SN53OPY - BMW 3 SERIES
MOT: ValidGB
·Last updated 3 days ago
Vehicle Overview
Technical Details
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MOT History
Vehicle testing history with 33 MOT tests
Understanding MOT Defect Categories
Total Tests
33
Passed Tests
19
Failed Tests
14
Latest Test
Passed
Passed - 28 November 2025
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 178,458 mi
Expires: 27 November 2026
Minor Defects:
- Minor Front Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Stone chips (3.2 (a) (i))
- Minor Nearside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Front Mudguard insecure N/S + O/S DAMAGED
- Advisory Front Oil leak, but not excessive ENGINE + TRANSMISSION (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Rear Parking brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (1.4.2 (a) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
Failed - 24 November 2025
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 178,458 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Front Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))
- Major Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))
- Major Nearside Front Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))
- Major Offside Front Headlamp aim unable to be tested (4.1.2 (b))
- Major Offside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c))
- Major Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Major Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))
- Major Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Minor Defects:
- Minor Front Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Stone chips (3.2 (a) (i))
- Minor Nearside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Front Mudguard insecure N/S + O/S DAMAGED
- Advisory Front Oil leak, but not excessive ENGINE + TRANSMISSION (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Rear Coil spring corroded STRONG ADVICE (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Advisory Offside Rear Parking brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (1.4.2 (a) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
Passed - 14 November 2024
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 172,465 mi
Expires: 13 November 2025
Minor Defects:
- Minor Nearside Rear Position lamp with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning (4.2.1 (a) (i))
- Minor Nearside Stop lamp(s) with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning (4.3.1 (a) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory stone chips to windscreen
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory both headlamp lenses deteriorated
- Advisory Nearside Front Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
- Advisory Offside Front Shock absorbers has a reduced damping effect (5.3.2 (d))
Failed - 14 November 2024
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 172,464 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Horn sound not in accordance with requirements (7.7 (c))
- Major Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid both (3.5 (a))
- Major Nearside Stop lamp(s) with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.3.1 (a) (ii))
- Major Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Minor Defects:
- Minor Nearside Rear Position lamp with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning (4.2.1 (a) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory stone chips to windscreen
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge and both front (5.2.3 (e))
- Advisory both headlamp lenses deteriorated
- Advisory Offside Front wheel arch liner damaged and insecure
- Advisory Nearside Front Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
- Advisory Offside Front Shock absorbers has a reduced damping effect (5.3.2 (d))
Passed - 16 December 2023
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 168,677 mi
Expires: 15 December 2024
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge X2 FRONT & REAR NEARSIDE (5.2.3 (e))
Failed - 16 December 2023 Dangerous Defects
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 168,677 mi
Dangerous Defects:
- Dangerous Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge X2 FRONT & REAR NEARSIDE (5.2.3 (e))
Failed - 11 December 2023 Dangerous Defects
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 168,654 mi
Dangerous Defects:
- Dangerous Nearside Front Brake hose damaged and likely to fail Hose perished and cut to cords. (1.1.12 (a))
- Dangerous Offside Front Brake hose damaged and likely to fail Hose perished and cut to cords. (1.1.12 (a))
Major Defects:
- Major Nearside Front Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a))
- Major Offside Front Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a))
- Major Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Passed - 13 December 2022
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 160,326 mi
Expires: 15 December 2023
Minor Defects:
- Minor Nearside Front Window excessively tinted but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (b) (i))
- Minor Offside Front Window excessively tinted but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (b) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Front Oil leak, but not excessive Engine. (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
- Advisory Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Failed - 10 December 2022
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 160,157 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Nearside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))
- Major Nearside Front Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))
- Major Offside Front Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))
Minor Defects:
- Minor Nearside Front Window excessively tinted but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (b) (i))
- Minor Offside Front Window excessively tinted but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (b) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Front Oil leak, but not excessive Engine. (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
- Advisory Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Passed - 16 December 2021
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 154,496 mi
Expires: 15 December 2022
Minor Defects:
- Minor Nearside Front Window excessively tinted but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (b) (i))
- Minor Offside Front Window excessively tinted but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (b) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
Failed - 10 December 2021
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 154,493 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Front Prop shaft flexible coupling excessively deteriorated (6.1.7 (d) (i))
- Major Nearside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (1.1.11 (c))
- Major Offside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (1.1.11 (c))
Minor Defects:
- Minor Nearside Front Window excessively tinted but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (b) (i))
- Minor Offside Front Window excessively tinted but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (b) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Advisory Offside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Passed - 10 December 2020
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 152,337 mi
Expires: 09 December 2021
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Plastic sill covers fitted, unable to fully inspect.
