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ExpiredMileage
109,061 miAbove average mileage for this year
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Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))
Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn both sides (1.1.14 (a) (i))
Front Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid both sides (3.5 (a))
Nearside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (4.7.1 (b) (ii))
Nearside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength beside front mount (5.3.6 (a) (i))
Offside Front Driver's door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a))
Offside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength beside suspension arm (5.3.6 (a) (i))
Offside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area excessively damaged significantly reducing structural strength beside front mount (5.3.6 (a) (i))
Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn both sides (1.1.14 (a) (i))
Nearside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded Front to rear beside fuel tank (1.1.11 (c))
Nearside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) DANGEROUS
Nearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Undertrays obscuring some components
Offside Front Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a))
Nearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Undertrays obscuring some components
Nearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement front arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement front arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Undertrays obscuring some components
Nearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement front arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material part of flexi (1.1.11 (c))
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Rear Rear fog lamp lens defective which has no effect on emitted light cracked (4.5.1 (b) (i))
Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Undertrays fitted obscuring some components
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt split (6.1.7 (g) (ii))
Nearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement front arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material part of flexi (1.1.11 (c))
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Rear Rear fog lamp lens defective which has no effect on emitted light cracked (4.5.1 (b) (i))
Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt insecure (6.1.7 (g) (ii))
Offside Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Undertrays fitted obscuring some components
Nearside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Rear Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively (1.2.1 (e))
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated front arm (5.3.4 (b) (i))
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint has slight play rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Undertrays fitted obscuring some components
Nearside Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))
Nearside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Rear Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively (1.2.1 (e))
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated front arm (5.3.4 (b) (i))
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint has slight play rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Rear Position lamp with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.2.1 (a) (ii))
Undertrays fitted obscuring some components
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))
Rear Sub-frame pin or bush excessively worn all 4 of them (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material both (1.1.11 (c))
Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge both (5.2.3 (e))
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint has slight play rear most arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm ball joint has slight play front most arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement front most arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Power steering pipe/hose has slight seepage pipe (2.1.5 (a))
Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement all bushes (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material nsf and osf (1.1.11 (c))
Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.1.3 (b) (i))
Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
Rear Sub-frame pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement all of the bushes (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement all bushes (5.3.4 (a) (i))
advise slight play at nsr hub in bush or ball joint
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))
Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material nsf and osf (1.1.11 (c))
Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.1.3 (b) (i))
Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
Rear Sub-frame pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement all of the bushes (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement all bushes (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge all 4 tyres and small cuts on side walls (5.2.3 (e))
advise slight play at nsr hub in bush or ball joint
Brake pipe slightly corroded osf,nsf and nsr (3.6.B.2c)
Front Suspension arm has slight play in a track control arm inner bush os and ns (2.5.B.2b)
Nearside Front suspension has slight play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)
Rear Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement os and ns (2.4.G.2)
Rear Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit os and ns.all tyres have small cuts on sidewalls (4.1.E.1)
Steering system slightly tight (2.2.D.1)
under trays fitted
Offside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Offside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Brake pipe slightly corroded osf,nsf and nsr (3.6.B.2c)
Offside Front Front suspension has slight play in a lower suspension ball joint front (2.5.B.1a)
Rear Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit 3mm approx (4.1.E.1)
underside covers missing
Front Brake pipe slightly corroded os and ns (3.6.B.2c)
Front suspension has slight play in a lower suspension ball joint os and ns (2.5.B.1a)
Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded os and ns (3.6.B.2c)
Rear Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Front Brake pipe slightly corroded os and ns (3.6.B.2c)
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp(s) has light sources not illuminating, but not more than 50% (1.1.A.3b)
Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded os and ns (3.6.B.2c)
Rear Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Centre Rear registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d)
Nearside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
Nearside Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
Offside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
Offside Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)
bonnet catch or cables seized
Nearside Front Headlamp aim too low (1.8)
Nearside front brake binding (3.7.B.1)
Offside Front Headlamp aim too high (1.8)
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f)
Nearside Front brake disc slightly pitted (3.5.1h)
Nearside Rear brake disc slightly pitted (3.5.1h)
Offside Front brake disc slightly pitted (3.5.1h)
Offside Rear brake disc slightly pitted (3.5.1h)
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ST53 BPU is a 2003 BMW X5 in Black with a 2,979cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 31 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 61.3%.
Across all 2003 BMW X5 models, the average MOT pass rate is 70.4% with a typical mileage of 95,413 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 X5 fails its MOT is tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, accounting for 31,544 recorded failures. If you're considering buying ST53 BPU, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.
The BMW X5 typically stays on UK roads for around 25 years. At 23 years old, this BMW X5 is approaching the upper end of the typical lifespan for this model.
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ST53 BPU is a 2003 BMW X5, first registered on 15 October 2003.
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