MK51JPU - BMW 3 SERIES
MOT: ValidGB
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MOT History
Vehicle testing history with 29 MOT tests
Understanding MOT Defect Categories
Total Tests
29
Passed Tests
21
Failed Tests
8
Latest Test
Passed
Passed - 08 August 2025
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 170,420 mi
Expires: 24 August 2026
Minor Defects:
- Minor Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Advisory Offside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Advisory Offside Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Advisory general underbody corrosion
Failed - 08 August 2025 Dangerous Defects
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 170,420 mi
Dangerous Defects:
- Dangerous Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii))
Major Defects:
- Major Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))
- Major Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))
- Major Offside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))
Minor Defects:
- Minor Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Advisory Offside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Advisory Offside Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Advisory general underbody corrosion
Passed - 20 August 2024
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 166,593 mi
Expires: 24 August 2025
Minor Defects:
- Minor Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Advisory Offside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Advisory Coil spring corroded all four springs (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Advisory general underbody corrosion
Passed - 08 August 2023
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 163,540 mi
Expires: 24 August 2024
Minor Defects:
- Minor Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Advisory Offside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement D bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement D bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory general underbody corrosion
- Advisory Coil spring corroded all four (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge inner edge worn (5.2.3 (e))
- Advisory Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge inner edge worn (5.2.3 (e))
Passed - 22 August 2022
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 160,779 mi
Expires: 24 August 2023
Minor Defects:
- Minor Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory plastic covers fitted to both outer sills
- Advisory Nearside Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Advisory Offside Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Advisory Offside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Advisory under trays fitted
- Advisory Nearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Offside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Advisory Offside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Advisory general underbody corrosion
Failed - 22 August 2022
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 160,779 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Offside Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced outer sill and jacking point (6.1.1 (c) (i))
Minor Defects:
- Minor Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory plastic covers fitted to both outer sills
- Advisory Nearside Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Advisory Offside Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Advisory Offside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Advisory under trays fitted
- Advisory Nearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Offside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Advisory Offside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Advisory general underbody corrosion
Passed - 09 August 2021
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 157,077 mi
Expires: 24 August 2022
Minor Defects:
- Minor Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Offside Rear Integral body structure is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced by fuel tank (6.1.1 (c) (i))
- Advisory Offside Front Integral body structure is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced jacking point (6.1.1 (c) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Advisory Offside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- Advisory Offside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- Advisory Offside Front Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively (1.2.1 (e))
Passed - 12 August 2020
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 154,415 mi
Expires: 24 August 2021
Minor Defects:
- Minor Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.1.3 (b) (i))
- Advisory Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
Passed - 20 August 2019
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 149,874 mi
Expires: 24 August 2020
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Rear Coil spring corroded both rear springs corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.1.3 (b) (i))
- Advisory Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin rear pads low (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Offside Front Lower Integral body structure is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced jacking point corroded (6.1.1 (c) (i))
- Advisory Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured both rear indicator bulbs turning white (4.4.3 (a))
- Advisory Rear Lower Integral body structure is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced rear corroded by fuel tank o/s slightly worse (6.1.1 (c) (i))
Passed - 24 August 2018
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 143,890 mi
Expires: 24 August 2019
Passed - 18 August 2017
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 138,465 mi
Expires: 24 August 2018
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Oil leak
Passed - 19 August 2016
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 132,740 mi
Expires: 24 August 2017
Passed - 25 August 2015
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 128,867 mi
Expires: 24 August 2016
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Passed - 08 August 2014
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 124,364 mi
Expires: 10 August 2015
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Centre Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Passed - 06 August 2013
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 118,270 mi
Expires: 10 August 2014
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Failed - 05 August 2013
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 118,270 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
- Major Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Passed - 27 July 2012
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 113,560 mi
Expires: 10 August 2013
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
- Advisory Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
Passed - 28 July 2011
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 108,430 mi
Expires: 10 August 2012
Passed - 23 July 2010
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 97,212 mi
Expires: 10 August 2011
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Offside Rear Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3)
- Advisory Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)
Failed - 16 July 2010 Dangerous Defects
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 97,143 mi
Dangerous Defects:
- Dangerous Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (2.7.3)
- Dangerous Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (2.7.3)
Major Defects:
- Major Nearside Headlamp aim too low (1.8)
- Major Nearside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Major Offside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Major Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
- Major Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
- 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)
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Offside Rear Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3)
- Advisory Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)
Passed - 24 July 2009
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 79,843 mi
Expires: 10 August 2010
Failed - 17 July 2009 Dangerous Defects
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 79,518 mi
Dangerous Defects:
- Dangerous Front Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3)
Major Defects:
- Major Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image (1.2.4a)
- Major Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image (1.2.4a)
Passed - 11 August 2008
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 66,076 mi
Expires: 10 August 2009
Failed - 11 August 2008
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 66,076 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.5c)
- Major Offside Rear coil spring incomplete (2.4.C.1a)
- Major Nearside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Major Offside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Passed - 04 September 2007
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 58,703 mi
Expires: 12 September 2008
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- Advisory Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Advisory Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Failed - 04 September 2007
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 58,702 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Offside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a)
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- Advisory Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Advisory Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Passed - 04 September 2006
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 48,512 mi
Expires: 12 September 2007
Failed - 04 September 2006
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 48,512 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete (2.4.C.1a)
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Passed - 13 September 2005
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 39,899 mi
Expires: 12 September 2006
Frequently Asked Questions
When is the MOT due for MK51JPU?
The MOT expires on 24 August 2026.
What is the tax status of MK51JPU?
The tax status is Taxed and is due on 01 September 2026.
What are the specifications of MK51JPU?
This is a 2001 BMW 3 SERIES in Silver. It runs on Petrol with a 2979cc engine.
What is the environmental impact of MK51JPU?
This vehicle produces 229 g/km of CO2 emissions.