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LS52JOU
2002 BMW 3 SERIES
Colour: Blue
Fuel: Petrol
Engine: 2494cc
General Information
- Registration LS52JOU
- Manufacturer BMW
- Model 3 SERIES
- Year 2002
- Colour Blue
- Fuel Type Petrol
- Engine Size 2494cc
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- Expires 12 Mar 2027
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MOT History 24 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
24
Total Tests
21
Passes
3
Failures
87.5%
Pass Rate
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74 Total Defects Recorded
13 Mar 2026
Pass
Mileage: 134,248 MI
Expiry date: 12 Mar 2027Advisory notice item(s)
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- General Under Vehicle Corrosion
- Front Suspension arm ball joint has slight play NS&OS (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened NS&OS (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated NS&OS (5.3.4 (b) (i))
5 Mar 2025
Pass
Mileage: 134,243 MI
Expiry date: 6 Mar 2026Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened NS&OS (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Front Suspension arm ball joint has slight play NS&OS (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated NS&OS (5.3.4 (b) (i))
14 Feb 2024
Pass
Mileage: 133,624 MI
Expiry date: 6 Mar 2025Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
3 Mar 2023
Pass
Mileage: 132,754 MI
Expiry date: 6 Mar 2024Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (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 Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
1 Mar 2022
Pass
Mileage: 131,447 MI
Expiry date: 6 Mar 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
6 Mar 2021
Pass
Mileage: 130,076 MI
Expiry date: 6 Mar 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (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 Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
5 Mar 2020
Pass
Mileage: 128,743 MI
Expiry date: 6 Mar 2021Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
- 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 Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
5 Mar 2019
Pass
Mileage: 127,201 MI
Expiry date: 6 Mar 2020Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
6 Mar 2018
Pass
Mileage: 125,650 MI
Expiry date: 6 Mar 2019Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
7 Mar 2017
Pass
Mileage: 124,085 MI
Expiry date: 6 Mar 2018 7 Jun 20267 Mar 2016
Pass
Mileage: 122,565 MI
Expiry date: 6 Mar 2017Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
- Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
7 Feb 2015
Pass
Mileage: 120,776 MI
Expiry date: 6 Mar 2016Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
7 Mar 2014
Pass
Mileage: 119,251 MI
Expiry date: 6 Mar 2015Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
12 Feb 2013
Pass
Mileage: 117,169 MI
Expiry date: 12 Feb 2014Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
10 Feb 2012
Pass
Mileage: 114,534 MI
Expiry date: 12 Feb 2013Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
11 Feb 2011
Pass
Mileage: 110,991 MI
Expiry date: 12 Feb 2012Advisory 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)
9 Feb 2010
Pass
Mileage: 107,788 MI
Expiry date: 12 Feb 2011 7 Jun 20269 Feb 2010
Fail
Mileage: 107,788 MI
7 Jun 202613 Feb 2009
Pass
Mileage: 104,728 MI
Expiry date: 12 Feb 2010 7 Jun 202610 Feb 2009
Fail
Mileage: 104,728 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (3.5.1g)
- Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
- Offside Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Nearside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a)
- Nearside Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Driver's door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.B.1b)
26 Jan 2008
Pass
Mileage: 92,726 MI
Expiry date: 12 Feb 2009 7 Jun 202626 Jan 2008
Fail
Mileage: 92,726 MI
7 Jun 20266 Feb 2007
Pass
Mileage: 84,050 MI
Expiry date: 12 Feb 2008Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
13 Feb 2006
Pass
Mileage: 73,578 MI
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LS52JOU was registered on 2002-11-06
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