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GL53WYZ
2004 BMW 3 SERIES
Colour: Grey
Fuel: Petrol
Engine: 2979cc
General Information
- Registration GL53WYZ
- Manufacturer BMW
- Model 3 SERIES
- Year 2004
- Colour Grey
- Fuel Type Petrol
- Engine Size 2979cc
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MOT History 30 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
30
Total Tests
18
Passes
12
Failures
60%
Pass Rate
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130 Total Defects Recorded
6 Mar 2024
Pass
Mileage: 113,424 MI
Expiry date: 12 Mar 2025Advisory notice item(s)
- tyre fouling on wheel arch cover
- Offside Obligatory mirror slightly damaged (3.3 (b) (i))
5 Mar 2024
Fail
Mileage: 113,423 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside park brake effort low
- tyre fouling on wheel arch cover
- Offside Obligatory mirror slightly damaged (3.3 (b) (i))
9 Mar 2023
Pass
Mileage: 111,130 MI
Expiry date: 12 Mar 2024Advisory notice item(s)
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Obligatory mirror slightly damaged (3.3 (b) (i))
7 Mar 2023
Fail
Mileage: 111,130 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (1.1.11 (c)) Repair immediately
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (1.1.11 (c)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Obligatory mirror slightly damaged (3.3 (b) (i))
21 Feb 2022
Pass
Mileage: 105,449 MI
Expiry date: 12 Mar 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Obligatory mirror slightly damaged (3.3 (b) (i))
17 Feb 2022
Fail
Mileage: 105,449 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 225/40/18 (5.2.3 (e)) Dangerous
- Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b)) Repair immediately
- Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Brake hose excessively damaged (1.1.12 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Brake hydraulic reservoir close to minimum mark (1.1.10 (d) (i))
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Obligatory mirror slightly damaged (3.3 (b) (i))
2 Mar 2021
Pass
Mileage: 99,603 MI
Expiry date: 12 Mar 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge on the limit 225/40/18 (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
- Offside Obligatory mirror slightly damaged (3.3 (b) (i))
- Nearside Side repeater insecure (4.4.1 (c) (i))
1 Mar 2021
Fail
Mileage: 99,603 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge on the limit 225/40/18 (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Side repeater insecure (4.4.1 (c) (i))
- Offside Obligatory mirror slightly damaged (3.3 (b) (i))
- Nearside Steering rack gaiter damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))
- Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
4 Mar 2020
Pass
Mileage: 95,892 MI
Expiry date: 12 Mar 2021Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Obligatory mirror slightly damaged (3.3 (b) (i))
- Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
- Nearside Side repeater insecure (4.4.1 (c) (i))
3 Mar 2020
Fail
Mileage: 95,892 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) Dangerous
- Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Brake hose excessively deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) Repair immediately
- Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- Offside Obligatory mirror slightly damaged (3.3 (b) (i))
- Nearside Side repeater insecure (4.4.1 (c) (i))
- Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
4 Mar 2019
Pass
Mileage: 89,203 MI
Expiry date: 12 Mar 2020Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 3mm (5.2.3 (e))
- Front tyres 4mm
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 3mm (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
1 Mar 2019
Fail
Mileage: 89,203 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a)) Repair immediately
- Offside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 3mm (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 3mm (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- Front tyres 4mm
6 Mar 2018
Pass
Mileage: 83,857 MI
Expiry date: 12 Mar 2019 22 Jun 20262 Mar 2018
Fail
Mileage: 83,857 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt upper and lower gaiters (2.4.G.2)
- Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
- Parking brake lever has no reserve travel 12% performance limit 16% (3.1.6b)
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt upper gaiter split (2.4.G.2)
13 Mar 2017
Pass
Mileage: 79,049 MI
Expiry date: 12 Mar 2018 22 Jun 202612 Jul 2016
Pass
Mileage: 74,219 MI
Expiry date: 11 Jul 2017Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt ()
- parking brake efficiency 16%
- Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
- Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
12 Jul 2016
Fail
Mileage: 74,219 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Rear Tyre not fitted in accordance with side wall instructions (4.1.D.1f)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- parking brake efficiency 16%
- Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
- Nearside Rear Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt ()
13 May 2015
Pass
Mileage: 66,505 MI
Expiry date: 12 May 2016 22 Jun 202611 May 2015
Fail
Mileage: 66,486 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a) Dangerous
- Offside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a)
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Front Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b)
17 Jan 2014
Pass
Mileage: 59,871 MI
Expiry date: 17 Jan 2015Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
16 Jan 2014
Fail
Mileage: 59,871 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
- Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (7.3.D.3)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
18 Jan 2013
Pass
Mileage: 55,154 MI
Expiry date: 17 Jan 2014 22 Jun 20267 Mar 2012
Pass
Mileage: 45,190 MI
Expiry date: 6 Mar 2013 22 Jun 20266 Mar 2012
Fail
Mileage: 45,190 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (4.1.D.1a) Dangerous
- Offside Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Nearside Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (4.1.D.1a)
12 Jan 2012
Pass
Mileage: 45,120 MI
Expiry date: 11 Jan 2013Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
25 Nov 2010
Pass
Mileage: 41,076 MI
Expiry date: 15 Dec 2011Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
25 Nov 2010
Fail
Mileage: 41,076 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)
- Offside Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3)
- Nearside Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
16 Dec 2009
Pass
Mileage: 38,653 MI
Expiry date: 15 Dec 2010 22 Jun 20261 Dec 2008
Pass
Mileage: 34,575 MI
Expiry date: 14 Dec 2009Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Suspension arm has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
- Offside Front Suspension arm has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
- Offside Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- Nearside Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
15 Dec 2007
Pass
Mileage: 30,075 MI
Expiry date: 14 Dec 2008Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- Nearside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
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GL53WYZ was registered on 2004-01-08
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