ET53HCP - BMW 3 SERIES
MOT: ValidGB
·Last updated 5 days ago
Vehicle Overview
Technical Details
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MOT History
Vehicle testing history with 25 MOT tests
Understanding MOT Defect Categories
Total Tests
25
Passed Tests
18
Failed Tests
7
Latest Test
Passed
Passed - 06 October 2025
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 144,573 mi
Expires: 05 October 2026
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Offside Front Play in steering rack inner joint(s)
- Advisory Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive inner sills (5.3.6 (a) (i))
Failed - 06 October 2025
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 144,571 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))
- Major Offside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))
- Major Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Offside Front Play in steering rack inner joint(s)
- Advisory Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive inner sills (5.3.6 (a) (i))
Passed - 03 April 2024
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 138,357 mi
Expires: 05 April 2025
Minor Defects:
- Minor Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade defective (3.4 (b) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Front Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory Rear Axle corroded
Failed - 02 April 2024 Dangerous Defects
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 138,354 mi
Dangerous Defects:
- Dangerous Offside Front Inner Tyre tread pattern not visible over the whole tread area when minimum depth required is 1.0mm (5.2.3 (e))
Major Defects:
- Major Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))
Minor Defects:
- Minor Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade defective (3.4 (b) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Front Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Front Inner Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Advisory Rear Axle corroded
Passed - 05 April 2023
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 128,936 mi
Expires: 05 April 2024
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Front Inner Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
Passed - 10 March 2022
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 117,451 mi
Expires: 05 April 2023
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Front Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))
Passed - 06 April 2021
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 114,756 mi
Expires: 05 April 2022
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Failed - 31 March 2021
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 114,754 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Nearside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (1.1.11 (c))
- Major Offside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (1.1.11 (c))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Passed - 06 June 2019
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 113,695 mi
Expires: 05 December 2020
Minor Defects:
- Minor Nearside Front Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
Failed - 04 June 2019
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 113,695 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))
- Major Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Major Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Rear bush excess movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Minor Defects:
- Minor Nearside Front Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
Passed - 30 May 2018
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 91,693 mi
Expires: 01 June 2019
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Passed - 02 June 2017
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 70,821 mi
Expires: 01 June 2018
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded From Flexi (3.6.B.2c)
Failed - 31 May 2017
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 70,820 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Nearside Rear Rear position lamp(s) has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating (1.1.A.3b)
- Major Nearside Rear Stop lamp has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating (1.2.1b)
- Major Nearside Rear rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a)
- Major Offside Rear rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a)
- Major Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded From Flexi (3.6.B.2c)
Passed - 19 May 2016
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 69,015 mi
Expires: 27 May 2017
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Advisory Nearside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Advisory Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Advisory Offside Front Inner Front suspension has slight movement at a wishbone pin or bush (2.5.A.1c)
- Advisory Nearside Rear Rear position lamp(s) has light sources not illuminating, but not more than 50% (1.1.A.3b)
Passed - 12 May 2015
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 66,937 mi
Expires: 27 May 2016
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Advisory Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Advisory Nearside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Advisory Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Advisory Nearside Front Suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
Passed - 08 May 2014
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 64,079 mi
Expires: 27 May 2015
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Passed - 16 May 2013
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 61,006 mi
Expires: 27 May 2014
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- Advisory Nearside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Advisory Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Passed - 01 May 2012
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 57,537 mi
Expires: 27 May 2013
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Front Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
Passed - 19 May 2011
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 55,059 mi
Expires: 27 May 2012
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Rear coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b)
- Advisory Offside Rear coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b)
Passed - 26 May 2010
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 48,744 mi
Expires: 27 May 2011
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- Advisory Front suspension has slight play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)
- Advisory Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Passed - 28 May 2009
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 44,393 mi
Expires: 27 May 2010
Failed - 28 May 2009
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 44,393 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
- Major Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
Passed - 15 May 2008
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 35,640 mi
Expires: 24 May 2009
Passed - 25 May 2007
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 29,096 mi
Expires: 24 May 2008
Failed - 24 May 2007
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 29,096 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Nearside Headlamp aim too low (1.8)
- Major Offside Headlamp aim too low (1.8)
- Major Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete (2.4.C.1a)
- Major Offside Rear coil spring incomplete (2.4.C.1a)
- Major Nearside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (4.1.D.1a)
- Major Offside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (4.1.D.1a)
- Major Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (4.1.D.1a)
- Major Offside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (4.1.D.1a)
- Major Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Major Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Major Offside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f)
Frequently Asked Questions
When is the MOT due for ET53HCP?
The MOT expires on 05 October 2026.
What is the tax status of ET53HCP?
The tax status is Taxed and is due on 01 December 2026.
What are the specifications of ET53HCP?
This is a 2003 BMW 3 SERIES in Blue. It runs on Petrol with a 2171cc engine.
What is the environmental impact of ET53HCP?
This vehicle produces 226 g/km of CO2 emissions.