MOT Status
ExpiredMileage
143,074 miSignificantly above average — investigate
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Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
Offside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings sub frame mounting bracket (6.1.B.2)
Centre Rear Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
Front brake drum worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
Front suspension has slight play in a upper suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)
Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
1 x hi-level stop light bulbs inop.
Front anti-roll bar links lower bushes deteriorating
Front brake hoses perrishing
Hand brake cables sleeves deteriorating / split
Localised brake pipes corrosion
Offside front anti-roll bar link rod top joint worn
Offside front tyre low on tread, nearside front worn to legal limit
Slight steering play- offside
Some deterioration to rear sub-frame front bushes
W/screen chipped
Water ingress- boot (see battery tray)
emission test passed but unstable poss misfire
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (7.3.D.3)
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive (7.3.D.3)
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive (7.3.D.4)
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive (7.3.D.3)
Offside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a)
1 x hi-level stop light bulbs inop.
Front anti-roll bar links lower bushes deteriorating
Front brake hoses perrishing
Hand brake cables sleeves deteriorating / split
Localised brake pipes corrosion
Offside front anti-roll bar link rod top joint worn
Offside front tyre low on tread, nearside front worn to legal limit
Slight steering play- offside
Some deterioration to rear sub-frame front bushes
Untoward noises from within offside rear hub area during h/brake test
W/screen chipped
Water ingress- boot (see battery tray)
Handbrake cables sleeves deteriorating
Offside front brake pad/s wearing low
Offside handbrake- lower effort
Overall H. brake efficiency at minimum 'pass' limit
Play in nearside front lower/outer ball joint
Rear brake pads wearing low
Slight perrishing- front brakes hoses
Some deterioration- rear subframe front bushes
Some offside steering rod play
both front flexy's and both rear flexy's too calipers have some corrosion to ferules
front and rear brake discs starting to deteriorate, front and raer pads wearing thin, advise replace discs at pad change
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (7.3.D.3)
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive (7.3.D.3)
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive (7.3.D.4)
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive (7.3.D.3)
Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Nearside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (3.6.B.4d)
Offside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (3.6.B.4d)
fuel tank straps corroding
Nearside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete (2.4.C.1a)
Offside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Offside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (3.6.B.4d)
Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
fuel tank strap corroded
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P556 JJU is a 1997 BMW Z3 in Silver with a 1,895cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 15 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 73.3%.
Across all 1997 BMW Z3 models, the average MOT pass rate is 70.6% with a typical mileage of 83,222 miles. This particular vehicle has performed better than the average for its year.
The most common reason a BMW Z3 fails its MOT is brake pipe excessively corroded, accounting for 17,103 recorded failures. If you're considering buying P556 JJU, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.
The BMW Z3 typically stays on UK roads for around 29 years. At 29 years old, this BMW Z3 is approaching the upper end of the typical lifespan for this model.
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P556 JJU is a 1997 BMW Z3, first registered on 28 April 1997.
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