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This 2002 BMW 525 has Passed 21 MOTs and Failed 12 times since 2006

The most recent MOT was PASSED at 231,419 miles 1 day ago on Saturday 17th October 2026 at 07:06.

The current MOT will expire in 1 year on Thursday 21st October 2027.

The current Tax will expire in 10 months on Sunday 1st August 2027.

M5FNY MOT History

ResultMOT DateExpiry DateMileage
PASSED21ST OCTOBER 2027231,419 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Offside Front Vehicle Structure Is Corroded But Structural Rigidity Is Not Significantly Reduced Jacking Point (6.1.1 (c) (i))
FAILED17TH OCTOBER 2026231,419 MI
 
  1. PRS - Offside Headlamp Aim Too Low And Too Far To The Right. (4.1.2 (a))
  2. ADVISORY - Offside Front Vehicle Structure Is Corroded But Structural Rigidity Is Not Significantly Reduced Jacking Point (6.1.1 (c) (i))
PASSED1ST OCTOBER 202521ST OCTOBER 2026211,879 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Direction Indicator Slightly Discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
  2. ADVISORY - Offside Front Direction Indicator Slightly Discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
  3. MINOR - All Direction Indicators Flashing More Than 120 Times A Minute (4.4.4 (a))
FAILED1ST OCTOBER 2025211,879 MI
 
  1. PRS - Nearside Headlamp Aim Too High And Too Far To The Right. (4.1.2 (a))
  2. PRS - Offside Headlamp Aim Too Low And Too Far To The Right. (4.1.2 (a))
  3. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Direction Indicator Slightly Discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
  4. ADVISORY - Offside Front Direction Indicator Slightly Discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
  5. MINOR - All Direction Indicators Flashing More Than 120 Times A Minute (4.4.4 (a))
PASSED18TH OCTOBER 202421ST OCTOBER 2025202,181 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Oil Leak, But Not Excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
  2. ADVISORY - Offside Front Lower Suspension Arm Ball Joint Has Slight Play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
PASSED9TH OCTOBER 202321ST OCTOBER 2024199,783 MI
PASSED22ND OCTOBER 202221ST OCTOBER 2023190,991 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Offside Front Tyre Worn Close To Legal Limit/worn On Edge (5.2.3 (e))
PASSED24TH NOVEMBER 202123RD NOVEMBER 2022176,114 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Suspension Arm Pin Or Bush Worn But Not Resulting In Excessive Movement Front Arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))
  2. ADVISORY - Offside Front Suspension Arm Pin Or Bush Worn But Not Resulting In Excessive Movement Front Arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))
FAILED19TH NOVEMBER 2021176,114 MI
 
  1. DANGEROUS - Nearside Front Tyre Has Ply Or Cords Exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
  2. DANGEROUS - Offside Front Tyre Has Ply Or Cords Exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
  3. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Suspension Arm Pin Or Bush Worn But Not Resulting In Excessive Movement Front Arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))
  4. ADVISORY - Offside Front Suspension Arm Pin Or Bush Worn But Not Resulting In Excessive Movement Front Arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))
PASSED23RD NOVEMBER 202022ND NOVEMBER 2021171,350 MI
FAILED9TH NOVEMBER 2020171,343 MI
 
  1. MAJOR - Nearside Headlamp Has A Product On The Lens So That The Light Output Is Severely Reduced (4.1.4 (b))
  2. MAJOR - Offside Headlamp Has A Product On The Lens So That The Light Output Is Severely Reduced (4.1.4 (b))
  3. MAJOR - Nearside Rear Parking Brake Inoperative On One Side (1.4.1 (a))
  4. DANGEROUS - Nearside Rear Tyre Tread Depth Below Requirements Of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))
  5. DANGEROUS - Offside Rear Tyre Tread Depth Below Requirements Of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))
  6. MAJOR - Nearside Front Brake Pipe Excessively Corroded (1.1.11 (c))
PASSED13TH AUGUST 201914TH AUGUST 2020161,702 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Front Supplementary Restraint System Warning Lamp Does Not Illuminate (7.1.6 (a))
  2. ADVISORY - Offside Front Lower Suspension Arm Ball Joint Has Slight Play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
  3. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Tyre Has A Cut But Not Deep Enough To Reach The Ply Or Cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))
  4. ADVISORY - Rear Tyre Worn Close To Legal Limit/worn On Edge (5.2.3 (e))
PASSED13TH AUGUST 201814TH AUGUST 2019151,521 MI
 
