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LS53RKZ
2003 BMW 530
Colour: Green
Fuel: Diesel
Engine: 2926cc
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- Registration LS53RKZ
- Manufacturer BMW
- Model 530
- Year 2003
- Colour Green
- Fuel Type Diesel
- Engine Size 2926cc
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MOT History 24 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
24
Total Tests
20
Passes
4
Failures
83.33%
Pass Rate
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109 Total Defects Recorded
29 Oct 2025
Pass
Mileage: 83,208 MI
Expiry date: 1 Nov 2026Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- nearside rear tyre wearing on inner edge
- Oil leak, but not excessive slight gear box (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement front inner bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Rear Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement front inner bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Rear Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- Nearside Front Inner Brake pad(s) wearing thin 3mm (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
24 Oct 2025
Fail
Mileage: 83,194 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt rear arm (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Inner Brake pad(s) wearing thin 3mm (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- nearside rear tyre wearing on inner edge
- Oil leak, but not excessive slight gear box (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm ball joint has slight play rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement front inner bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Rear Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- Offside Front Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
- Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement front inner bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Rear Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
18 Oct 2024
Pass
Mileage: 81,177 MI
Expiry date: 1 Nov 2025Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge worn on inner edge - rest of tread 5-6mm (5.2.3 (e))
- both rear lower suspension arms, forward bushes are slightly deteriorated
- Oil leak, but not excessive auto gearbox (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material corroded (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Rear Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- Offside Front Inner Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear tyre wearing on inner edge - rest of tread 5mm
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material corroded (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Rear Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- Nearside Front Inner Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Front brake pad sensor wire is touching disc, but pads are ok, approx. 4-5mm thick
19 Oct 2023
Pass
Mileage: 79,000 MI
Expiry date: 1 Nov 2024Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Inner Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- both rear lower suspension arm forward bushes are slightly deteriorated
- Oil leak, but not excessive engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material corroded (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Rear Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- Offside Front Inner Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material corroded (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Rear Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- Nearside Front Inner Brake pad(s) wearing thin approx. 3mm thick - all others approx. 5mm (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
26 Oct 2022
Pass
Mileage: 77,042 MI
Expiry date: 1 Nov 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- both rear lower suspension arm forward bushes are slightly deteriorated
- Nearside Front Inner Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Oil leak, but not excessive auto gearbox (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material corroded (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Rear Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- Offside Front Inner Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material corroded (1.1.11 (c))
- Front brake pad sensor wire is touching disc - pads ok, approx. 4-5mm thick
- Stop lamp(s) with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning high level (4.3.1 (a) (i))
19 Oct 2021
Pass
Mileage: 75,215 MI
Expiry date: 1 Nov 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Inner Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Inner Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- 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 auto gearbox (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- both rear lower suspension arm forward bushes deteriorated - no movement
- Stop lamp(s) with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning high level and is slightly insecure (4.3.1 (a) (i))
21 Oct 2020
Pass
Mileage: 72,951 MI
Expiry date: 1 Nov 2021Advisory notice item(s)
- both rear lower suspension arm forward bushes deteriorated - no movement
- Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
23 Oct 2019
Pass
Mileage: 71,604 MI
Expiry date: 1 Nov 2020Advisory notice item(s)
- both rear lower arm forward bushes deteriorated - no movement
- slight auto gearbox oil leak
24 Oct 2018
Pass
Mileage: 68,149 MI
Expiry date: 1 Nov 2019Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear tyre 3-4mm
- slight auto gearbox oil leak
- engine undertrays slightly damaged but secure
- both rear lower arm forward bushes deteriorated - no movement
- both rear brake pipes slightly corroded
- Nearside Rear brake hose starting to stress crack
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 3mm (5.2.3 (e))
- Stop lamp(s) with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning 4 out of 20 in high level brakelight not working (4.3.1 (a) (i))
19 Oct 2017
Pass
Mileage: 65,341 MI
Expiry date: 1 Nov 2018Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Upper rear arm ball joint boot weeping grease
- film of oil on auto gearbox sump
- Stop lamp has light sources not illuminating, but not more than 50% 4 out of 20 in high level not working (1.2.1b)
- Offside Front Inner Anti-roll bar has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
- Nearside Rear brake hose starting to stress crack
- Nearside Front Inner Anti-roll bar has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
18 Oct 2017
Fail
Mileage: 65,341 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Central Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively smearing (8.2.2)
- Offside Front Tyre has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure on outer sidewall (4.1.D.1b)
- Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
- Nearside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively smearing (8.2.2)
- Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
- Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt rear arm (2.4.G.2)
Advisory notice item(s)
- film of oil on auto gearbox sump
- Stop lamp has light sources not illuminating, but not more than 50% 4 out of 20 in high level not working (1.2.1b)
- Offside Front Inner Anti-roll bar has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
- Nearside Rear brake hose starting to stress crack
- Nearside Rear Upper rear arm ball joint boot weeping grease
- Nearside Front Inner Anti-roll bar has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
25 Oct 2016
Pass
Mileage: 62,766 MI
Expiry date: 1 Nov 2017Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
- Oil leak slight gear box ()
- Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
- Front Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
24 Oct 2016
Fail
Mileage: 62,765 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (4.1.D.1a)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
- Oil leak slight gear box ()
- Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
- Front Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
16 Oct 2015
Pass
Mileage: 59,436 MI
Expiry date: 1 Nov 2016Advisory notice item(s)
- slight gearbox oil leak
- both rear upper rear arm ball joint boots weeping grease slightly
22 Oct 2014
Pass
Mileage: 56,672 MI
Expiry date: 1 Nov 2015 6 Jun 20268 Oct 2013
Pass
Mileage: 51,850 MI
Expiry date: 1 Nov 2014Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Road wheel with a slightly distorted bead rim (4.2.A.1a)
15 Oct 2012
Pass
Mileage: 46,762 MI
Expiry date: 1 Nov 2013Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
12 Oct 2011
Pass
Mileage: 42,584 MI
Expiry date: 1 Nov 2012 6 Jun 202611 Oct 2011
Fail
Mileage: 42,571 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1) Dangerous
- Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1) Dangerous
2 Nov 2010
Pass
Mileage: 37,371 MI
Expiry date: 1 Nov 2011 6 Jun 202625 Aug 2009
Pass
Mileage: 29,783 MI
Expiry date: 4 Sep 2010 6 Jun 20265 Sep 2008
Pass
Mileage: 25,443 MI
Expiry date: 4 Sep 2009 6 Jun 20267 Feb 2008
Pass
Mileage: 24,061 MI
Expiry date: 6 Feb 2009 6 Jun 20261 Dec 2006
Pass
Mileage: 19,657 MI
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LS53RKZ was registered on 2003-12-09
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