI
Expiry date: 29 Jun 2007 23 Jun 202630 Jun 2005
Pass
Mileage: 35,297 MI
Expiry date: 29 Jun 2006 23 Jun 202630 Jun 2005
Fail
Mileage: 35,297 MI
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GL02PXC was registered on 2002-06-27
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