MOT Status
ExpiredMileage
148,855 miAbove average mileage for this year
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50+ data pointsMOT History
Nearside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Nearside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
Offside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a) DANGEROUS
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
front wiper smearing windscreen
light stone chips windscreen
rear parking brake low
steering box very wet
stone crack windscreen zone a
water damage front and rear no plate
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
front castor bushes split n/s o/s
front discs ridged
stone chip windsreen
water damage front and rear no plates
Front position lamp(s) obviously incorrectly positioned (1.1.A.3a)
How Reliable is the BMW 540?
Based on 50,016 MOT tests across 4,152 vehicles.
Top MOT Failure Points
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RK51 YBY is a 2001 BMW 540 in Green with a 4,398cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 10 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 60%.
Across all 2001 BMW 540 models, the average MOT pass rate is 75.0% with a typical mileage of 106,299 miles. This particular vehicle has a lower pass rate than the average for its year, which may indicate maintenance issues worth investigating.
The most common reason a BMW 540 fails its MOT is parking brake: efficiency below requirements, accounting for 2,881 recorded failures. If you're considering buying RK51 YBY, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.
The BMW 540 typically stays on UK roads for around 33 years. At 25 years old, this BMW 540 is well into its expected lifespan but still has years ahead.
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What year was RK51 YBY registered?
RK51 YBY is a 2001 BMW 540, first registered on 25 September 2001.
Is RK51 YBY safe to buy?
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