MOT Status
ExpiredMileage
243,489 miSignificantly above average — investigate
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Exhaust emits blue smoke during acceleration (8.2.1.2 (g))
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour but not likely to obscure the vision of other road users (8.2.2.2 (c))
Nearside Headlamp lens slightly defective and offside faded (4.1.1 (b) (i))
Nearside Rear Brake hose slightly deteriorated and offside (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement and offside (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement control arm forward bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
Offside Play in steering rack inner joint(s) close to excess ()
plastic covers restricting view of some components
Exhaust emits blue smoke during acceleration (8.2.1.2 (g))
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement and offside bushes perished (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement radius bush slightly worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))
plastic covers restricting view of some components underbody
Exhaust emits blue smoke during acceleration (8.2.1.2 (g))
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement and offside bushes perished (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement radius bush slightly worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))
plastic covers restricting view of some components underbody
Offside Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment (2.1.3 (b) (ii))
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement forward arm including offside (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened and offside (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement and offside forward bushes perished and starting to split (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Rear Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
plastic covers in engine bay and underbody restricting view of some components
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement forward arm including offside (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened and offside (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement and offside forward bushes perished and starting to split (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Rear Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))
Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
plastic covers in engine bay and underbody restricting view of some components
Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened and rears (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Nearside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated and offside have slight age perishing (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
Nearside Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin and offside (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
plastic covers restricting view of some components underbody and in engine bay
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Front Inner Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) DANGEROUS
Nearside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed inner (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) DANGEROUS
Offside Front Outer Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) DANGEROUS
Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e)) DANGEROUS
Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened and rears (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Nearside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated and offside have slight age perishing (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
Nearside Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin and offside (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
plastic covers restricting view of some components underbody and in engine bay
Front Anti-roll bar rubber mounting deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement n/s and o/s dee mountings (2.4.G.2)
Front Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint outer (2.4.G.2)
Offside Front bump stop rubber starting to split
Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' small chips (8.3.1a)
plastic covers under car causing restricted view of some components
plastic covers causing restricted view of some compnents
smoke test so clean unable to get reading from tail pipe
Nearside Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)
plastic covers causing restricted view of some compnents
smoke test so clean unable to get reading from tail pipe
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint rear outer (2.4.G.2)
Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit 2mm worn to 0mm on inner edge (4.1.E.1)
towbar with 7 pin socket fitted at time of test
Offside Front coil spring broken (2.4.C.1a)
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated (2.5.A.2)
Front registration plate dirty number plate cleaned (6.3.1d)
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint rear outer (2.4.G.2)
Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit 2mm worn to 0mm on inner edge (4.1.E.1)
Rear registration plate dirty number plate cleaned (6.3.1d)
towbar with 7 pin socket fitted at time of test
Suspension arm has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
both front tyres distorted
osf tyre wearing on outer edge
Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect (1.8.A.1b)
Offside Front Headlamp aim too high and too far to the right. (1.8)
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3)
Oil leak
Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3)
Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
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GL54 OSC is a 2004 BMW 525 in Grey with a 2,497cc diesel engine. This vehicle has been through 23 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 69.6%.
Across all 2004 BMW 525 models, the average MOT pass rate is 75.0% with a typical mileage of 101,069 miles. This particular vehicle has a lower pass rate than the average for its year, which may indicate maintenance issues worth investigating.
The most common reason a BMW 525 fails its MOT is tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, accounting for 33,171 recorded failures. If you're considering buying GL54 OSC, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.
The BMW 525 typically stays on UK roads for around 37 years. At 22 years old, this BMW 525 is well into its expected lifespan but still has years ahead.
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GL54 OSC is a 2004 BMW 525, first registered on 29 December 2004.
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