P66BMW - BMW 3 SERIES
MOT: ValidGB
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The BMW 3 Series, often referred to simply as the BMW 3 Series, is a renowned line of compact executive cars that exemplify driving dynamics and luxury. Since its inception in 1975, BMW has established a reputation for engineering excellence, with the 3 Series serving as a flagship model that balances performance with everyday practicality. Manufactured in various locations worldwide, the 3 Series has evolved through multiple generations, each introducing advanced technology and refined design. Notable features include precise handling, a range of efficient engines, and a sophisticated interior equipped with modern infotainment systems. As a staple in BMW’s lineup, the 3 Series continues to attract drivers seeking a blend of sporty driving and premium comfort.
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MOT History
Vehicle testing history with 35 MOT tests
This is a 1996 BMW 3 Series, registration P66BMW, registered in October 1996. It has a red exterior and is powered by a 1896cc petrol engine. The vehicle is currently taxed and has a valid MOT until December 2025, with the latest test conducted in December 2024. The recorded mileage is 112,993 miles. The MOT advisories include non-obligatory stop lamp issues, an oil leak, corrosion on brake pipes, and corrosion and holes on the nearside rear floor and front jacking points. No CO2 emissions data is available.
Understanding MOT Defect Categories
Total Tests
35
Passed Tests
19
Failed Tests
16
Latest Test
Passed
Passed - 05 December 2024
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 112,993 mi
Expires: 14 December 2025
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Central Stop lamp(s) non-obligatory stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material Flex to flex corroding (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material to front flex corroding (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Offside Rear floor holed and corroded
- Advisory Front both front jacking point holed and corroding
Failed - 05 December 2024
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 112,993 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))
- Major Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))
- Major Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content excessive (8.2.1.2 (b))
- Major Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Central Stop lamp(s) non-obligatory stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material Flex to flex corroding (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material to front flex corroding (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Offside Rear floor holed and corroded
- Advisory Front both front jacking point holed and corroding
Passed - 15 December 2023
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 110,786 mi
Expires: 14 December 2024
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened pitting change next pads (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing cracking (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Advisory Offside Rear Wheel bearing slightly noisy (5.1.3 (b) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material at rear flex to flex (1.1.11 (c))
Failed - 15 December 2023 Dangerous Defects
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 110,786 mi
Dangerous Defects:
- Dangerous Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
Major Defects:
- Major Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))
- Major Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))
- Major Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened pitted change next pads (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened pitting change next pads (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing cracking (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Advisory Offside Rear Wheel bearing slightly noisy (5.1.3 (b) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material at rear flex to flex (1.1.11 (c))
Passed - 08 December 2022
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 108,541 mi
Expires: 07 December 2023
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened change next pads (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened change next pads (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Offside Rear Wheel bearing slightly noisy (5.1.3 (b) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material flex to flex corroding (1.1.11 (c))
Failed - 08 December 2022
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 108,541 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))
- Major Offside Rear Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength sill holed and corroded (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Major Nearside Rear Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength sill holed and corroded (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Major Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength floor near tank holed and corroded (5.3.6 (a) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened change next pads (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened change next pads (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Offside Rear Wheel bearing slightly noisy (5.1.3 (b) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material flex to flex corroding (1.1.11 (c))
Passed - 11 November 2021
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 106,557 mi
Expires: 10 November 2022
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened change next pad change (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material flex to hub corroding (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Offside Rear Wheel bearing slightly noisy (5.1.3 (b) (i))
Passed - 08 December 2020
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 104,779 mi
Expires: 17 December 2021
Failed - 03 December 2020 Dangerous Defects
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 104,724 mi
Dangerous Defects:
- Dangerous Offside Rear Outer Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))
- Dangerous Nearside Rear Outer Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))
- Dangerous Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
Major Defects:
- Major Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))
- Major Offside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))
- Major Nearside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))
- Major Offside Front Floor excessively deteriorated floor holed and corroded near drivers seat (6.2.4 (a) (i))
Passed - 10 December 2019
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 102,381 mi
Expires: 17 December 2020
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material to rear at rear between flexes (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material through wing (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Failed - 10 December 2019
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 102,381 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))
- Major Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength sill holed and corroded (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Major Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength sill holed and corroded (5.3.6 (a) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material to rear at rear between flexes (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material through wing (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Passed - 07 December 2018
