EH53EHC - BMW Z4
MOT: ValidGB
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Vehicle Overview
Technical Details
Environmental Impact
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MOT History
Vehicle testing history with 33 MOT tests
Understanding MOT Defect Categories
Total Tests
33
Passed Tests
18
Failed Tests
15
Latest Test
Passed
Passed - 12 December 2025
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 183,956 mi
Expires: 20 December 2026
Minor Defects:
- Minor Nearside Rear Outer All position lamps with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning (4.2.1 (a) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Offside Rear Inner Tyre slightly damaged (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
Failed - 11 December 2025 Dangerous Defects
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 183,956 mi
Dangerous Defects:
- Dangerous Offside Rear Inner Tyre has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
Major Defects:
- Major Windscreen washer not working (3.5 (a))
- Major Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault (1.6 (b))
- Major Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Major Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Major Nearside Front Lower Shock absorbers insecurely attached (5.3.2 (a) (i))
- Major Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))
- Major Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))
Minor Defects:
- Minor Nearside Rear Outer All position lamps with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning (4.2.1 (a) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Passed - 17 December 2024
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 180,206 mi
Expires: 20 December 2025
Minor Defects:
- Minor Offside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))
Failed - 10 December 2024 Dangerous Defects
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 180,206 mi
Dangerous Defects:
- Dangerous Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii))
Major Defects:
- Major Offside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b))
- Major Nearside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b))
- Major Nearside Front Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a))
- Major Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Minor Defects:
- Minor Offside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Front Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
Passed - 20 December 2023
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 177,656 mi
Expires: 20 December 2024
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Central Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Failed - 20 December 2023
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 177,656 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Offside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))
- Major Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault (1.6 (b))
- Major Nearside Front Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a))
- Major Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Central Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Passed - 21 December 2022
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 174,859 mi
Expires: 20 December 2023
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Nearside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens but not seriously reducing light output (4.1.4 (b))
- Advisory Offside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens but not seriously reducing light output (4.1.4 (b))
Failed - 21 December 2022
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 174,859 mi
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Nearside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens but not seriously reducing light output (4.1.4 (b))
- Advisory Offside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens but not seriously reducing light output (4.1.4 (b))
Passed - 26 July 2021
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 172,550 mi
Expires: 25 July 2022
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Failed - 26 July 2021
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 172,550 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Passed - 17 July 2020
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 169,223 mi
Expires: 16 July 2021
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Front Coil spring corroded both sides (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Failed - 15 July 2020 Dangerous Defects
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 169,223 mi
Dangerous Defects:
- Dangerous Offside Rear Brake hose damaged and likely to fail (1.1.12 (a))
- Dangerous Nearside Rear Brake pipe at imminent risk of failure or fracture (1.1.11 (a))
Major Defects:
- Major Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.3.3 (b))
- Major Nearside Rear All direction indicators adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.4.3 (b))
- Major Nearside Rear Position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.2.3 (c))
- Major Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))
- Major Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.2.1 (b))
- Major Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Front Coil spring corroded both sides (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Passed - 06 March 2019
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 163,893 mi
Expires: 15 March 2020
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Front Coil spring corroded both sides (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Front Inner Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
Failed - 06 March 2019 Dangerous Defects
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 163,893 mi
Dangerous Defects:
- Dangerous Nearside Rear Inner Tyre has a lump, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Dangerous Offside Rear Inner Tyre has a lump, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
Major Defects:
- Major Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Front Coil spring corroded both sides (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Front Inner Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
Passed - 16 March 2018
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 160,440 mi
Expires: 15 March 2019
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Front Suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
- Advisory Nearside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Advisory Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Failed - 16 March 2018
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 160,440 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Front Suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
- Advisory Nearside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Advisory Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Passed - 14 March 2017
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 155,868 mi
Expires: 13 March 2018
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Front door hard to open from outside
- Advisory Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit inner edge worn (4.1.E.1)
- Advisory Nearside Rear position lamp(s) has light sources not illuminating, but not more than 50% (1.1.A.3b)
Failed - 14 March 2017
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 155,868 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (2.4.G.1)
- Major Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
- Major Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Front door hard to open from outside
- Advisory Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit inner edge worn (4.1.E.1)
- Advisory Nearside Rear position lamp(s) has light sources not illuminating, but not more than 50% (1.1.A.3b)
Passed - 30 November 2015
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 151,319 mi
Expires: 29 November 2016
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Advisory Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- Advisory Offside rear tyre has small cracks on the outside wall
- Advisory Offside front tyre has small cracks on the outside wall
- Advisory Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
Passed - 25 April 2014
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 147,754 mi
Expires: 24 April 2015
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Front Suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
- Advisory Offside Front Suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
- Advisory Nearside Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Advisory Nearside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Advisory Nearside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Advisory Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Failed - 12 April 2014
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 147,753 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.7.5a)
- Major Offside Rear coil spring fractured (2.4.C.1a)
- Major Nearside Rear coil spring broken (2.4.C.1a)
- Major Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (2.7.3)
- Major Nearside Front Anti-roll bar rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Major Offside Front Anti-roll bar rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Major Nearside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Major Nearside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Major Nearside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a)
- Major Offside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a)
- Major Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
- Major Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
- Major Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
- Major Nearside Front Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.B.1b)
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Front Suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
- Advisory Offside Front Suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
- Advisory Nearside Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Advisory Nearside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Advisory Nearside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Advisory Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Passed - 06 April 2013
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 142,616 mi
Expires: 05 April 2014
Failed - 05 April 2013
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 142,611 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Nearside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed (4.1.D.1b)
- Major Offside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed (4.1.D.1b)
Passed - 19 January 2012
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 133,060 mi
Expires: 18 January 2013
Failed - 09 January 2012
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 133,055 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (4.1.D.1a)
Passed - 10 January 2011
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 122,543 mi
Expires: 13 January 2012
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- Advisory Offside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
Passed - 14 January 2010
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 109,662 mi
Expires: 13 January 2011
Failed - 13 January 2010
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 109,661 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Front Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3)
- Major Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (2.7.3)
- Major Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (2.7.3)
- Major Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
Passed - 02 December 2008
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 93,341 mi
Expires: 13 December 2009
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- Advisory Nearside Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Advisory Offside Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
Failed - 01 December 2008
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 93,325 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
- Major Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
- Major Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Advisory Nearside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- Advisory Nearside Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Advisory Offside Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
Passed - 14 December 2007
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 78,568 mi
Expires: 13 December 2008
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Advisory Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Advisory Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Failed - 05 December 2007
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 78,024 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
- Major Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Advisory Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Advisory Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Passed - 12 October 2006
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 57,455 mi
Expires: 24 October 2007
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- Advisory Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
Frequently Asked Questions
When is the MOT due for EH53EHC?
The MOT expires on 20 December 2026.
What is the tax status of EH53EHC?
The tax status is Taxed and is due on 01 March 2027.
What are the specifications of EH53EHC?
This is a 2003 BMW Z4 in White. It runs on Petrol with a 2494cc engine.
What is the environmental impact of EH53EHC?
This vehicle produces 216 g/km of CO2 emissions.