  1. MINOR - Brake Fluid Warning Lamp Illuminated (1.1.10 (f))
  2. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Brake Pipe Corroded, Covered In Grease Or Other Material (1.1.11 (c))
  3. MINOR - Windscreen Damaged But Not Adversely Affecting Driver's View (3.2 (a) (i))
FAILED10TH AUGUST 2018151,521 MI
 
  1. MAJOR - Supplementary Restraint System Warning Lamp Indicates A Fault (7.1.6 (a))
  2. MAJOR - Offside Front Wheel Bearing Has Excessive Play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
  3. MAJOR - Offside Front Wheel Bearing Rough When Rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))
  4. MAJOR - Nearside Front Anti-Roll Bar Ball Joint Excessively Worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))
  5. MINOR - Brake Fluid Warning Lamp Illuminated (1.1.10 (f))
  6. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Brake Pipe Corroded, Covered In Grease Or Other Material (1.1.11 (c))
  7. MINOR - Windscreen Damaged But Not Adversely Affecting Driver's View (3.2 (a) (i))
  8. DANGEROUS - Parking Brake Efficiency Less Than 50% Of The Required Value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))
PASSED15TH AUGUST 201714TH AUGUST 2018148,261 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Brake Pipe Slightly Corroded (3.6.b.2c)
  2. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Lower Suspension Arm Rubber Bush Deteriorated But Not Resulting In Excessive Movement Outer (2.4.g.2)
  3. ADVISORY - Offside Front Lower Suspension Arm Rubber Bush Deteriorated But Not Resulting In Excessive Movement Outer (2.4.g.2)
  4. ADVISORY - Front Brake Disc Worn, Pitted Or Scored, But Not Seriously Weakened (3.5.1i)
  5. ADVISORY - Rear Brake Disc Worn, Pitted Or Scored, But Not Seriously Weakened (3.5.1i)
  6. ADVISORY - Rear Brakes Noisy
FAILED8TH AUGUST 2017148,251 MI
 
  1. FAIL - Offside Rear Position Lamp(s) Not Working (1.1.a.3b)
  2. FAIL - Offside Headlamp Aim Beam Image Obviously Incorrect (1.8.a.1b)
  3. FAIL - Front Registration Plate Displaying A Honeycomb Or Similar Effect Background (6.3.3)
  4. FAIL - Rear Registration Plate Displaying A Honeycomb Or Similar Effect Background (6.3.3)
  5. FAIL - Fuel Hose Leaking (7.2.3)
  6. FAIL - Offside Front Brake Pipe Excessively Corroded (3.6.b.2c)
  7. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Brake Pipe Slightly Corroded (3.6.b.2c)
  8. FAIL - Nearside Rear Brake Hose Excessively Deteriorated (3.6.b.4d)
  9. FAIL - Offside Rear Brake Hose Excessively Deteriorated (3.6.b.4d)
  10. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Lower Suspension Arm Rubber Bush Deteriorated But Not Resulting In Excessive Movement Outer (2.4.g.2)
  11. ADVISORY - Offside Front Lower Suspension Arm Rubber Bush Deteriorated But Not Resulting In Excessive Movement Outer (2.4.g.2)
  12. ADVISORY - Front Brake Disc Worn, Pitted Or Scored, But Not Seriously Weakened (3.5.1i)
  13. ADVISORY - Rear Brake Disc Worn, Pitted Or Scored, But Not Seriously Weakened (3.5.1i)
  14. ADVISORY - Exhaust Heat Shield Loose
  15. ADVISORY - Rear Brakes Noisy
  16. FAIL - Parking Brake: Efficiency Below Requirements (3.7.b.7)
  17. FAIL - Nearside Rear Parking Brake Recording Little Or No Effort (3.7.b.6a)
PASSED4TH JUNE 20163RD JUNE 2017144,152 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Offside Front Tyre Worn Close To The Legal Limit (4.1.e.1)
PASSED2ND JUNE 20151ST JUNE 2016136,336 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Tyre Worn Close To The Legal Limit (4.1.e.1)
  2. ADVISORY - Nearside Rear Brake Hose Slightly Deteriorated (3.6.b.4d)
  3. ADVISORY - Offside Rear Brake Hose Slightly Deteriorated (3.6.b.4d)
  4. USER ENTERED - Two Front Shocks Soft
FAILED27TH MAY 2015136,320 MI
 
