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MA02ABV
2002 BMW 3 SERIES
Colour: Silver
Fuel: Petrol
Engine: 2494cc
General Information
- Registration MA02ABV
- Manufacturer BMW
- Model 3 SERIES
- Year 2002
- Colour Silver
- Fuel Type Petrol
- Engine Size 2494cc
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MOT History 27 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
27
Total Tests
20
Passes
7
Failures
74.07%
Pass Rate
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33 Total Defects Recorded
17 Sep 2024
Pass
Mileage: 133,694 MI
Expiry date: 16 Sep 2025 18 Jun 20265 Sep 2024
Fail
Mileage: 133,623 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Rear Inner Vehicle structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting sill (6.2.2 (d) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) Repair immediately
- Front Windscreen washer not working (3.5 (a)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Rear Inner Vehicle structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting sill (6.2.2 (d) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) Repair immediately
24 Aug 2023
Pass
Mileage: 131,688 MI
Expiry date: 7 Sep 2024 18 Jun 20266 Sep 2022
Pass
Mileage: 128,111 MI
Expiry date: 7 Sep 2023 18 Jun 20266 Sep 2021
Pass
Mileage: 124,934 MI
Expiry date: 7 Sep 2022 18 Jun 20262 Sep 2021
Fail
Mileage: 124,933 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e)) Dangerous
- Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e)) Dangerous
- Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) Repair immediately
27 Aug 2020
Pass
Mileage: 121,814 MI
Expiry date: 7 Sep 2021Advisory notice item(s)
- Central Rear Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
13 Aug 2019
Pass
Mileage: 115,495 MI
Expiry date: 7 Sep 2020 18 Jun 202612 Aug 2019
Fail
Mileage: 115,493 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
13 Aug 2018
Pass
Mileage: 106,003 MI
Expiry date: 7 Sep 2019 18 Jun 202613 Aug 2018
Fail
Mileage: 106,002 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
8 Sep 2017
Pass
Mileage: 92,693 MI
Expiry date: 7 Sep 2018Advisory notice item(s)
- Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened corroded. (3.5.1i)
- imbalance on front brakes
7 Oct 2016
Pass
Mileage: 89,582 MI
Expiry date: 15 Oct 2017Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
30 Sep 2016
Fail
Mileage: 89,542 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a)
- Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside (1.8)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
15 Oct 2015
Pass
Mileage: 87,542 MI
Expiry date: 15 Oct 2016Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit both (4.1.E.1)
- Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit both (4.1.E.1)
14 Oct 2015
Fail
Mileage: 87,542 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault (5.4.2)
- Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)
- Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour both (1.4.A.2f)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit both (4.1.E.1)
- Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit both (4.1.E.1)
16 Oct 2014
Pass
Mileage: 70,740 MI
Expiry date: 15 Oct 2015 18 Jun 202610 Dec 2013
Pass
Mileage: 62,850 MI
Expiry date: 19 Dec 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)
11 Dec 2012
Pass
Mileage: 59,957 MI
Expiry date: 19 Dec 2013 18 Jun 202610 Dec 2012
Fail
Mileage: 59,956 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete (2.4.C.1a)
16 Dec 2011
Pass
Mileage: 55,660 MI
Expiry date: 19 Dec 2012 18 Jun 202620 Dec 2010
Pass
Mileage: 50,037 MI
Expiry date: 19 Dec 2011 18 Jun 202619 Dec 2009
Pass
Mileage: 40,762 MI
Expiry date: 18 Dec 2010Advisory 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)
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
16 Dec 2008
Pass
Mileage: 31,482 MI
Expiry date: 16 Dec 2009 18 Jun 202617 Dec 2007
Pass
Mileage: 22,213 MI
Expiry date: 16 Dec 2008 18 Jun 202619 Apr 2007
Pass
Mileage: 19,741 MI
Expiry date: 23 Apr 2008 18 Jun 202618 Apr 2006
Pass
Mileage: 16,495 MI
Expiry date: 23 Apr 2007 18 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!
MA02ABV was registered on 2002-04-26
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