BMW Z3 J55MKR has 30 MOTs

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This 1999 BMW Z3 has Passed 21 MOTs and Failed 9 times since 2006

The most recent MOT was PASSED at 133,929 miles 1 month ago on Monday 13th April 2026 at 12:25.

The current MOT will expire in 11 months on Monday 12th April 2027.

The current Tax will expire in 6 months on Sunday 1st November 2026.

J55MKR MOT History

ResultMOT DateExpiry DateMileage
PASSED12TH APRIL 2027133,929 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Nearside Rear Subframe Mounting Prescribed Area Is Corroded But Not Considered Excessive Sills And Quarter Corroding (5.3.6 (a) (i))
  2. ADVISORY - Oil Leak, But Not Excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
  3. ADVISORY - Front Suspension Arm Pin Or Bush Worn But Not Resulting In Excessive Movement Nearside And Offside Suspension Arm, Bush At The Rear Of The Arm Is Perishing (5.3.4 (a) (i))
  4. ADVISORY - Rear Silencer Deteriorated
  5. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Tyre Worn Close To Legal Limit/worn On Edge Smooth On The Inner Edge (5.2.3 (e))
  6. ADVISORY - Offside Rear Tyre Slightly Damaged/cracking Or Perishing Perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
  7. ADVISORY - Rear Tyre Worn Close To Legal Limit/worn On Edge Both Rear Tyres Wearing On The Inner Edges (5.2.3 (e))
  8. ADVISORY - Brake Hose Slightly Deteriorated Both Front Flexi Hoses And The Offside Rear Are Deteriorating (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
  9. ADVISORY - Offside Rear Brake Pipe Corroded, Covered In Grease Or Other Material (1.1.11 (c))
  10. ADVISORY - Exhaust Mounting Defective Mount Next To Gearbox Deteriorated (6.1.2 (a))
  11. ADVISORY - Chip In The Screen
  12. ADVISORY - Alternator Belt Perishing
  13. ADVISORY - Front Both Side Front Sills Corroded
FAILED10TH APRIL 2026133,923 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Nearside Rear Subframe Mounting Prescribed Area Is Corroded But Not Considered Excessive Sills And Quarter Corroding (5.3.6 (a) (i))
  2. MINOR - Offside Rear Position Lamp Light Intensity Obviously Reduced (4.2.3 (a) (i))
  3. MAJOR - Bonnet Cannot Be Secured In The Closed Position (3.1 (b) (i))
  4. ADVISORY - Oil Leak, But Not Excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
  5. ADVISORY - Front Suspension Arm Pin Or Bush Worn But Not Resulting In Excessive Movement Nearside And Offside Suspension Arm, Bush At The Rear Of The Arm Is Perishing (5.3.4 (a) (i))
  6. ADVISORY - Rear Silencer Deteriorated
  7. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Tyre Worn Close To Legal Limit/worn On Edge Smooth On The Inner Edge (5.2.3 (e))
  8. ADVISORY - Offside Rear Tyre Slightly Damaged/cracking Or Perishing Perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
  9. ADVISORY - Rear Tyre Worn Close To Legal Limit/worn On Edge Both Rear Tyres Wearing On The Inner Edges (5.2.3 (e))
  10. ADVISORY - Brake Hose Slightly Deteriorated Both Front Flexi Hoses And The Offside Rear Are Deteriorating (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
  11. ADVISORY - Offside Rear Brake Pipe Corroded, Covered In Grease Or Other Material (1.1.11 (c))
  12. ADVISORY - Exhaust Mounting Defective Mount Next To Gearbox Deteriorated (6.1.2 (a))
  13. ADVISORY - Chip In The Screen
  14. ADVISORY - Alternator Belt Perishing
  15. ADVISORY - Front Both Side Front Sills Corroded
  16. MAJOR - Nearside Front Headlamp Lens Seriously Defective No Beam Image Visible (4.1.1 (b) (ii))
  17. MINOR - Offside Front Headlamp Lens Slightly Defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))
PASSED7TH APRIL 202510TH APRIL 2026130,641 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Chip To Windscreen
  2. ADVISORY - Headlights Cloudy
  3. ADVISORY - Offside Front Shock Absorbers Has Light Misting Of Oil (5.3.2 (b))
PASSED11TH MARCH 202410TH APRIL 2025126,023 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Offside Front Wiper Blade Deteriorating
  2. ADVISORY - Rear Exhaust Outer Skin Deteriorating
PASSED11TH APRIL 202310TH APRIL 2024120,765 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Nearside Rear Brake Pipe Corroded, Covered In Grease Or Other Material (1.1.11 (c))
  2. ADVISORY - Offside Rear Brake Pipe Corroded, Covered In Grease Or Other Material (1.1.11 (c))
  3. ADVISORY - Offside Front Brake Pipe Corroded, Covered In Grease Or Other Material (1.1.11 (c))
  4. MINOR - Nearside Headlamp Lens Slightly Defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))
  5. MINOR - Offside Headlamp Lens Slightly Defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))
FAILED4TH APRIL 2023120,764 MI
 