  1. FAIL - Rear Statutory Seat Belt Missing (5.1.1)
  2. FAIL - Offside Front Position Lamp(s) Not Working (1.1.a.3b)
  3. FAIL - Offside Front Front Position Lamp(s) Incorrect Colour (1.1.a.3e)
  4. FAIL - Offside Rear Direction Indicator Not Working (1.4.a.2c)
  5. FAIL - Offside Front Wheel Bearing Rough When Rotated (2.5.a.2)
  6. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Tyre Worn Close To The Legal Limit (4.1.e.1)
  7. ADVISORY - Nearside Rear Brake Hose Slightly Deteriorated (3.6.b.4d)
  8. ADVISORY - Offside Rear Brake Hose Slightly Deteriorated (3.6.b.4d)
  9. USER ENTERED - Two Front Shocks Soft
PASSED3RD APRIL 201415TH APRIL 2015129,896 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Nearside Rear Brake Hose Slightly Deteriorated (3.6.b.4d)
  2. ADVISORY - Offside Rear Brake Hose Slightly Deteriorated (3.6.b.4d)
FAILED2ND APRIL 2014129,896 MI
 
  1. FAIL - Offside Rear Direction Indicator Not Working (1.4.a.2c)
  2. FAIL - Front Brake Pipe Excessively Corroded (3.6.b.2c)
  3. FAIL - Parking Brake: Efficiency Below Requirements (3.7.b.7)
  4. ADVISORY - Nearside Rear Brake Hose Slightly Deteriorated (3.6.b.4d)
  5. ADVISORY - Offside Rear Brake Hose Slightly Deteriorated (3.6.b.4d)
PASSED16TH APRIL 201315TH APRIL 2014121,415 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Brake Pipe Slightly Corroded (3.6.b.2c)
  2. ADVISORY - Offside Front Brake Pipe Slightly Corroded (3.6.b.2c)
FAILED29TH MARCH 2013120,957 MI
 
  1. FAIL - Offside Rear Tyre Has A Bulge, Caused By Separation Or Partial Failure Of Its Structure (4.1.d.1b)
  2. FAIL - Nearside Rear Anti-Roll Bar Linkage Missing (2.4.g.1)
  3. FAIL - Offside Rear Anti-Roll Bar Linkage Has Excessive Play In A Ball Joint (2.4.g.2)
  4. FAIL - Nearside Rear Coil Spring Fractured (2.4.c.1a)
  5. FAIL - Offside Rear Upper Suspension Arm Has Excessive Play In A Ball Joint (2.4.g.2)
  6. ADVISORY - Nearside Rear Tyre Worn Close To The Legal Limit (4.1.e.1)
  7. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Brake Pipe Slightly Corroded (3.6.b.2c)
  8. ADVISORY - Offside Front Brake Pipe Slightly Corroded (3.6.b.2c)
  9. ADVISORY - Front Brake Pad(s) Wearing Thin (3.5.1g)
PASSED11TH APRIL 201210TH APRIL 2013110,633 MI
FAILED8TH APRIL 201197,280 MI
 
