2002 BMW — MOT History, Mileage & AI Check
Data from DVLA & DVSA records, last checked 11 June 2026.
Vehicle details
- Make & model
- BMW
- Year
- 2002
- Fuel
- DIESEL
- Colour
- GREY
- Engine
- 2926 cc
- Tax status (as of 11 June 2026)
- Untaxed
- MOT status (as of 11 June 2026)
- Not valid
- MOT due
- was due 31 March 2021
- Last recorded mileage
- 52,559 mi
AI verdict CAUTION 43/100
AI analysis by CarGPT, generated 11 June 2026 from this vehicle's MOT record. Not professional advice — always inspect before buying.
This 2002 Bmw has 22 MOT tests on record with a 68% pass rate and 52,559 miles. The vehicle is 24 years old and has significant recurring issues with brakes and fuel system.
The mileage trajectory is consistent, showing normal annual usage of 8,517 miles/year, with no suspicious drops or spikes.
Things to check
- 2019-03-19: Failed MOT for exposed tyre cords and excessive suspension ball joint play.
- 2020-03-20: Passed MOT with unresolved brake hose advisory from 2019-03-20.
- 2020-03-20: Passed MOT with unresolved headlamp advisory from 2019-03-20.
- 2020-03-20: Passed MOT with unresolved suspension arm advisory from 2019-03-20.
Working in its favour
- Consistent mileage trajectory over 24 years, averaging 8,517 miles/year.
- No evidence of odometer fraud or mileage tampering.
- Euro NCAP safety rating of 5/5 stars (2017) indicates good structural integrity.
- No recent MOT failures or dangerous defects recorded.
Mileage history
MOT test history — 15/22 passed
| Date | Result | Mileage | Defects & advisories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2006 | FAIL | 52,559 mi |
FAIL Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (4.1.D.1b) FAIL Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2) ADVISORY Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a) USER ENTERED Front brake discs worn. USER ENTERED Front brake pads worn to 2.0mm. USER ENTERED Rear brake discs worn on inner brake face. USER ENTERED Rear brake pads worn to 2.0mm USER ENTERED N/S/F tyre worn on inner edge close to cord depth. USER ENTERED Nail in n/s/f tyre tread.
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| Mar 2006 | PASS | 52,606 mi |
ADVISORY Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a) USER ENTERED Front brake discs worn. USER ENTERED Front brake pads worn to 2.0mm. USER ENTERED Rear brake discs worn on inner face. USER ENTERED Rear brake pads worn to 2.0mm.
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| Mar 2007 | PASS | 65,279 mi |
USER ENTERED slight play in steering rack detected at nearside front wheel USER ENTERED slight binding on nearside front brake USER ENTERED both front tyres worn smooth on inner edges
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| Mar 2008 | PASS | 74,675 mi |
ADVISORY Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a) ADVISORY Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.2.B.1f) ADVISORY Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2) USER ENTERED windscreen washers weak in operation USER ENTERED air bag warning light staying on
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| Mar 2009 | PASS | 80,356 mi |
ADVISORY Nearside Inner Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.2.B.1f) ADVISORY Nearside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i) ADVISORY Offside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i) 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) USER ENTERED rear tyres worn on inner edges
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| Mar 2010 | FAIL | 86,437 mi |
FAIL Front Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3) FAIL Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2) FAIL Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f) ADVISORY Nearside Inner Front brake disc slightly pitted (3.5.1h) ADVISORY Offside Inner Front brake disc slightly pitted (3.5.1h) ADVISORY Nearside Rear brake disc slightly pitted (3.5.1h) ADVISORY Offside Rear brake disc slightly pitted (3.5.1h) ADVISORY Nearside Inner Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) ADVISORY Offside Inner Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) ADVISORY Nearside Inner Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) ADVISORY Offside Inner Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) ADVISORY Nearside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c) ADVISORY Nearside Inner Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g) ADVISORY Offside Inner Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g) USER ENTERED rear number plate marked USER ENTERED n/s/f fog cracked USER ENTERED engine breathing heavily from oil filler cap
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| Apr 2010 | PASS | 86,523 mi |
ADVISORY Nearside Inner Front brake disc slightly pitted (3.5.1h) ADVISORY Offside Inner Front brake disc slightly pitted (3.5.1h) ADVISORY Nearside Rear brake disc slightly pitted (3.5.1h) ADVISORY Offside Rear brake disc slightly pitted (3.5.1h) ADVISORY Nearside Inner Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) ADVISORY Offside Inner Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) ADVISORY Nearside Inner Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) ADVISORY Offside Inner Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) ADVISORY Nearside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c) ADVISORY Nearside Inner Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g) ADVISORY Offside Inner Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g) USER ENTERED rear number plate marked USER ENTERED n/s/f fog cracked USER ENTERED engine breathing heavily from oil filler cap
