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ST62FRC
2012 BMW 1 SERIES
Colour: Red
Fuel: Petrol
Engine: 1598cc
General Information
- Registration ST62FRC
- Manufacturer BMW
- Model 1 SERIES
- Year 2012
- Colour Red
- Fuel Type Petrol
- Engine Size 1598cc
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- Expired 19 Feb 2026
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MOT History 14 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
14
Total Tests
10
Passes
4
Failures
71.43%
Pass Rate
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51 Total Defects Recorded
20 Feb 2025
Pass
Mileage: 109,406 MI
Expiry date: 19 Feb 2026Advisory notice item(s)
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Steering rack has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.3 (a) (i))
- Suspect engine burning oil, emissions just passed.
- Offside Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
20 Feb 2025
Fail
Mileage: 109,401 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Steering rack has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.3 (a) (i))
- Suspect engine burning oil, emissions just passed.
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
22 Jan 2024
Pass
Mileage: 97,921 MI
Expiry date: 6 Feb 2025Advisory notice item(s)
- Slight play in offside inner rack joint
19 Jan 2024
Fail
Mileage: 97,915 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e)) Dangerous
- Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Inner Brake pad(s) worn down to wear indicator (1.1.13 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Slight play in offside inner rack joint
31 Jan 2023
Pass
Mileage: 90,223 MI
Expiry date: 6 Feb 2024Advisory notice item(s)
- Brake disc(s) slightly worn inner facing edges
- Slight play offside inner rack joint
- Rear inner brake pads beginning to wear low
30 Jan 2023
Fail
Mileage: 90,218 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e)) Dangerous
- Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Brake disc(s) slightly worn inner facing edges
- Slight play offside inner rack joint
- Rear inner brake pads beginning to wear low
7 Feb 2022
Pass
Mileage: 79,240 MI
Expiry date: 6 Feb 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge on 2mm and unevenly worn/devoid of tread, on outer edge. (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge on 2.1mm (5.2.3 (e))
7 Feb 2022
Fail
Mileage: 79,239 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e)) Dangerous
- Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) Repair immediately
- Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (5.2.3 (h)) Repair immediately
- Offside Headlamp light source and lamp not compatible LED bulb conversion from halogen bulb. (4.1.4 (c)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Headlamp light source and lamp not compatible LED bulb conversion from halogen bulb. (4.1.4 (c)) Repair immediately
- Front Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak Downpipe insecure (8.2.1.1 (b)) Repair immediately
- Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
- Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge on 2.1mm (5.2.3 (e))
- Front Rubber driveshaft coupling starting to break up.
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge on 2mm and unevenly worn/devoid of tread, on outer edge. (5.2.3 (e))
20 Nov 2020
Pass
Mileage: 72,778 MI
Expiry date: 26 Nov 2021 12 Jun 202621 Nov 2019
Pass
Mileage: 59,309 MI
Expiry date: 26 Nov 2020 12 Jun 202619 Nov 2018
Pass
Mileage: 49,900 MI
Expiry date: 26 Nov 2019Advisory notice item(s)
- undercovers fitted
- service light on
21 Nov 2017
Pass
Mileage: 43,842 MI
Expiry date: 26 Nov 2018Advisory notice item(s)
- undercovers fitted
- service light on
- front discs pitted
- Tyre worn close to the legal limit both rear (4.1.E.1)
31 Oct 2016
Pass
Mileage: 35,968 MI
Expiry date: 26 Nov 2017Advisory notice item(s)
- undercovers fitted
- slight play o/s track rod
- service light on
27 Nov 2015
Pass
Mileage: 26,850 MI
Expiry date: 26 Nov 2016Advisory notice item(s)
- engine covers fitted covering components
- Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened corroded (3.5.1i)
- Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened corroded (3.5.1i)
- Nearside Rear 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)
- under trays fitted covering components
- items removed from mirror priour to test
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ST62FRC was registered on 2012-11-24
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