  1. PRS - Front Registration Plate Character(s) Likely To Be Misread (6.3.4b)
  2. PRS - Rear Registration Plate Character(s) Likely To Be Misread (6.3.4b)
PASSED8TH APRIL 20117TH APRIL 201297,280 MI
PASSED11TH MARCH 201016TH MARCH 201193,343 MI
PASSED7TH MARCH 200916TH MARCH 201088,945 MI
FAILED7TH MARCH 200988,944 MI
 
  1. FAIL - Front Registration Plate Character(s) Incorrectly Spaced (6.3.4a)
  2. FAIL - Rear Registration Plate Character(s) Incorrectly Spaced (6.3.4a)
FAILED17TH MARCH 200885,407 MI
 
  1. PRS - Nearside Rear Tyre Tread Depth Below Requirements Of 1.6mm (4.1.e.1)
  2. ADVISORY - Offside Rear Tyre Worn Close To The Legal Limit (4.1.e.1)
  3. ADVISORY - Rear Anti-Roll Bar Linkage Has Slight Play In A Pin/bush (2.4.g.2)
PASSED17TH MARCH 200816TH MARCH 200985,407 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Offside Rear Tyre Worn Close To The Legal Limit (4.1.e.1)
  2. ADVISORY - Rear Anti-Roll Bar Linkage Has Slight Play In A Pin/bush (2.4.g.2)
PASSED18TH JULY 200717TH JULY 200877,209 MI
PASSED10TH JULY 20069TH JULY 200762,681 MI
ResultMOT DateExpiry DateMileage

M5FNY Passed/Failed

MOT Pass Rate: 64% | MOT Failure Rate: 36%

M5FNY MOT Comments

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M5FNY Mileage

Last recorded mileage: 231,419 miles | Average yearly mileage: 9,642 miles

M5FNY FAQs

This Bmw 525 with registration M5FNY was manufactured on Thursday 11th July 2002 so it is currently 24 years old. Its colour is Blue and it has a 2.5 litre Diesel engine.

The odometer reading at the last MOT in 2026 was 231,419 miles, so this Bmw has travelled an average of 9,642 miles per year in the time it has been on the road.

We have a total of 33 MOTs on record for this Bmw 525 beginning with its first recorded MOT in 2006. We can see 12 of these tests have been MOT failures - this means M5FNY has a 64% MOT pass rate!

Over its lifetime, this Bmw 525 has had 53 Advisories, 6 PRS Notices, 6 Minor, 8 Major, 5 Dangerous and 25 Fail comments in its MOT History.

This Bmw 525 is currently Taxed and the Tax, or VED (Vehicle Excise Duty), is next due in 10 months on Sunday 1st August 2027 .

Does M5FNY have an active MOT?

Yes, as of Sunday 18th October 2026 M5FNY does have an active MOT. Read more

Is M5FNY Taxed?

Yes, as of Sunday 18th October 2026 M5FNY does have Tax. Read more

When does M5FNY Tax expire?

The current Tax for M5FNY will expire in 10 months on Sunday 1st August 2027. 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 M5FNY MOT expire?

The current MOT for M5FNY will expire in 1 year on Thursday 21st October 2027. Read more

When did M5FNY have its most recent MOT?

The most recent MOT on record for M5FNY was on Saturday 17th October 2026 at 07:06. It Passed this MOT. Read more

How many times has M5FNY Passed an MOT?

Out of a total of 33 MOTs on record for M5FNY 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 M5FNY Failed an MOT?

Out of a total of 33 MOTs on record for M5FNY we can see 12 of these tests have been MOT Failures. This means this vehicle has a 64% MOT pass rate! Read more

What Make and Model vehicle is M5FNY?

M5FNY is registered as a 2002 Bmw 525. Read more

How many miles has M5FNY done?

The odometer reading for M5FNY at the last MOT in October 2026 was 231,419 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 9,642 miles per year. Read more

How old is M5FNY?

The vehicle M5FNY was manufactured in 2002 so it is currently 24 years old. It was first registered on Thursday 11th July 2002. Read more

What colour is M5FNY?

The official colour of M5FNY is recorded as Blue. Read more

What engine does M5FNY have?

M5FNY has a 2.5 litre Diesel engine. Read more

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