M80BMW - BMW 840
MOT: ValidGB
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The BMW 840, often referred to simply as the BMW 8 Series, is a flagship luxury grand tourer renowned for its blend of performance and sophistication. Introduced by BMW in 2018, this model continues the brand’s tradition of crafting vehicles that combine cutting-edge technology with elegant design. Manufactured in Germany, the 840 features a range of powerful engines, advanced driver assistance systems, and a refined interior that exemplifies BMW’s commitment to driving excellence. Its sleek exterior lines and high-quality materials make it a standout in the luxury coupe segment, appealing to those seeking both comfort and dynamic capability. As a key member of BMW’s prestigious 8 Series lineup, the 840 remains a symbol of innovation and craftsmanship in the automotive world.
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MOT History
Vehicle testing history with 23 MOT tests
This 1995 BMW 840, registration M80BMW, is finished in black with a 3.98-litre petrol engine. The vehicle has a recorded mileage of 84,406 miles. It is currently SORN and not taxed. The car's latest MOT was conducted on 26 April 2025, with the certificate valid until 25 April 2026. The MOT included minor advisories: a damaged windscreen not affecting driver visibility, and corrosion on both rear brake pipes covered in grease. No CO2 emissions data is available. The vehicle's mechanical condition appears satisfactory, with no major issues reported.
Understanding MOT Defect Categories
Total Tests
23
Passed Tests
14
Failed Tests
9
Latest Test
Passed
Passed - 26 April 2025
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 84,406 mi
Expires: 25 April 2026
Minor Defects:
- Minor Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (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))
Failed - 26 April 2025
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 84,406 mi
Minor Defects:
- Minor Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (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))
Passed - 09 March 2024
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 84,399 mi
Expires: 08 March 2025
Minor Defects:
- Minor Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
Passed - 28 January 2023
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 84,341 mi
Expires: 27 January 2024
Minor Defects:
- Minor Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (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 Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Passed - 17 July 2021
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 84,031 mi
Expires: 16 July 2022
Failed - 17 July 2021 Dangerous Defects
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 84,031 mi
Dangerous Defects:
- Dangerous Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))
- Dangerous Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))
Passed - 04 December 2019
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 83,362 mi
Expires: 03 December 2020
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 Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Advisory Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
Passed - 10 November 2018
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 83,268 mi
Expires: 09 November 2019
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Advisory Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- 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))
Failed - 02 October 2018
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 83,198 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Major Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Major Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))
- Major Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Inner Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material front to rear (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Nearside Outer Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material front to rear (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Advisory Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
Failed - 06 August 2018
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 82,177 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Offside Front Steering linkage ball joint ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))
- Major Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))
- Major Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))
- Major Nearside Front Inner Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))
- Major Offside Front Inner Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))
- Major Nearside Front Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))
- Major Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))
- Major Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Front Inner Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Offside Front Inner Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Nearside Front shock absorber bump stop deteriotated
- Advisory Offside Front shock absorber bump stop deteriotated
- Advisory 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 Rear Fuel Pipe/s corroded
- Advisory Offside Rear Fuel Pipe/s corroded
- Advisory Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Front Outer Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Advisory Offside Front Outer Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
Passed - 07 July 2017
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 74,784 mi
Expires: 06 July 2018
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Offside Rear Outer Lamp broken but not showing white light
- Advisory Brake pipe slightly corroded Front to rear (3.6.B.2c)
- Advisory Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Advisory Fuel pipe corroded
Failed - 06 July 2017
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 74,783 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3)
- Major Offside Side repeater not working (1.4.A.2c)
- Major Nearside Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)
- Major Nearside Headlamp aim too low (1.8)
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Offside Rear Outer Lamp broken but not showing white light
- Advisory Brake pipe slightly corroded Front to rear (3.6.B.2c)
- Advisory Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Advisory Fuel pipe corroded
Passed - 09 May 2016
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 72,177 mi
Expires: 08 May 2017
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Front wipers smearing screen
- Advisory Rear registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d)
- Advisory Offside Rear Outer lamp lens broken
- Advisory Metal fuel pipe excessively corroded
- Advisory Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Advisory Brake pipe slightly corroded Front to rear (3.6.B.2c)
- Advisory Nearside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Advisory Rear Brake hose slightly deteriorated Both rear flexi hoses (3.6.B.4d)
- Advisory Nearside Headlamp aim low but meets requirements
- Advisory Offside Headlamp aim low but meets requirements
Failed - 27 April 2016
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 72,176 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement interior trim fouling brake pedal (3.5.1k)
- Major Power steering malfunctioning juddering while in operation (2.3.3a)
- Major Power steering pipe(s) or hose(s) leaking (2.3.3b)
- Major Brake pedal spongy (3.3.B.1b)
- Major Offside Rear Tyre(s) incorrect because different size tyres are fitted on the same axle. (4.1.A.1a)
- Major Nearside Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases exhaust box (7.1.2)
- Major Offside Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases exhaust box (7.1.2)
- Major Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (4.1.D.1b)
- Major Nearside Headlamp aim too low (1.8)
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Front wipers smearing screen
- Advisory Rear registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d)
- Advisory Offside Rear Outer lamp lens broken
- Advisory Metal fuel pipe excessively corroded
- Advisory Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Advisory Brake pipe slightly corroded Front to rear (3.6.B.2c)
- Advisory Nearside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Advisory Rear Brake hose slightly deteriorated Both rear flexi hoses (3.6.B.4d)
- Advisory Nearside Rear Tyre starting to perish
- Advisory Nearside Front Tyre starting to perish
Passed - 16 March 2015
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 70,290 mi
Expires: 15 March 2016
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Parking brake lever has little reserve travel (3.1.6b)
- Advisory Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Advisory Rear registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d)
- Advisory Front Power steering component(s) has slight seepage from a component (2.3.3b)
Failed - 16 March 2015
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 70,290 mi
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Parking brake lever has little reserve travel (3.1.6b)
- Advisory Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Advisory Rear registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d)
- Advisory Front Power steering component(s) has slight seepage from a component (2.3.3b)
Failed - 09 March 2015
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 70,288 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f)
- Major Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f)
- Major Nearside Front Headlamp aim too high (1.8)
- Major Nearside Rear Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)
- Major Offside Rear Rear fog lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (1.3.2f)
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Parking brake lever has little reserve travel (3.1.6b)
- Advisory Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Advisory Rear registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d)
- Advisory Front Power steering component(s) has slight seepage from a component (2.3.3b)
Passed - 19 December 2013
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 68,602 mi
Expires: 18 December 2014
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Rear position lamp(s) has light sources not illuminating, but not more than 50% (1.1.A.3b)
Failed - 13 December 2013
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 68,601 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Nearside 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)
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Rear position lamp(s) has light sources not illuminating, but not more than 50% (1.1.A.3b)
Passed - 06 October 2010
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 65,541 mi
Expires: 05 October 2011
Passed - 07 October 2008
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 58,547 mi
Expires: 06 October 2009
Passed - 21 June 2007
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 55,806 mi
Expires: 20 June 2008
Passed - 13 November 2005
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 52,072 mi
Expires: 12 November 2006
Frequently Asked Questions
When is the MOT due for M80BMW?
The MOT expires on 25 April 2026.
What is the tax status of M80BMW?
The tax status is SORN.
What are the specifications of M80BMW?
This is a 1995 BMW 840 in Black. It runs on Petrol with a 3982cc engine.
What is the environmental impact of M80BMW?
Environmental data not available for this vehicle.