MOT Status
ExpiredMileage
83,122 miBelow or average mileage for this year
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Nearside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Nearside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) DANGEROUS
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Oil leak, but not excessive Rear diff. (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Vehicle structure is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced Jacking points (6.1.1 (c) (i))
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Oil leak, but not excessive Rear diff. (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Vehicle structure is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced Jacking points (6.1.1 (c) (i))
Oil leak, but not excessive Slight oil leak from differential. (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Slight corrosion at jacking points.
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Rear Brake pad(s) worn down to wear indicator (1.1.13 (a) (i))
Nearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Nearside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
Nearside Side repeater slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
Offside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Offside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
Offside Side repeater slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
Oil leak, but not excessive Slight oil leak from differential. (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Slight corrosion at jacking points.
chassis corroded nearside and offside front and rear at inner and outer sills at jacking points
Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit outer sholder (4.1.E.1)
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt drop link (2.4.G.2)
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint drop link (2.4.G.2)
Offside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a)
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Both front to rear brake pipes at the rear starting to corrded
Nearside Front rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a)
Offside Rear rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a)
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) DANGEROUS
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (2.4.G.1)
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Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
Nearside Front brake disc slightly pitted (3.5.1h)
Offside Front brake disc slightly pitted (3.5.1h)
Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Nearside Front brake disc slightly pitted (3.5.1h)
Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Offside Front brake disc slightly pitted (3.5.1h)
How Reliable is the BMW 530?
Based on 801,983 MOT tests across 56,322 vehicles.
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SP02 BVN is a 2002 BMW 530 in Green with a 2,986cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 23 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 69.6%.
Across all 2002 BMW 530 models, the average MOT pass rate is 73.4% with a typical mileage of 111,560 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 530 fails its MOT is tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, accounting for 30,757 recorded failures. If you're considering buying SP02 BVN, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.
The BMW 530 typically stays on UK roads for around 27 years. At 24 years old, this BMW 530 is approaching the upper end of the typical lifespan for this model.
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SP02 BVN is a 2002 BMW 530, first registered on 1 March 2002.
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