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 98,525 mi
Expires: 17 December 2019
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Front FOG LIGHT IN OP
- Advisory Central Stop lamp(s) non-obligatory stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 2.0 MM TREAD (5.2.3 (e))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 2.2 MM TREAD, WORN OUTER EDGE (5.2.3 (e))
- Advisory Nearside Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material TRAILING ARM BRAKE PIPE (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Offside Front FLOOR HOLED NONE PRESCRIBED AREA
Failed - 07 December 2018 Dangerous Defects
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 98,525 mi
Dangerous Defects:
- Dangerous Nearside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
Major Defects:
- Major Offside Windscreen washer not working (3.5 (a))
- Major Nearside Windscreen washer not working (3.5 (a))
- Major Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Major Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Major Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Major Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak CRACK AROUND FRONT PIPE (8.2.1.1 (b))
- Major Emissions not tested DUE TO GAS LEAK (8.2.1.2 (d))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Front FOG LIGHT IN OP
- Advisory Central Stop lamp(s) non-obligatory stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 2.0 MM TREAD (5.2.3 (e))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 2.2 MM TREAD, WORN OUTER EDGE (5.2.3 (e))
- Advisory Nearside Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material TRAILING ARM BRAKE PIPE (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Offside Front FLOOR HOLED NONE PRESCRIBED AREA
Passed - 12 December 2017
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 95,502 mi
Expires: 17 December 2018
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement BOTH FRONT BOTTOM BUSHES. PARTIALLY SEPARATED FROM BONDINGS. SLIGHT MOVEMENT (2.4.G.2)
Failed - 11 December 2017
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 95,502 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Offside Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3)
- Major Nearside Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3)
- Major Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
- Major Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded TRAILING ARM MOUNTING CUP (2.4.A.3)
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement BOTH FRONT BOTTOM BUSHES. PARTIALLY SEPARATED FROM BONDINGS. SLIGHT MOVEMENT (2.4.G.2)
Passed - 05 December 2016
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 92,982 mi
Expires: 17 December 2017
Failed - 05 December 2016
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 92,982 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords 205/60/15 (4.1.D.1a)
Passed - 16 December 2015
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 90,587 mi
Expires: 17 December 2016
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory front seat belts retracting slow
- Advisory brake pipes covered in grease
Failed - 11 December 2015
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 90,577 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases emmisions not tested due to condition of exhaust (7.1.2)
- Major Nearside Rear coil spring broken (2.4.C.1a)
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory front seat belts retracting slow
- Advisory brake pipes covered in grease
Passed - 13 December 2014
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 87,648 mi
Expires: 17 December 2015
Failed - 13 December 2014
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 87,648 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)
- Major Offside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
- Major Nearside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
- Major Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
- Major Offside Front Tie bar/rod rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Major Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Passed - 12 December 2013
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 84,786 mi
Expires: 17 December 2014
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
- Advisory Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Advisory Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Passed - 18 December 2012
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 82,546 mi
Expires: 17 December 2013
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Failed - 18 December 2012
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 82,546 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
- Major Front Brake hose excessively deteriorated (3.6.B.4d)
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Passed - 16 December 2011
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 79,784 mi
Expires: 15 December 2012
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (3.6.B.4d)
Failed - 16 December 2011
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 79,784 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (3.6.B.4d)
Passed - 18 September 2010
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 76,129 mi
Expires: 05 October 2011
Failed - 18 September 2010
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 76,129 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- Advisory Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
Passed - 06 October 2009
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 72,967 mi
Expires: 05 October 2010
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Failed - 03 October 2009
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 72,967 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Nearside Rear coil spring fractured (2.4.C.1a)
- Major Offside Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Passed - 22 September 2008
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 68,824 mi
Expires: 25 September 2009
Failed - 22 September 2008
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 68,824 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
- Major Nearside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
- Major Offside Rear Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Major Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
Passed - 26 September 2007
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 64,667 mi
Expires: 25 September 2008
Failed - 26 September 2007
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 64,667 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
- Major Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
- Major Front Exhaust system not adequately supported (7.1.1)
- Major Offside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Major Offside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Passed - 07 August 2006
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 59,352 mi
Expires: 06 August 2007
Frequently Asked Questions
When is the MOT due for P66BMW?
The MOT expires on 14 December 2025.
What is the tax status of P66BMW?
The tax status is Taxed and is due on 01 October 2025.
What are the specifications of P66BMW?
This is a 1996 BMW 3 SERIES in Red. It runs on Petrol with a 1896cc engine.
What is the environmental impact of P66BMW?
Environmental data not available for this vehicle.