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WJ57 XEC

2007 BMW 520

Blue Diesel 1995cc
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MOT Status

Valid
Expires19 Apr 2027
Tests24 (16 pass, 8 fail)
Pass rate66.7%

Mileage

140,219 mi
Last recorded140,219 miles
Recorded on30 Mar 2026
Typical for 2007 BMW 520110,264 mi

Above average mileage for this year

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Vehicle Details

RegistrationWJ57 XEC
MakeBMW
Model520
Year2007
ColourBlue
Fuel typeDiesel
Engine1,995cc

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MOT History

16 pass 8 fail
Pass 30 Mar 2026 140,219 miles

Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both d bushed wearing (5.3.4 (a) (i))

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

Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin 50% (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Front Coil spring corroded both (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Front Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively (1.2.1 (e))

Front both head lamps flicker on first start up

Front both head lamps slight loose

Front bumper damaged and loose also radiator support mount detached and loose

Nearside Front slight play at wheel unable to detect fault

Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material inner wheel arch area (1.1.11 (c))

Offside Rear Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated misted (6.1.7 (g) (i))

Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge wearing inner edge also cracked and slight deflated 245/40/18 (5.2.3 (e))

Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))

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

Rear Coil spring corroded both (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Rear Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively slight (1.2.1 (e))

Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement all bushes and on the arms ns os perished and wearing (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Rear subframe corroded also bushes perished

knock rattle unable to detect fault

Pass 9 Apr 2025 134,789 miles

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

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

Front knock/rattle front end unable to detect

Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))

Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Offside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Rear Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))

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

Rear Sub-frame pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement all (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement N/S and O/S (5.3.4 (a) (i))

undertray fitted

Fail 8 Apr 2025 134,789 miles

Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn track control arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn track control arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))

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

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

Front knock/rattle front end unable to detect

Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))

Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Offside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Rear Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))

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

Rear Sub-frame pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement all (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement N/S and O/S (5.3.4 (a) (i))

service light on

undertray fitted

Pass 20 Apr 2024 130,082 miles

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

Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin 50% (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement all arm bushes slight perished (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Front both head lamps slight loose ...nsf head lamp has been repaired glued

Front bumper and grill damaged

Nearside Front play at wheel on hard surface only .. but unable to detect exact fault

Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material inner wheel arch (1.1.11 (c))

Offside Rear Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))

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

Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both wishbone bushes ns os (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Rear Suspension component pin or bush slightly worn sub frame bushes all (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement all upper arm bushes perished (5.3.4 (a) (i))

knock and rattling from the front and the rear unable to detect faults

under tray fitted

Fail 18 Apr 2024 130,082 miles

Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear banana arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))

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

Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin 50% (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement all arm bushes slight perished (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Front both head lamps slight loose ...nsf head lamp has been repaired glued

Front bumper and grill damaged

Nearside Front play at wheel on hard surface only .. but unable to detect exact fault

Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material inner wheel arch (1.1.11 (c))

Offside Rear Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))

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

Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both wishbone bushes ns os (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Rear Suspension component pin or bush slightly worn sub frame bushes all (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement all upper arm bushes perished (5.3.4 (a) (i))

knock and rattling from the front and the rear unable to detect faults

under tray fitted

Pass 12 Apr 2023 127,510 miles

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

Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin 50% (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Front slight knock but unable detect fault

Nearside Front Lower jack point block missing

Nearside Front head lamp slight loose

Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material inner wheel arch area slight corroded (1.1.11 (c))

Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement play (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front head lamp slight loose

Offside Rear Outer cv boot misted

Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened inner sides slight (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

under tray fitted

Fail 12 Apr 2023 127,510 miles

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

Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin 50% (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Front slight knock but unable detect fault

Nearside Front Lower jack point block missing

Nearside Front head lamp slight loose

Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material inner wheel arch area slight corroded (1.1.11 (c))

Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement play (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))

Offside Front head lamp slight loose

Offside Rear Outer cv boot misted

Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened inner sides slight (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

under tray fitted

Pass 11 Apr 2022 126,252 miles

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

Nearside Front Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))

Nearside Rear Nail in tyre ()

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

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

Offside Rear Nail in tyre 245/40/zrf18 ()

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

Offside Side repeater slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))

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

Pass 20 Apr 2021 125,071 miles
Fail 1 Apr 2021 125,021 miles

Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))

Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))

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

Undertray insecure (8.1.1 (b) (i))

Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e)) DANGEROUS

Nearside Front Shock absorbers light misting of oil or has limited damping effect (5.3.2 (b))

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

Pass 10 Feb 2020 123,258 miles
Pass 12 Feb 2019 109,235 miles
Fail 8 Feb 2019 109,266 miles

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

Pass 6 Feb 2018 92,770 miles
Fail 3 Feb 2018 92,698 miles

Offside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed (4.1.D.1b)

Pass 28 Oct 2016 72,234 miles

Offside Front Nail in tyre ()

Pass 27 Oct 2015 66,369 miles
Fail 27 Oct 2015 66,369 miles

Nearside Front Inner Tyre has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure 2 bulges (4.1.D.1b)

Pass 22 Oct 2014 60,021 miles
Fail 21 Oct 2014 60,021 miles

Offside Front Tyre has a lump, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (4.1.D.1b)

Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)

Front Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3)

Pass 8 Oct 2013 48,709 miles

Nearside Front 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)

Pass 31 Oct 2012 41,958 miles
Pass 4 Oct 2011 37,976 miles

Child seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt

Pass 4 Oct 2010 30,565 miles

How Reliable is the BMW 520?

Based on 1,661,806 MOT tests across 152,584 vehicles.

78.5%
Pass Rate
7,968
Miles/Year
35
Year Lifespan
152,584
On UK Roads

Top MOT Failure Points

Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 47,121
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements 22,647
Brake pipe excessively corroded 16,724
Tyre has ply or cords exposed 15,884
Track rod end ball joint has excessive play 14,720
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WJ57 XEC is a 2007 BMW 520 in Blue with a 1,995cc diesel engine. This vehicle has been through 24 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 66.7%.

Across all 2007 BMW 520 models, the average MOT pass rate is 76.2% with a typical mileage of 110,264 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 520 fails its MOT is tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, accounting for 47,121 recorded failures. If you're considering buying WJ57 XEC, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.

The BMW 520 typically stays on UK roads for around 35 years. At 19 years old, this BMW 520 is well into its expected lifespan but still has years ahead.

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What year was WJ57 XEC registered?

WJ57 XEC is a 2007 BMW 520, first registered on 4 September 2007.

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