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JHL 490W

1980 BMW 5 Series

Red Petrol 3430cc
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MOT Status

Valid
Expires26 Apr 2027
Tests16 (8 pass, 8 fail)
Pass rate50%

Mileage

67,722 mi
Last recorded67,722 miles
Recorded on27 Apr 2026
Typical for 1980 BMW 5 Series102,734 mi

Below or average mileage for this year

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Vehicle Details

RegistrationJHL 490W
MakeBMW
Model5 Series
Year1980
ColourRed
Fuel typePetrol
Engine3,430cc

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MOT History

8 pass 8 fail
Pass 27 Apr 2026 67,722 miles

Lower Steering column universal joint has slight wear or play (2.2.2 (c))

Fail 23 Apr 2026 67,722 miles

Horn not working (7.7 (a))

Offside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))

Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

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

Battery insecure but not likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (i))

Lower Steering column universal joint has slight wear or play (2.2.2 (c))

Rear Exhaust mounting defective (6.1.2 (a))

Pass 13 Oct 2022 67,230 miles

Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement drop link (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front drivers side body floor well slightly corroded

Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement drop link (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive body sill (7.1.1 (a) (i))

Pass 23 Sep 2021 66,930 miles

Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement drop link (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive outer body sill (7.1.1 (a) (i))

Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement drop link (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Fail 17 Sep 2021 66,908 miles

Offside Rear Fuel pipe leaking / under vehicle (6.1.3 (b) (i))

Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement drop link (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive outer body sill (7.1.1 (a) (i))

Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement drop link (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Pass 1 Oct 2020 66,685 miles

Nearside Front Tyre obviously under inflated (5.2.3 (l))

Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play drop link (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Tyre obviously under inflated (5.2.3 (l))

Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive outer side body sill (7.1.1 (a) (i))

Offside Front Tyre obviously under inflated (5.2.3 (l))

Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play drop link (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Rear Tyre obviously under inflated (5.2.3 (l))

Pass 11 Oct 2019 66,444 miles

nearside and offside front suspension anti roll bar top ball joint dust covers slightly deteriorated

Fail 11 Oct 2019 66,444 miles

Exhaust silencer insecure rear tail pipe rubber mountings (8.1.1 (b) (i))

nearside and offside front suspension anti roll bar top ball joint dust covers slightly deteriorated

Fail 12 Aug 2019 66,438 miles

Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))

Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))

Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))

Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))

/ smell of petrol / offside rear of vehicle

nearside and offside front anti/roll bar drop link dust covers slightly deteriorated

Pass 23 Aug 2018 65,990 miles

Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases engine manifold slight gas leak (6.1.2 (a))

Fuel Pipe/s corroded two pipes front to rear ()

Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated drop link (5.3.4 (b) (i))

Nearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement drop link (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (i))

Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated drop link (5.3.4 (b) (i))

Offside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

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

Offside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement drop link (5.3.4 (a) (i))

oil leak from engine

spare wheel floor well slightly corroded

Fail 23 Aug 2018 65,990 miles

Central Exhaust silencer insecure (8.1.1 (b) (i))

Dipswitch does not operate immediately when selected on dipped beam (4.1.3 (b))

Dipswitch does not operate immediately when selected on main beam (4.1.3 (b))

Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases engine manifold slight gas leak (6.1.2 (a))

Fuel Pipe/s corroded two pipes front to rear ()

Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated drop link (5.3.4 (b) (i))

Nearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement drop link (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (i))

Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated drop link (5.3.4 (b) (i))

Offside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

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

Offside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement drop link (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Rear Fuel hose insecure under vehicle / fuel filter and hose insecure (6.1.3 (a) (i))

Rear Exhaust silencer insecure (8.1.1 (b) (i))

oil leak from engine

spare wheel floor well slightly corroded

Fail 16 Jun 2017 65,961 miles

Dipswitch operation does not extinguish all main beam headlamps leaving at least one pair of dipped beam headlamps Faulty main beam switch (1.7.4b)

Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)

Nearside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings floor around jacking point (6.1.B.2)

Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)

Offside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings floor around jacking point (6.1.B.2)

Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (1.7.5a)

Body has slight corrosion Spare wheel well (6.1.B.2)

Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)

Front Brakes imbalanced requirements only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. 27% (3.7.B.5b)

Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)

Front tyres perished

Fuel Pipe/s corroded ()

Oil leak ()

Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has slight play in a pin/bush both (2.4.G.2)

Pass 12 May 2016 65,314 miles

Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)

Fail 6 May 2016 65,314 miles

Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)

Nearside Indicator tell tale inoperative (1.4.A.2a)

Nearside Rear Inner Drive shaft which forms part of the suspension coupling gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc (2.4.G.4e)

Offside Front front brake binding (3.7.B.1)

Offside Indicator tell tale inoperative (1.4.A.2a)

Offside Rear Outer Drive shaft which forms part of the suspension coupling gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc (2.4.G.4e)

Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3)

Fail 14 Mar 2015 65,314 miles

Offside front brake binding (3.7.B.1)

offside rear outyer cv boot split

Pass 14 Mar 2015 65,314 miles

offside rear outyer cv boot split

How Reliable is the BMW 5 Series?

Based on 944,163 MOT tests across 122,930 vehicles.

80.5%
Pass Rate
8,163
Miles/Year
35
Year Lifespan
122,930
On UK Roads

Top MOT Failure Points

Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 25,557
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements 14,960
Brake pipe excessively corroded 12,202
parking brake recording little or no effort 7,953
Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid 7,589
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JHL 490W is a 1980 BMW 5 Series in Red with a 3,430cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 16 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 50%.

Across all 1980 BMW 5 Series models, the average MOT pass rate is 76.9% with a typical mileage of 102,734 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 5 Series fails its MOT is tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, accounting for 25,557 recorded failures. If you're considering buying JHL 490W, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.

The BMW 5 Series typically stays on UK roads for around 35 years. At 46 years old, this BMW 5 Series is approaching the upper end of the typical lifespan for this model.

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JHL 490W is a 1980 BMW 5 Series, first registered on 1 November 1980.

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