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YR14 FYJ

2014 BMW 420

White Petrol 1997cc
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MOT Status

Valid
Expires20 Jan 2027
Tests14 (10 pass, 4 fail)
Pass rate71.4%

Mileage

84,583 mi
Last recorded84,583 miles
Recorded on16 Jan 2026
Typical for 2014 BMW 42062,193 mi

Above average mileage for this year

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Vehicle Details

RegistrationYR14 FYJ
MakeBMW
Model420
Year2014
ColourWhite
Fuel typePetrol
Engine1,997cc

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MOT History

10 pass 4 fail
Pass 16 Jan 2026 84,583 miles

Nearside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear arm of two (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Inner Steering linkage ball joint has slight play track rod (2.1.3 (b) (i))

Steering system slightly rough (2.1.1 (a))

Fail 16 Jan 2026 84,582 miles

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))

Nearside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear arm of two (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Inner Steering linkage ball joint has slight play track rod (2.1.3 (b) (i))

Steering system slightly rough (2.1.1 (a))

Pass 13 Jan 2025 73,132 miles

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

Pass 19 Jan 2024 62,654 miles

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

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

Fail 16 Jan 2024 62,386 miles

Horn not working (7.7 (a))

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

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

Pass 16 Jan 2023 55,373 miles
Fail 16 Jan 2023 55,373 miles

Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))

Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))

Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))

Nearside Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii)) DANGEROUS

Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 225/45 18 (5.2.3 (e)) DANGEROUS

Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 225/45 18 (5.2.3 (e)) DANGEROUS

Both front tyres are non run flat and both rear tyres are run flat

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

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

Front Brake pads worn enough to be touching the warning wire

Offside Front Inner steering arm or steering rack has play

Offside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Pass 14 Jan 2022 48,244 miles

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

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

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

Pass 21 Jan 2021 36,427 miles

brakes require further inspection

coil springs corroded

under trays and engine covers fitted obscuring some components

Fail 20 Jan 2021 36,426 miles

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

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

brakes require further inspection

coil springs corroded

under trays and engine covers fitted obscuring some components

Pass 21 Jan 2020 28,890 miles
Pass 10 Jul 2019 27,692 miles

Undertrays fitted

Pass 3 May 2018 23,383 miles

Nearside Front Outer Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Offside Front Outer Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Undertrays fitted

Pass 15 Feb 2017 18,566 miles

undertrays and engine covers fitted full inspection not possible

How Reliable is the BMW 420?

Based on 520,588 MOT tests across 70,570 vehicles.

86.5%
Pass Rate
7,417
Miles/Year
13
Year Lifespan
70,570
On UK Roads
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YR14 FYJ is a 2014 BMW 420 in White with a 1,997cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 14 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 71.4%.

Across all 2014 BMW 420 models, the average MOT pass rate is 84.1% with a typical mileage of 62,193 miles. This particular vehicle has a lower pass rate than the average for its year, which may indicate maintenance issues worth investigating.

The BMW 420 typically stays on UK roads for around 13 years. At 12 years old, this BMW 420 is approaching the upper end of the typical lifespan for this model.

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YR14 FYJ is a 2014 BMW 420, first registered on 12 March 2014.

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