- Advisory Nearside Front Inner Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Advisory Offside Front fog lamp lense cracked.
- Advisory Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement wishbone rear bush worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Nearside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- Advisory Offside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
Failed - 18 November 2020
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 152,292 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))
- Major Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))
- Major Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Major Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))
- Major Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Major Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Plastic sill covers, undertrays and engine covers fitted.Unable to fully inspect vehicle.
- Advisory Offside Front Door mirror slightly loose.
- Advisory Offside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Nearside Front Inner Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Advisory Offside Front tyre starting to wear on inner edge.
- Advisory Offside Front fog lamp lense cracked.
- Advisory Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Wishbone rear bush. (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Wishbone rear bush. (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- Advisory Offside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- 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 - 24 June 2019
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 148,235 mi
Expires: 18 November 2020
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory outer sills not checked due to plastic trims fitted
- Advisory Nearside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- Advisory Offside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- Advisory undertrays fitted
- 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 Offside Rear Inner Tyre has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))
Failed - 21 June 2019
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 148,231 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory outer sills not checked due to plastic trims fitted
- Advisory Nearside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Offside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Nearside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- Advisory Offside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- Advisory undertrays fitted
- 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 Offside Rear Inner Tyre has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))
Passed - 11 June 2018
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 145,197 mi
Expires: 10 June 2019
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory outer sills not checked due to plastic trims fitted
- Advisory Offside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Advisory both front brake hoses slightly perished
- Advisory undertrays fitted
- 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 slight brake judder from rear brakes
Failed - 11 June 2018
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 145,193 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Nearside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))
- Major Offside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))
- Major Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))
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 outer sills not checked due to plastic trims fitted
- Advisory Offside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Advisory both front brake hoses slightly perished
- Advisory undertrays fitted
- 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 slight brake judder from rear brakes
Passed - 26 May 2017
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 141,975 mi
Expires: 31 May 2018
Passed - 25 May 2016
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 134,398 mi
Expires: 31 May 2017
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Passed - 27 May 2015
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 128,894 mi
Expires: 31 May 2016
Failed - 26 May 2015
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 128,894 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Nearside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
- Major Offside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
- Major Nearside Front Tyre has a lump, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (4.1.D.1b)
Passed - 23 May 2014
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 121,488 mi
Expires: 31 May 2015
Failed - 23 May 2014
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 121,488 mi
Passed - 01 June 2013
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 113,622 mi
Expires: 31 May 2014
Passed - 30 April 2012
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 101,329 mi
Expires: 29 April 2013
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Power steering component(s) has slight seepage from a component (2.3.3b)
- Advisory Parking brake: parking brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.7)
Passed - 22 February 2011
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 84,974 mi
Expires: 21 February 2012
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Failed - 19 February 2011
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 84,960 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Nearside Rear Lower Radius arm severely distorted (2.4.G.1)
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Advisory Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
Passed - 14 December 2009
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 64,598 mi
Expires: 13 December 2010
Failed - 14 December 2009
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 64,598 mi
Passed - 16 September 2008
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 51,408 mi
Expires: 26 September 2009
Passed - 27 September 2007
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 39,691 mi
Expires: 26 September 2008
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Passed - 05 September 2006
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 24,715 mi
Expires: 26 September 2007
Failed - 29 August 2006
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 24,715 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (3.5.1g)
- Major Nearside Rear Tyre has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (4.1.D.1b)
Frequently Asked Questions
When is the MOT due for SN53OPY?
The MOT expires on 27 November 2026.
What is the tax status of SN53OPY?
The tax status is Taxed and is due on 01 April 2027.
What are the specifications of SN53OPY?
This is a 2003 BMW 3 SERIES in Blue. It runs on Petrol with a 2494cc engine.
What is the environmental impact of SN53OPY?
This vehicle produces 217 g/km of CO2 emissions.