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2009 BMW 3 SERIES
General Information
- Registration SO09CUY
- Manufacturer BMW
- Model 3 SERIES
- Year 2009
- Colour White
- Fuel Type Petrol
- Engine Size 1995cc
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- MOT Expired
- Expired 13 Jun 2025
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MOT History 17 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
13 Jun 2024
Pass
Mileage: 110,016 MI
Expiry date: 13 Jun 2025 12 Jun 202614 Jun 2023
Pass
Mileage: 95,498 MI
Expiry date: 13 Jun 2024 12 Jun 202610 Jun 2022
Pass
Mileage: 87,516 MI
Expiry date: 9 Jun 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
- Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
10 Jun 2022
Fail
Mileage: 87,516 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
- Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
20 Jul 2021
Pass
Mileage: 80,162 MI
Expiry date: 19 Jul 2022 12 Jun 202616 Jul 2021
Fail
Mileage: 80,159 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
- Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (1.1.11 (c)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing wheelbolt (5.2.1 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (1.1.11 (c)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (1.1.11 (c)) Repair immediately
- Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Shock absorbers light misting of oil or has limited damping effect (5.3.2 (b))
5 Jun 2019
Pass
Mileage: 75,735 MI
Expiry date: 5 Dec 2020Advisory notice item(s)
- o/s handbrake requires attention
- Exhaust mounting defective (6.1.2 (a))
- Items removed from driver's view prior to test ()
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Rear Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt ()
- Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Front Shock absorbers light misting of oil or has limited damping effect (5.3.2 (b))
- Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- exhaust heat shield on fuel tank insecure, do not remove.
- under trays fitted
6 Jun 2018
Pass
Mileage: 71,276 MI
Expiry date: 5 Jun 2019Advisory notice item(s)
- under trays fitted
- Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material all brake pipes (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside cover sill fitted
- Offside cover sill fitted
4 Jun 2018
Fail
Mileage: 71,275 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b)) Repair immediately
- Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) Repair immediately
- Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material all brake pipes (1.1.11 (c))
- under trays fitted
- Offside cover sill fitted
- Nearside cover sill fitted
1 Aug 2017
Pass
Mileage: 66,717 MI
Expiry date: 6 Aug 2018Advisory notice item(s)
- Brake pad(s) wearing thin rear pads very low (3.5.1g)
1 Aug 2017
Fail
Mileage: 66,717 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Rear Wheel bolt(s) missing (4.2.A.1e)
- Nearside Rear Wheel bolt(s) missing (4.2.A.1e)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Brake pad(s) wearing thin rear pads very low (3.5.1g)
2 Aug 2016
Pass
Mileage: 57,148 MI
Expiry date: 6 Aug 2017 12 Jun 20262 Aug 2016
Fail
Mileage: 57,148 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement (3.5.1k)
- Offside Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement (3.5.1k)
7 Aug 2015
Pass
Mileage: 49,127 MI
Expiry date: 6 Aug 2016Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
11 Sep 2014
Pass
Mileage: 43,811 MI
Expiry date: 10 Sep 2015 12 Jun 20262 Sep 2013
Pass
Mileage: 31,360 MI
Expiry date: 1 Sep 2014 12 Jun 202623 Aug 2012
Pass
Mileage: 23,304 MI
Expiry date: 22 Aug 2013Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
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SO09CUY was registered on 2009-08-18
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