  1. DANGEROUS - Offside Front Tyre Tread Depth Below Requirements Of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))
  2. MAJOR - Offside Rear Coil Spring Fractured Or Broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))
  3. MAJOR - Offside Rear Suspension Component Mounting Prescribed Area Excessively Corroded Significantly Reducing Structural Strength Inner/outer Sill (5.3.6 (a) (i))
  4. ADVISORY - Nearside Rear Brake Pipe Corroded, Covered In Grease Or Other Material (1.1.11 (c))
  5. ADVISORY - Offside Rear Brake Pipe Corroded, Covered In Grease Or Other Material (1.1.11 (c))
  6. ADVISORY - Offside Front Brake Pipe Corroded, Covered In Grease Or Other Material (1.1.11 (c))
  7. MINOR - Nearside Headlamp Lens Slightly Defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))
  8. MINOR - Offside Headlamp Lens Slightly Defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))
PASSED4TH APRIL 20226TH APRIL 2023112,736 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Offside Front Tyre Worn Close To Legal Limit/worn On Edge Inner Edge (5.2.3 (e))
FAILED4TH APRIL 2022112,736 MI
 
  1. MAJOR - Nearside Rear Position Lamp Not Working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))
  2. MAJOR - Nearside Registration Plate Lamp Inoperative In The Case Of A Single Lamp Or All Lamps (4.7.1 (b) (ii))
  3. MAJOR - Offside Registration Plate Lamp Inoperative In The Case Of A Single Lamp Or All Lamps (4.7.1 (b) (ii))
  4. MAJOR - Nearside Windscreen Washer Not Working (3.5 (a))
  5. MAJOR - Offside Windscreen Washer Not Working (3.5 (a))
  6. ADVISORY - Offside Front Tyre Worn Close To Legal Limit/worn On Edge Inner Edge (5.2.3 (e))
PASSED7TH APRIL 20216TH APRIL 2022104,194 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Offside Rear Brake Pipe Corroded, Covered In Grease Or Other Material Trailing Arm Pipe (1.1.11 (c))
PASSED19TH MARCH 20206TH APRIL 2021101,940 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Nearside Rear Brake Pipe Corroded, Covered In Grease Or Other Material (1.1.11 (c))
  2. ADVISORY - Offside Rear Brake Pipe Corroded, Covered In Grease Or Other Material (1.1.11 (c))
FAILED19TH MARCH 2020101,940 MI
 
  1. MAJOR - Nearside Front Position Lamp Not Working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))
  2. MAJOR - Offside Front Position Lamp Not Working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))
  3. MAJOR - Offside Rear Position Lamp Not Working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))
  4. MAJOR - Offside Rear Stop Lamp(s) Not Working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))
  5. MINOR - Offside Registration Plate Lamp Inoperative In The Case Of Multiple Lamps Or Light Sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))
  6. ADVISORY - Nearside Rear Brake Pipe Corroded, Covered In Grease Or Other Material (1.1.11 (c))
  7. ADVISORY - Offside Rear Brake Pipe Corroded, Covered In Grease Or Other Material (1.1.11 (c))
PASSED3RD APRIL 20196TH APRIL 202095,254 MI
PASSED14TH MARCH 20186TH APRIL 201989,462 MI
FAILED14TH MARCH 201889,461 MI
 
  1. FAIL - Nearside Rear Rear Brake Recording Little Or No Effort (3.7.b.5a)
  2. FAIL - Front Windscreen Washer Provides Insufficient Washer Liquid (8.2.3)
PASSED3RD APRIL 20176TH APRIL 201884,157 MI
FAILED3RD APRIL 201784,157 MI
 
  1. FAIL - Nearside Rear Rear Brake Recording Little Or No Effort (3.7.b.5a)
  2. FAIL - Nearside Rear Registration Plate Lamp Not Working (1.1.c.1d)
  3. FAIL - Offside Rear Registration Plate Lamp Not Working (1.1.c.1d)
PASSED23RD MARCH 20166TH APRIL 201775,883 MI
FAILED23RD MARCH 201675,883 MI
 
