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YE14 MXV

2014 BMW 118

Black Diesel 1995cc
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MOT Status

Valid
Expires30 Oct 2026
Tests14 (11 pass, 3 fail)
Pass rate78.6%

Mileage

113,609 mi
Last recorded113,609 miles
Recorded on20 Oct 2025
Typical for 2014 BMW 11864,710 mi

Significantly above average — investigate

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Vehicle Details

RegistrationYE14 MXV
MakeBMW
Model118
Year2014
ColourBlack
Fuel typeDiesel
Engine1,995cc

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MOT History

11 pass 3 fail
Pass 20 Oct 2025 113,609 miles

Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing Outer edge perishing. Also small hole in tread, unable to confirm if plies are exposed. Outer tread band wearing bald. (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Offside rear tyre. Small piece of metal embedded in tread surface.

Parking brake efforts only just meet requirements, and neither lock at full effort.

Rear Prop shaft flexible coupling slightly deteriorated Starting to perish. (6.1.7 (d) (i))

Fail 18 Oct 2025 113,605 miles

Nearside Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))

Offside Dipswitch operation does not deflect all main beam headlamps to make them dipped beams Shutter mechanism within headlamp intermittently sticks in main beam position when dip beam selected. (4.1.3 (b))

Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing Outer edge perishing. Also small hole in tread, unable to confirm if plies are exposed. Outer tread band wearing bald. (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Offside rear tyre. Small piece of metal embedded in tread surface.

Parking brake efforts only just meet requirements, and neither lock at full effort.

Rear Prop shaft flexible coupling slightly deteriorated Starting to perish. (6.1.7 (d) (i))

Pass 14 Oct 2024 108,893 miles

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

Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm damaged but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

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

Pass 21 Oct 2023 103,282 miles

Front Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view chips (3.2 (a) (i))

Offside Front Inner Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()

Fail 21 Oct 2023 103,282 miles

Front Headlamp aim too low both headlamps too low (4.1.2 (a))

Front Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view chips (3.2 (a) (i))

Offside Front Inner Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()

Pass 31 Oct 2022 89,951 miles
Pass 29 Apr 2022 82,303 miles
Pass 24 Aug 2021 76,956 miles

Undertrays fitted, preventing inspection of testable components.

Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Small chip in the windscreen. (3.2 (a) (i))

Pass 17 Aug 2020 69,228 miles

UNDERTRAYS FITTED

Pass 22 Oct 2019 65,189 miles

Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Pass 16 Oct 2018 56,889 miles

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

Pass 31 Oct 2017 50,164 miles
Pass 6 Jun 2017 45,628 miles
Fail 5 Jun 2017 45,628 miles

Front registration plate character(s) incorrectly spaced and rear (6.3.4a)

Front registration plate character(s) laid out in an incorrect format and rear (6.3.4f)

Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (2.7.3)

Nearside Rear Tyre pressure monitoring system warning lamp indicates a fault (4.1.D.4)

How Reliable is the BMW 118?

Based on 1,923,256 MOT tests across 197,877 vehicles.

81.5%
Pass Rate
6,893
Miles/Year
22
Year Lifespan
197,877
On UK Roads

Top MOT Failure Points

Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 33,763
Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick 14,229
Tyre has ply or cords exposed 10,699
Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid 8,439
Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak 6,974
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YE14 MXV is a 2014 BMW 118 in Black with a 1,995cc diesel engine. This vehicle has been through 14 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 78.6%.

Across all 2014 BMW 118 models, the average MOT pass rate is 82.9% with a typical mileage of 64,710 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 118 fails its MOT is tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, accounting for 33,763 recorded failures. If you're considering buying YE14 MXV, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.

The BMW 118 typically stays on UK roads for around 22 years. At 12 years old, this BMW 118 is well into its expected lifespan but still has years ahead.

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YE14 MXV is a 2014 BMW 118, first registered on 18 June 2014.

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