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OV02PWF
2002 BMW 525
Colour: Silver
Fuel: Diesel
Engine: 2497cc
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- Registration OV02PWF
- Manufacturer BMW
- Model 525
- Year 2002
- Colour Silver
- Fuel Type Diesel
- Engine Size 2497cc
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- Expires 20 Oct 2026
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MOT History 29 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
29
Total Tests
20
Passes
9
Failures
68.97%
Pass Rate
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115 Total Defects Recorded
20 Oct 2025
Pass
Mileage: 227,983 MI
Expiry date: 20 Oct 2026Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
- Front Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
21 Oct 2024
Pass
Mileage: 227,018 MI
Expiry date: 20 Oct 2025Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Play in steering rack inner joint(s) x2 ()
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Front Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.1.3 (b) (i))
- Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Offside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))
20 Oct 2023
Pass
Mileage: 223,802 MI
Expiry date: 19 Oct 2024Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- both rear wheel arches corroded
- Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))
20 Oct 2022
Pass
Mileage: 222,491 MI
Expiry date: 19 Oct 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Offside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))
30 Sep 2021
Pass
Mileage: 218,939 MI
Expiry date: 29 Sep 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
- exhaust slightly corroded
- Offside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))
16 Sep 2021
Fail
Mileage: 218,939 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e)) Dangerous
- Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.3.6 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.3.6 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
- exhaust slightly corroded
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))
11 Sep 2020
Pass
Mileage: 213,818 MI
Expiry date: 14 Sep 2021Advisory notice item(s)
- Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))
- Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.3.6 (a) (i))
11 Sep 2019
Pass
Mileage: 205,205 MI
Expiry date: 14 Sep 2020Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.3.6 (a) (i))
14 Sep 2018
Pass
Mileage: 194,601 MI
Expiry date: 14 Sep 2019 28 Jun 20262 Sep 2017
Pass
Mileage: 185,444 MI
Expiry date: 14 Sep 2018Advisory notice item(s)
- Front registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d)
15 Sep 2016
Pass
Mileage: 175,516 MI
Expiry date: 14 Sep 2017Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Suspension arm synthetic bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Offside Front registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d)
- brake pad worning light showing foult
10 Sep 2016
Fail
Mileage: 175,416 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)
- Offside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)
- Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
- Offside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
- Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (3.5.1g)
- Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Offside Front registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d)
- brake pad worning light showing foult
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Nearside Front Suspension arm synthetic bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
7 Sep 2015
Pass
Mileage: 165,163 MI
Expiry date: 7 Sep 2016Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- rear brake pad worning light showing foult
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
1 Sep 2015
Fail
Mileage: 166,102 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
- Offside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded to front (3.6.B.2c)
- Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- rear brake pad worning light showing foult
- Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
8 Sep 2014
Pass
Mileage: 155,270 MI
Expiry date: 7 Sep 2015Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
- Front registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d)
- Nearside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
6 Sep 2014
Fail
Mileage: 155,212 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
- Front Exhaust system not adequately supported (7.1.1)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Nearside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Front registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d)
3 Aug 2013
Pass
Mileage: 144,555 MI
Expiry date: 5 Aug 2014Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Offside Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
3 Aug 2013
Fail
Mileage: 144,547 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
14 Jul 2012
Pass
Mileage: 131,894 MI
Expiry date: 5 Aug 2013Advisory notice item(s)
- Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)
14 Jul 2012
Fail
Mileage: 131,894 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)
6 Aug 2011
Pass
Mileage: 123,354 MI
Expiry date: 5 Aug 2012Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
6 Aug 2011
Fail
Mileage: 12,335 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Front Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
16 Oct 2009
Pass
Mileage: 112,876 MI
Expiry date: 27 Oct 2010 28 Jun 202628 Oct 2008
Pass
Mileage: 99,109 MI
Expiry date: 27 Oct 2009Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Nearside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
- Offside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
25 Oct 2008
Fail
Mileage: 99,068 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
- Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Offside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
27 Oct 2007
Pass
Mileage: 91,568 MI
Expiry date: 26 Oct 2008 28 Jun 202627 Oct 2007
Fail
Mileage: 91,561 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Wheel stud(s) missing (4.2.A.1e)
7 Oct 2006
Pass
Mileage: 76,181 MI
Expiry date: 16 Oct 2007 28 Jun 202617 Oct 2005
Pass
Mileage: 62,435 MI
Expiry date: 16 Oct 2006Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Nearside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
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OV02PWF was registered on 2002-06-17
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