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| Mar 2011 | PASS | 91,080 mi |
ADVISORY Nearside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c) ADVISORY Rear registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d) USER ENTERED front and rear brake discs deteriorated USER ENTERED airbag warning light on
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| Mar 2012 | FAIL | 99,895 mi |
FAIL Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (7.4.B.3b) ADVISORY Nearside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i) ADVISORY Offside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i) ADVISORY Offside Outer Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.2.B.1f) USER ENTERED engine noisy and breathing excessively
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| Mar 2012 | PASS | 99,899 mi |
ADVISORY Nearside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i) ADVISORY Offside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i) ADVISORY Offside Outer Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.2.B.1f)
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| Mar 2013 | PASS | 106,994 mi |
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) USER ENTERED all metal brake pipes starting to corrode
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| Mar 2014 | PASS | 112,801 mi | None recorded |
| Mar 2015 | PASS | 120,754 mi |
ADVISORY Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d) ADVISORY Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c) ADVISORY Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c) USER ENTERED Fuel pipe/s corroded
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| Mar 2016 | FAIL | 126,809 mi |
FAIL Offside Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d) FAIL 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) FAIL Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2) ADVISORY slight exhaust blow - flexi ADVISORY Rear brake pipes- starting to corroded
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| Mar 2016 | PASS | 126,815 mi |
ADVISORY slight exhaust blow - flexi ADVISORY Rear brake pipes- starting to corroded
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| Mar 2017 | FAIL | 132,641 mi |
FAIL Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2) ADVISORY Front brake discs- ridged ADVISORY Rear fuel pipes- starting to corrode
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| Mar 2017 | PASS | 132,790 mi |
ADVISORY Front brake discs- ridged ADVISORY Rear fuel pipes- starting to corrode
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| Mar 2018 | FAIL | 139,763 mi |
FAIL Nearside Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened (3.5.1i) FAIL Offside Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened (3.5.1i) ADVISORY Nearside Brake pipe slightly corroded Front to rear brake pipe (3.6.B.2c) ADVISORY Offside Brake pipe slightly corroded Front to rear brake pipe (3.6.B.2c) FAIL Nearside Rear Outer Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (3.5.1g) ADVISORY Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit 3mm (4.1.E.1) ADVISORY Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit 3mm (4.1.E.1) FAIL Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect (1.8.A.1b) FAIL Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect (1.8.A.1b)
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| Mar 2018 | PASS | 139,763 mi |
ADVISORY Nearside Brake pipe slightly corroded Front to rear brake pipe (3.6.B.2c) ADVISORY Offside Brake pipe slightly corroded Front to rear brake pipe (3.6.B.2c) ADVISORY Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit 3mm (4.1.E.1) ADVISORY Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit 3mm (4.1.E.1)
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| Mar 2019 | FAIL | 145,586 mi |
MAJOR Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) MINOR Headlamp lens slightly defective x2 opaque (4.1.1 (b) (i)) ADVISORY Nearside Fuel Pipe/s corroded ADVISORY Offside Front 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 front/rear x2 (1.1.11 (c)) ADVISORY Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material side/side (1.1.11 (c)) MINOR Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated straight arm (5.3.4 (b) (i))
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| Mar 2019 | PASS | 145,586 mi |
MINOR Headlamp lens slightly defective x2 opaque (4.1.1 (b) (i)) ADVISORY Nearside Fuel Pipe/s corroded ADVISORY Offside Front 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 front/rear x2 (1.1.11 (c)) ADVISORY Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material side/side (1.1.11 (c)) MINOR Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated straight arm (5.3.4 (b) (i))
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| Mar 2020 | PASS | 155,326 mi |
ADVISORY Fuel Pipe/s corroded ADVISORY Offside Front 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 Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
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