
BMW 525
Blue · Diesel · 2002 · 2,497 cc
1990 SBMOT history
1990 SB is a blue diesel BMW 525 first used on 27 Nov 2002. Its MOT is valid until 23 Sept 2027 and it has passed 21 of 24 MOT tests, with 81,251 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 24 Sept 2026.

- MOT
- Valid
- Until 23 Sept 2027
- Mileage
- 81,251 mi
- At MOT on 24 Sept 2026
- MOT tests
- 24
- 21 passed · 3 failed
- Per year
- 2,513 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- 1990 SB
- Registration format
- Dateless
- Make
- BMW
- Model
- 525
- Colour
- Blue
- Fuel type
- Diesel
- Engine size
- 2,497 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 2002
- First used
- 27 Nov 2002
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 23 Sept 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 24 Sept 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
1990 SB was last recorded at 81,251 miles on 24 Sept 2026, 110 miles more than at the previous MOT on 31 Oct 2025.
- Previous MOT
- 81,141 miles · 31 Oct 2025
- Between the last two tests
- 110 miles
- Average per year
- 2,513 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 81,251 miles
- 2025 – 81,141 miles
- 2024 – 80,716 miles
- 2023 – 80,242 miles
- 2022 – 79,524 miles
- 2021 – 77,712 miles
- 2020 – 77,072 miles
- 2019 – 75,863 miles
- 2018 – 73,619 miles
- 2017 – 72,423 miles
- 2016 – 70,797 miles
- 2015 – 68,919 miles
- 2014 – 67,047 miles
- 2013 – 64,219 miles
- 2012 – 60,584 miles
- 2011 – 56,818 miles
- 2010 – 52,339 miles
- 2009 – 47,818 miles
- 2008 – 43,030 miles
- 2007 – 37,583 miles
- 2006 – 31,404 miles
What the latest MOT found
No defects or advisories were recorded.
Full MOT history
24 tests since 23 Nov 2006, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass81,251 miles (+110)
- MOT expiry
- 23 Sept 2027
- Odometer
- 81,251 miles
- Test number
- 182251181737
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass81,141 miles (+425)2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 23 Nov 2026
- Odometer
- 81,141 miles
- Test number
- 976970953986
- AdvisoryFront Brake pad(s) wearing thin Both (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- AdvisoryRear Brake pad(s) wearing thin Both (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
Pass80,716 miles (+474)
- MOT expiry
- 23 Nov 2025
- Odometer
- 80,716 miles
- Test number
- 980028394159
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass80,242 miles (+718)
- MOT expiry
- 23 Nov 2024
- Odometer
- 80,242 miles
- Test number
- 121743740197
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass79,524 miles (+1,812)
- MOT expiry
- 23 Nov 2023
- Odometer
- 79,524 miles
- Test number
- 570206043063
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass77,712 miles (+640)
- MOT expiry
- 23 Nov 2022
- Odometer
- 77,712 miles
- Test number
- 607670272980
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass77,072 miles (+1,209)
- MOT expiry
- 23 Nov 2021
- Odometer
- 77,072 miles
- Test number
- 764266739220
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass75,863 miles (+2,244)
- MOT expiry
- 23 Nov 2020
- Odometer
- 75,863 miles
- Test number
- 610299086627
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass73,619 miles
- MOT expiry
- 23 Nov 2019
- Odometer
- 73,619 miles
- Test number
- 924638027520
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail73,619 miles (+1,196)2 major
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 73,619 miles
- Test number
- 513764357957
- MajorNearside Rear Outer Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))
- MajorOffside Rear Outer Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))
Pass72,423 miles (+1,626)
- MOT expiry
- 23 Nov 2018
- Odometer
- 72,423 miles
- Test number
- 427120994235
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass70,797 miles (+1,878)
- MOT expiry
- 23 Nov 2017
- Odometer
- 70,797 miles
- Test number
- 312431379083
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass68,919 miles (+1,872)
- MOT expiry
- 23 Nov 2016
- Odometer
- 68,919 miles
- Test number
- 220686292384
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass67,047 miles (+2,828)
- MOT expiry
- 23 Nov 2015
- Odometer
- 67,047 miles
- Test number
- 468889404351
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass64,219 miles (+3,635)1 note
- MOT expiry
- 23 Nov 2014
- Odometer
- 64,219 miles
- Test number
- 405325913392
- NoteTransmission has a slight fluid leak
Pass60,584 miles (+63)
- MOT expiry
- 23 Nov 2013
- Odometer
- 60,584 miles
- Test number
- 818504812366
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail60,521 miles (+3,703)1 failure
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 60,521 miles
- Test number
- 795562212377
- FailureExhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (7.4.B.3b)
Pass56,818 miles (+4,479)
- MOT expiry
- 23 Nov 2012
- Odometer
- 56,818 miles
- Test number
- 509046921329
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass52,339 miles
- MOT expiry
- 23 Nov 2011
- Odometer
- 52,339 miles
- Test number
- 131161420353
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail52,339 miles (+4,521)3 repaired
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 52,339 miles
- Test number
- 781241520374
- Repaired at testNearside Headlamp aim too high (1.8)
- Repaired at testOffside Headlamp aim too high (1.8)
- Repaired at testUpper Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)
Pass47,818 miles (+4,788)
- MOT expiry
- 23 Nov 2010
- Odometer
- 47,818 miles
- Test number
- 141355819313
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass43,030 miles (+5,447)
- MOT expiry
- 23 Nov 2009
- Odometer
- 43,030 miles
- Test number
- 433123428396
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass37,583 miles (+6,179)
- MOT expiry
- 23 Nov 2008
- Odometer
- 37,583 miles
- Test number
- 150684727363
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass31,404 miles
- MOT expiry
- 23 Nov 2007
- Odometer
- 31,404 miles
- Test number
- 403437826362
No defects or advisories recorded.
Questions about 1990 SB
- What vehicle is registration 1990 SB currently assigned to?
- DVSA MOT records show 1990 SB on a blue diesel BMW 525 first used on 27 Nov 2002. 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 1990 SB currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on 1990 SB is valid until 23 Sept 2027.
- When is the MOT due on 1990 SB?
- The MOT on 1990 SB is valid until 23 Sept 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has 1990 SB done?
- 1990 SB was recorded at 81,251 miles at its MOT on 24 Sept 2026, an average of 2,513 miles a year.
- Has 1990 SB ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. 1990 SB has failed 3 of its 24 MOT tests, most recently on 30 Oct 2018.
- Has the mileage on 1990 SB 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 1990 SB find?
- 1990 SB passed its latest MOT on 24 Sept 2026 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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