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J70 FER

2007 BMW 318

Silver Petrol 1796cc
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MOT Status

Valid
Expires17 Aug 2026
Tests21 (17 pass, 4 fail)
Pass rate81%

Mileage

78,493 mi
Last recorded78,493 miles
Recorded on5 Aug 2025
Typical for 2007 BMW 31874,605 mi

Below or average mileage for this year

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Vehicle Details

RegistrationJ70 FER
MakeBMW
Model318
Year2007
ColourSilver
Fuel typePetrol
Engine1,796cc

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MOT History

17 pass 4 fail
Pass 5 Aug 2025 78,493 miles

Central Rear Inner Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule one of two pipes (1.1.12 (f) (i))

Central Rear Inner Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule two of two pipes (1.1.12 (f) (i))

Exhaust mounting defective broke off exhaust (6.1.2 (a))

Nearside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))

Nearside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated cracking (1.1.12 (b) (ii))

Nearside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))

Nearside Rear Brake hose slightly deteriorated cracking (1.1.12 (b) (ii))

Offside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))

Offside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated cracking (1.1.12 (b) (ii))

Offside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))

Offside Rear Brake hose slightly deteriorated cracking (1.1.12 (b) (ii))

Power steering pipe/hose slightly corroded (2.1.5 (g) (i))

Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

exhaust flange nuts/bolts some missing others deteriorated

exhaust heat shields becoming loose

fuel cap seal cracking

possible oil leak oil on exhaust

rear suspension arms some corrosion

undertrays fitted obscuring some test items

Fail 5 Aug 2025 78,493 miles

Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Central Rear Inner Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule one of two pipes (1.1.12 (f) (i))

Central Rear Inner Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule two of two pipes (1.1.12 (f) (i))

Exhaust mounting defective broke off exhaust (6.1.2 (a))

Nearside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))

Nearside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated cracking (1.1.12 (b) (ii))

Nearside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))

Nearside Rear Brake hose slightly deteriorated cracking (1.1.12 (b) (ii))

Offside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))

Offside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated cracking (1.1.12 (b) (ii))

Offside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))

Offside Rear Brake hose slightly deteriorated cracking (1.1.12 (b) (ii))

Power steering pipe/hose slightly corroded (2.1.5 (g) (i))

Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

exhaust flange nuts/bolts some missing others deteriorated

exhaust heat shields becoming loose

fuel cap seal cracking

possible oil leak oil on exhaust

rear suspension arms some corrosion

undertrays fitted obscuring some test items

Pass 6 Aug 2024 74,605 miles

Nearside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))

Nearside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated some cracking (1.1.12 (b) (ii))

Nearside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))

Nearside Rear Brake hose slightly deteriorated some cracking (1.1.12 (b) (ii))

Nearside Rear Inner Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule one of two (1.1.12 (f) (i))

Nearside Rear Inner Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule two of two (1.1.12 (f) (i))

Offside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))

Offside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated some cracking (1.1.12 (b) (ii))

Offside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))

Offside Rear Brake hose slightly deteriorated some cracking (1.1.12 (b) (ii))

Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

exhaust heat shields slightly loose

exhaust support bracket broken off and flange joint bolts missing and deterioration

nearside mirror glass marked

possible oil leak

rear suspension components some corrosion

undertrays fitted obscuring some test items

Fail 6 Aug 2024 74,605 miles

Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))

Nearside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))

Nearside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated some cracking (1.1.12 (b) (ii))

Nearside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))

Nearside Rear Brake hose slightly deteriorated some cracking (1.1.12 (b) (ii))

Nearside Rear Inner Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule one of two (1.1.12 (f) (i))

Nearside Rear Inner Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule two of two (1.1.12 (f) (i))

Offside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))

Offside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated some cracking (1.1.12 (b) (ii))

Offside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))

Offside Rear Brake hose slightly deteriorated some cracking (1.1.12 (b) (ii))

Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

exhaust heat shields slightly loose

exhaust support bracket broken off and flange joint bolts missing and deterioration

rear suspension components some corrosion

undertrays fitted obscuring some test items

Pass 9 Aug 2023 69,734 miles

Nearside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))

Offside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))