  1. PRS - Offside Stop Lamp Not Working (1.2.1b)
PASSED27TH MARCH 20156TH APRIL 201667,681 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Rear Brake Pad(s) Wearing Thin (3.5.1g)
  2. ADVISORY - Offside Rear Tyre Worn Close To The Legal Limit (4.1.e.1)
PASSED28TH MARCH 20146TH APRIL 201558,535 MI
 
  1. USER ENTERED - Center Exhaust Braket Corroded And Rattling
FAILED22ND MARCH 201351,454 MI
 
  1. PRS - Nearside Stop Lamp Not Working (1.2.1b)
PASSED22ND MARCH 20136TH APRIL 201451,454 MI
PASSED28TH MARCH 20126TH APRIL 201346,060 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Offside Rear Tyre Worn Close To The Legal Limit (4.1.e.1)
  2. USER ENTERED - Very Slight Play In Lower Steering Column Universal Joint
FAILED7TH APRIL 201140,673 MI
 
  1. PRS - Body Insecure And Dangerous To Other Road Users (6.1.b.1b)
PASSED7TH APRIL 20116TH APRIL 201240,673 MI
PASSED9TH APRIL 20108TH MAY 201132,439 MI
PASSED29TH APRIL 20098TH MAY 201026,310 MI
PASSED21ST APRIL 20088TH MAY 200923,087 MI
PASSED2ND MAY 20078TH MAY 200818,979 MI
PASSED9TH MAY 20068TH MAY 200715,212 MI
ResultMOT DateExpiry DateMileage

J55MKR Passed/Failed

MOT Pass Rate: 70% | MOT Failure Rate: 30%

J55MKR MOT Comments

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J55MKR Mileage

Last recorded mileage: 133,929 miles | Average yearly mileage: 4,960 miles

J55MKR FAQs

This Bmw Z3 with registration J55MKR was manufactured on Friday 31st December 1999 so it is currently 26 years old. Its colour is Blue and it has a 1.9 litre Petrol engine.

The odometer reading at the last MOT in 2026 was 133,929 miles, so this Bmw has travelled an average of 4,960 miles per year in the time it has been on the road.

We have a total of 30 MOTs on record for this Bmw Z3 beginning with its first recorded MOT in 2006. We can see 9 of these tests have been MOT failures - this means J55MKR has a 70% MOT pass rate!

Over its lifetime, this Bmw Z3 has had 47 Advisories, 3 PRS Notices, 7 Minor, 13 Major, 1 Dangerous and 5 Fail comments in its MOT History.

This Bmw Z3 is currently Taxed and the Tax, or VED (Vehicle Excise Duty), is next due in 6 months on Sunday 1st November 2026 .

Does J55MKR have an active MOT?

Yes, as of Monday 18th May 2026 J55MKR does have an active MOT. Read more

Is J55MKR Taxed?

Yes, as of Monday 18th May 2026 J55MKR does have Tax. Read more

When does J55MKR Tax expire?

The current Tax for J55MKR will expire in 6 months on Sunday 1st November 2026. If you are purchasing this vehicle, remember that the vehicle Tax cannot be transferred and you will need to re-tax the vehicle. Read more

When does J55MKR MOT expire?

The current MOT for J55MKR will expire in 11 months on Monday 12th April 2027. Read more

When did J55MKR have its most recent MOT?

The most recent MOT on record for J55MKR was on Monday 13th April 2026 at 12:25. It Passed this MOT. Read more

How many times has J55MKR Passed an MOT?

Out of a total of 30 MOTs on record for J55MKR we can see 21 of these tests have been MOT Passes. Remember, digitised MOT records began in 2005 so MOT results prior to 2005 cannot be traced online. Read more

How many times has J55MKR Failed an MOT?

Out of a total of 30 MOTs on record for J55MKR we can see 9 of these tests have been MOT Failures. This means this vehicle has a 70% MOT pass rate! Read more

What Make and Model vehicle is J55MKR?

J55MKR is registered as a 1999 Bmw Z3. Read more

How many miles has J55MKR done?

The odometer reading for J55MKR at the last MOT in April 2026 was 133,929 miles. If the vehicle is still in use, it's likely the mileage has increased since then and up-to-date statistics will be provided at the next MOT. This vehicle has travelled an average of 4,960 miles per year. Read more

How old is J55MKR?

The vehicle J55MKR was manufactured in 1999 so it is currently 26 years old. It was first registered on Wednesday 31st March 1999. Read more

What colour is J55MKR?

The official colour of J55MKR is recorded as Blue. Read more

What engine does J55MKR have?

J55MKR has a 1.9 litre Petrol engine. Read more

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