BMW 3 Series
Black · Diesel · 2012 · 1,995 cc
8 FACMOT history
8 FAC is a black diesel BMW 3 Series first used on 18 May 2012. Its MOT is valid until 22 Apr 2027 and it has passed 10 of 13 MOT tests, with 138,665 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 9 Apr 2026.
- MOT
- Valid
- Until 22 Apr 2027
- Mileage
- 138,665 mi
- At MOT on 9 Apr 2026
- MOT tests
- 13
- 10 passed · 3 failed
- Per year
- 6,757 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- 8 FAC
- Registration format
- Dateless
- Make
- BMW
- Model
- 3 Series
- Colour
- Black
- Fuel type
- Diesel
- Engine size
- 1,995 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 2012
- First used
- 18 May 2012
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 22 Apr 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 9 Apr 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
8 FAC was last recorded at 138,665 miles on 9 Apr 2026, 1,340 miles more than at the previous MOT on 23 Apr 2025.
- Previous MOT
- 137,325 miles · 23 Apr 2025
- Between the last two tests
- 1,340 miles
- Average per year
- 6,757 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 138,665 miles
- 2025 – 137,325 miles
- 2023 – 136,837 miles
- 2022 – 135,485 miles
- 2020 – 117,226 miles
- 2019 – 112,502 miles
- 2018 – 106,980 miles
- 2017 – 98,069 miles
- 2016 – 83,144 miles
- 2015 – 64,994 miles
What the latest MOT found
Pass138,665 miles
No defects or advisories were recorded.
Recurring issues
Items recorded at more than one earlier MOT but not at the latest one. Repeat advisories can show maintenance that was put off.
Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)
Advisory4 MOTs, 2015–2017
Full MOT history
13 tests since 15 May 2015, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass138,665 miles (+1,340)
- MOT expiry
- 22 Apr 2027
- Odometer
- 138,665 miles
- Test number
- 815530791261
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass137,325 miles (+488)
- MOT expiry
- 22 Apr 2026
- Odometer
- 137,325 miles
- Test number
- 326413376591
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass136,837 miles (+1,352)
- MOT expiry
- 6 Mar 2024
- Odometer
- 136,837 miles
- Test number
- 662006155083
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass135,485 miles (+18,259)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 3 Mar 2023
- Odometer
- 135,485 miles
- Test number
- 825549803475
- AdvisoryNearside Front Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
Pass117,226 miles1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 9 Dec 2021
- Odometer
- 117,226 miles
- Test number
- 552956788988
- AdvisoryOffside Front Shock absorbers light misting of oil or has limited damping effect (5.3.2 (b))
Fail117,226 miles (+4,724)1 dangerous1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 117,226 miles
- Test number
- 237688496562
- DangerousNearside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- AdvisoryOffside Front Shock absorbers light misting of oil or has limited damping effect (5.3.2 (b))
Pass112,502 miles (+5,522)
- MOT expiry
- 6 Dec 2020
- Odometer
- 112,502 miles
- Test number
- 631620579708
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass106,980 miles (+8,911)2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 18 May 2019
- Odometer
- 106,980 miles
- Test number
- 696936180875
- AdvisoryWear to front brake pads
- AdvisoryWear to o/s/f & o/s/r tyres inner edges
Pass98,069 miles (+273)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 18 May 2018
- Odometer
- 98,069 miles
- Test number
- 489898495954
- AdvisoryWindscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)
Fail97,796 miles (+14,652)4 failures1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 97,796 miles
- Test number
- 989969202310
- FailureHeadlamp cleaning device inoperative (1.7.2)
- FailureOffside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (4.1.D.1b)
- FailureOffside Rear Road wheel fractured (4.2.B.1a)
- FailureOffside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (4.1.D.1a)
- AdvisoryWindscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)
Pass83,144 miles2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 18 May 2017
- Odometer
- 83,144 miles
- Test number
- 503696171420
- AdvisoryWindscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)
- AdvisoryWindscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
Fail83,144 miles (+18,150)1 dangerous4 failures2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 83,144 miles
- Test number
- 684498160633
- DangerousOffside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed (4.1.D.1b)
- FailureNearside Rear Road wheel cracked (4.2.A.1a)
- FailureNearside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (4.1.D.1a)
- FailureNearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
- FailureOffside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
- AdvisoryWindscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)
- AdvisoryWindscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
Pass64,994 miles1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 18 May 2016
- Odometer
- 64,994 miles
- Test number
- 427255535130
- AdvisoryWindscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)
Questions about 8 FAC
- What vehicle is registration 8 FAC currently assigned to?
- DVSA MOT records show 8 FAC on a black diesel BMW 3 Series first used on 18 May 2012. 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 8 FAC currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on 8 FAC is valid until 22 Apr 2027.
- When is the MOT due on 8 FAC?
- The MOT on 8 FAC is valid until 22 Apr 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has 8 FAC done?
- 8 FAC was recorded at 138,665 miles at its MOT on 9 Apr 2026, an average of 6,757 miles a year.
- Has 8 FAC ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. 8 FAC has failed 3 of its 13 MOT tests, most recently on 10 Dec 2020.
- Has the mileage on 8 FAC 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 8 FAC find?
- 8 FAC passed its latest MOT on 9 Apr 2026 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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