Power steering pipe/hose slightly corroded (2.1.5 (g) (i))

exhaust front joint possible nuts missing from bolts

front tyres and nearside rear slight cracking

front tyres wear/worn slightly more inner edges

nearside mirror glass slightly marked

rear brake flex hose retaining clips corroded away

rear tyres wear/ worn more inner edges

some slight cracking in flex brake hoses to calipers

undertrays fitted obscuring some test items

Pass 9 Aug 2022 65,986 miles

Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing slight cracking (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Nearside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))

Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has slight external damage to the casing corrosion (5.3.2 (b))

Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing slight cracking (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Offside Rear Shock absorbers has slight external damage to the casing corrosion (5.3.2 (b))

Oil leak, but not excessive engine oil leak onto exhaust (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Power steering pipe/hose slightly corroded (2.1.5 (g) (i))

nearside parking brake efficiency reading lower

rear brake flex hose retaining clips deteriorated with corrosion

undertrays fitted obscuring some test items

Fail 9 Aug 2022 65,986 miles

Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))

Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing slight cracking (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Nearside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))

Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has slight external damage to the casing corrosion (5.3.2 (b))

Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing slight cracking (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Offside Rear Shock absorbers has slight external damage to the casing corrosion (5.3.2 (b))

Oil leak, but not excessive engine oil leak onto exhaust (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Power steering pipe/hose slightly corroded (2.1.5 (g) (i))

nearside parking brake efficiency reading lower

nearside rear door not unlocking with central locking unlock manually from inside

possible offside reverse light not working if fitted

rear brake flex hose retaining clips deteriorated with corrosion

tail light not working part in boot lid

undertrays fitted obscuring some test items

Pass 10 Aug 2021 62,075 miles

Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases tail pipe (6.1.2 (a))

Front Brake disc worn, but not excessively (1.1.14 (a) (i))

Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing slight cracking (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Nearside Rear Inner Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))

Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing slight cracking (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Oil leak, but not excessive oil leaking onto exhaust (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Power steering pipe/hose slightly corroded (2.1.5 (g) (i))

Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

exhaust support at gear box loose

rattle from inside middle exhaust silencer

under trays fitted obscuring some test items

Pass 11 Aug 2020 59,292 miles

Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Power steering pipe/hose slightly corroded (2.1.5 (g) (i))

Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

under tray fitted obscuring some test items

Pass 23 Jul 2019 56,038 miles

Items removed from driver's view prior to test ()

Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge worn on inside (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge worn on inside (5.2.3 (e))

Power steering pipe/hose slightly corroded (2.1.5 (g) (i))

under-trays fitted obscuring some underside components

Pass 24 Jul 2018 51,512 miles

Power steering pipe/hose slightly corroded (2.1.5 (g) (i))

both front tyres worn on edges of tread

both rear tyres wearing slightly on insides of tread

under-trays fitted obscuring some underside components

Pass 25 Jul 2017 46,433 miles

Power steering pipe(s) or hose(s) slightly corroded (2.3.2)

under trays fitted obscuring some test items

Pass 18 Aug 2016 44,915 miles

Under trays fitted not allowing full inspection of underside components

Pass 6 Aug 2015 39,506 miles

Nail in offside front tyre

Under-trays fitted obscuring some underside components

Pass 7 Aug 2014 36,448 miles
Pass 23 Jul 2013 33,360 miles
Pass 28 Jul 2012 30,814 miles
Pass 30 Jul 2011 28,314 miles
Fail 18 Aug 2010 25,744 miles

Offside Front Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3)

Pass 18 Aug 2010 25,744 miles
Pass 11 Nov 2009 18,945 miles

How Reliable is the BMW 318?

Based on 63,980 MOT tests across 9,842 vehicles.

86.4%
Pass Rate
7,634
Miles/Year
10
Year Lifespan
9,842
On UK Roads
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J70 FER is a 2007 BMW 318 in Silver with a 1,796cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 21 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 81%.

Across all 2007 BMW 318 models, the average MOT pass rate is 80.8% with a typical mileage of 74,605 miles. This particular vehicle has performed better than the average for its year.

The BMW 318 typically stays on UK roads for around 10 years. At 19 years old, this BMW 318 is approaching the upper end of the typical lifespan for this model.

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J70 FER is a 2007 BMW 318, first registered on 14 September 2007.

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