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2004 BMW 530
General Information
- Registration LL04KFP
- Manufacturer BMW
- Model 530
- Year 2004
- Colour Grey
- Fuel Type Petrol
- Engine Size 2979cc
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- Expires 29 Oct 2026
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MOT History 23 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
22 Oct 2025
Pass
Mileage: 216,862 MI
Expiry date: 29 Oct 2026Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material Nearside and offside corroding (1.1.11 (c))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material Corroding (1.1.11 (c))
- Rear Brake hose slightly deteriorated Nearside and offside (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- Rear Oil leak, but not excessive Diff (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
30 Oct 2024
Pass
Mileage: 206,200 MI
Expiry date: 29 Oct 2025Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material Starting to corrode (1.1.11 (c))
- Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement D-bushes both sides (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Underbody corrosion around rear subframe area
- Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge Both sides getting close to the limit (5.2.3 (e))
- Rear Oil leak, but not excessive Diff (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material Both sides corroded (1.1.11 (c))
- Rear Brake hose slightly deteriorated Both sides (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
23 Oct 2024
Fail
Mileage: 206,156 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Oil leak, but not excessive Diff (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Underbody corrosion around rear subframe area
- Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge Both sides getting close to the limit (5.2.3 (e))
- Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material Both sides corroded (1.1.11 (c))
- Rear Brake hose slightly deteriorated Both sides (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material Starting to corrode (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement D-bushes both sides (5.3.4 (a) (i))
23 Oct 2023
Pass
Mileage: 200,360 MI
Expiry date: 27 Oct 2024Advisory notice item(s)
- Front No. plate damaged/deteriorating
- Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material both, at ferrule (1.1.11 (c))
- Oil leak, but not excessive stretches as far as the rear box (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Oil leak, but not excessive Diff leaking (8.4.1 (a) (i))
26 Oct 2022
Pass
Mileage: 191,908 MI
Expiry date: 27 Oct 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material both - @ ferrules (1.1.11 (c))
- Oil leak, but not excessive diff pinion? (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Front No. plate damaged
25 Oct 2022
Fail
Mileage: 191,900 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Headlamp aim not tested both - near-side water contamination, off-side lens faded (4.1.2 (b)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front No. plate damaged
- Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material both - @ ferrules (1.1.11 (c))
- Oil leak, but not excessive diff pinion? (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
22 Oct 2021
Pass
Mileage: 180,773 MI
Expiry date: 27 Oct 2022Advisory 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 Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Non obligatory mirror damaged ()
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Front Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Obligatory mirror slightly damaged (3.3 (b) (i))
- Offside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))
20 Oct 2021
Fail
Mileage: 180,759 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Front Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Nearside 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 (1.1.11 (c))
- Non obligatory mirror damaged ()
- Offside Front 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 Obligatory mirror slightly damaged (3.3 (b) (i))
- Offside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))
20 Oct 2020
Pass
Mileage: 171,986 MI
Expiry date: 27 Oct 2021Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Rear Brake disc worn, but not excessively (1.1.14 (a) (i))
- Nearside Non obligatory mirror damaged ()
- Nearside Front Wheel bearing slightly noisy (5.1.3 (b) (i))
- Nearside Front Brake disc worn, but not excessively (1.1.14 (a) (i))
- 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 Rear Brake disc worn, but not excessively (1.1.14 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Brake disc worn, but not excessively (1.1.14 (a) (i))
- Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
- Offside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Windscreen wiper blade defective (3.4 (b) (i))
- Offside Obligatory mirror slightly damaged (3.3 (b) (i))
20 Oct 2020
Fail
Mileage: 171,974 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Wheel bearing slightly noisy (5.1.3 (b) (i))
- 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 Rear Brake disc worn, but not excessively (1.1.14 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Brake disc worn, but not excessively (1.1.14 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Rear Brake disc worn, but not excessively (1.1.14 (a) (i))
- Nearside Non obligatory mirror damaged ()
- Nearside Front 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 Windscreen wiper blade defective (3.4 (b) (i))
- Nearside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))
- Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
- Offside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))
- Offside Obligatory mirror slightly damaged (3.3 (b) (i))
24 Apr 2019
Pass
Mileage: 163,070 MI
Expiry date: 27 Oct 2020Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Wheel bearing slightly noisy (5.1.3 (b) (i))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
26 Apr 2018
Pass
Mileage: 153,443 MI
Expiry date: 27 Apr 2019Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
24 Apr 2017
Pass
Mileage: 144,301 MI
Expiry date: 27 Apr 2018 6 Jun 202627 Apr 2016
Pass
Mileage: 135,273 MI
Expiry date: 27 Apr 2017 6 Jun 202620 Apr 2015
Pass
Mileage: 125,284 MI
Expiry date: 27 Apr 2016 6 Jun 202628 Apr 2014
Pass
Mileage: 115,659 MI
Expiry date: 27 Apr 2015 6 Jun 202626 Apr 2014
Fail
Mileage: 115,843 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Rear reflector missing (1.5.1a)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear reflector slightly damaged but function not impaired (1.5.1c)
27 Apr 2013
Pass
Mileage: 101,497 MI
Expiry date: 26 Apr 2014 6 Jun 202621 Apr 2012
Pass
Mileage: 97,441 MI
Expiry date: 20 Apr 2013 6 Jun 202620 Apr 2011
Pass
Mileage: 73,149 MI
Expiry date: 19 Apr 2012 6 Jun 202614 Apr 2010
Pass
Mileage: 58,532 MI
Expiry date: 13 Apr 2011Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)
9 May 2008
Pass
Mileage: 32,667 MI
Expiry date: 8 May 2009 6 Jun 202630 Jun 2007
Pass
Mileage: 28,221 MI
Expiry date: 19 Jul 2008 6 Jun 2026You 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!
LL04KFP was registered on 2004-07-19
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