BMW 3 Series
Blue · Diesel · 2013 · 1,995 cc
197 TPJMOT history
197 TPJ is a blue diesel BMW 3 Series first used on 4 Mar 2013. Its MOT is valid until 28 Jul 2027 and it has passed 11 of 14 MOT tests, with 138,541 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 16 Jul 2026.
- MOT
- Valid
- Until 28 Jul 2027
- Mileage
- 138,541 mi
- At MOT on 16 Jul 2026
- MOT tests
- 14
- 11 passed · 3 failed
- Per year
- 5,429 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- 197 TPJ
- Registration format
- Dateless
- Make
- BMW
- Model
- 3 Series
- Colour
- Blue
- Fuel type
- Diesel
- Engine size
- 1,995 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 2013
- First used
- 4 Mar 2013
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 28 Jul 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 16 Jul 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
197 TPJ was last recorded at 138,541 miles on 16 Jul 2026, 2,992 miles more than at the previous MOT on 21 Jul 2025.
- Previous MOT
- 135,549 miles · 21 Jul 2025
- Between the last two tests
- 2,992 miles
- Average per year
- 5,429 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 138,541 miles
- 2025 – 135,549 miles
- 2024 – 133,209 miles
- 2023 – 129,242 miles
- 2022 – 127,057 miles
- 2021 – 119,605 miles
- 2020 – 118,227 miles
- 2019 – 116,059 miles
- 2018 – 113,813 miles
- 2017 – 110,412 miles
- 2016 – 81,956 miles
What the latest MOT found
Pass138,541 miles
No defects or advisories were recorded.
Full MOT history
14 tests since 12 Feb 2016, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass138,541 miles (+2,992)
- MOT expiry
- 28 Jul 2027
- Odometer
- 138,541 miles
- Test number
- 582052951645
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass135,549 miles (+2,340)
- MOT expiry
- 28 Jul 2026
- Odometer
- 135,549 miles
- Test number
- 887092741772
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass133,209 miles (+15)
- MOT expiry
- 28 Jul 2025
- Odometer
- 133,209 miles
- Test number
- 284410130553
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail133,194 miles (+3,952)1 dangerous
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 133,194 miles
- Test number
- 649732916012
- DangerousNearside Rear Road wheel fractured 2 fractures to inner bead rim (5.2.2 (a))
Pass129,242 miles (+2,185)
- MOT expiry
- 27 Jul 2024
- Odometer
- 129,242 miles
- Test number
- 970615562401
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass127,057 miles (+31)
- MOT expiry
- 16 Sept 2023
- Odometer
- 127,057 miles
- Test number
- 214409000086
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail127,026 miles (+7,421)2 major1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 127,026 miles
- Test number
- 470975438803
- MajorNearside Rear Inner Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))
- MajorOffside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))
- AdvisoryOffside Rear Inner Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
Pass119,605 miles (+1,378)
- MOT expiry
- 15 Sept 2022
- Odometer
- 119,605 miles
- Test number
- 314892424063
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass118,227 miles (+2,168)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 28 Jul 2021
- Odometer
- 118,227 miles
- Test number
- 982476237244
- AdvisorySurface corrosion apparent on all components and prescribed areas under the vehicle .
Pass116,059 miles (+2,246)
- MOT expiry
- 28 Mar 2020
- Odometer
- 116,059 miles
- Test number
- 440460138198
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass113,813 miles (+3,401)
- MOT expiry
- 7 Mar 2019
- Odometer
- 113,813 miles
- Test number
- 215187254997
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass110,412 miles (+28,456)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 3 Mar 2018
- Odometer
- 110,412 miles
- Test number
- 726180981075
- AdvisoryUnder trays and engine covers fitetd
Pass81,956 miles5 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 3 Mar 2017
- Odometer
- 81,956 miles
- Test number
- 196967442091
- AdvisoryNearside Front Shock absorber has a slightly worn bush (2.7.4)
- AdvisoryNearside Rear Road wheel with a slightly distorted bead rim (4.2.A.1a)
- AdvisoryOffside Front Road wheel with a slightly distorted bead rim (4.2.A.1a)
- AdvisoryOffside Rear Road wheel with a slightly distorted bead rim (4.2.A.1a)
- AdvisoryUnder trays and engine covers fitted
Fail81,956 miles2 repaired5 advisories
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 81,956 miles
- Test number
- 562675317613
- Repaired at testNearside Headlamp aim too high and too far to the right. (1.8)
- Repaired at testOffside Headlamp aim too high (1.8)
- AdvisoryNearside Front Shock absorber has a slightly worn bush (2.7.4)
- AdvisoryNearside Rear Road wheel with a slightly distorted bead rim (4.2.A.1a)
- AdvisoryOffside Front Road wheel with a slightly distorted bead rim (4.2.A.1a)
- AdvisoryOffside Rear Road wheel with a slightly distorted bead rim (4.2.A.1a)
- AdvisoryUnder trays and engine covers fitted
Questions about 197 TPJ
- What vehicle is registration 197 TPJ currently assigned to?
- DVSA MOT records show 197 TPJ on a blue diesel BMW 3 Series first used on 4 Mar 2013. Dateless registrations can be transferred between vehicles, so earlier MOT tests may have been under a different registration. Registered keeper details are not public and are not shown.
- Does 197 TPJ currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on 197 TPJ is valid until 28 Jul 2027.
- When is the MOT due on 197 TPJ?
- The MOT on 197 TPJ is valid until 28 Jul 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has 197 TPJ done?
- 197 TPJ was recorded at 138,541 miles at its MOT on 16 Jul 2026, an average of 5,429 miles a year.
- Has 197 TPJ ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. 197 TPJ has failed 3 of its 14 MOT tests, most recently on 24 Jul 2024.
- Has the mileage on 197 TPJ ever gone down?
- No. The odometer reading went up or stayed the same at every MOT test on record. Service records are still worth checking.
- What did the latest MOT on 197 TPJ find?
- 197 TPJ passed its latest MOT on 16 Jul 2026 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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