
BMW Z3
Blue · Petrol · 2000 · 2,793 cc
97 FNMOT history
97 FN is a blue petrol BMW Z3 first used on 3 Mar 2000. Its MOT is valid until 29 Apr 2027 and it has passed 10 of 12 MOT tests, with 41,644 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 30 Apr 2026.

- MOT
- Valid
- Until 29 Apr 2027
- Mileage
- 41,644 mi
- At MOT on 30 Apr 2026
- MOT tests
- 12
- 10 passed · 2 failed
- Per year
- 518 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- 97 FN
- Registration format
- Dateless
- Make
- BMW
- Model
- Z3
- Colour
- Blue
- Fuel type
- Petrol
- Engine size
- 2,793 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 2000
- First used
- 3 Mar 2000
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 29 Apr 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 30 Apr 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
97 FN was last recorded at 41,644 miles on 30 Apr 2026, 114 miles more than at the previous MOT on 1 Apr 2025.
- Previous MOT
- 41,530 miles · 1 Apr 2025
- Between the last two tests
- 114 miles
- Average per year
- 518 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 41,644 miles
- 2025 – 41,530 miles
- 2020 – 41,447 miles
- 2013 – 41,419 miles
- 2011 – 40,847 miles
- 2010 – 40,341 miles
- 2009 – 34,811 miles
- 2008 – 33,812 miles
- 2007 – 32,378 miles
- 2006 – 31,214 miles
What the latest MOT found
No defects or advisories were recorded.
Full MOT history
12 tests since 9 Mar 2006, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass41,644 miles (+114)
- MOT expiry
- 29 Apr 2027
- Odometer
- 41,644 miles
- Test number
- 868237071503
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass41,530 miles (+83)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 31 Mar 2026
- Odometer
- 41,530 miles
- Test number
- 240763741086
- AdvisoryOffside Front Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
Pass41,447 miles (+1)
- MOT expiry
- 20 May 2021
- Odometer
- 41,447 miles
- Test number
- 590981195142
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail41,446 miles (+27)2 dangerous1 major1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 41,446 miles
- Test number
- 932718685656
- DangerousNearside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed In cracks on inner sidewall (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- DangerousOffside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed In crack on inner sidewall (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- MajorEmissions not tested Vehicle running to poorly (8.2.1.2 (d))
- AdvisoryEML on
Pass41,419 miles
- MOT expiry
- 16 May 2014
- Odometer
- 41,419 miles
- Test number
- 987007033113
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail41,419 miles (+572)1 failure
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 41,419 miles
- Test number
- 118677433189
- FailureExhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (7.3.D.3)
Pass40,847 miles (+506)
- MOT expiry
- 5 Apr 2012
- Odometer
- 40,847 miles
- Test number
- 919808861046
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass40,341 miles (+5,530)1 note
- MOT expiry
- 5 Apr 2011
- Odometer
- 40,341 miles
- Test number
- 660526090004
- NoteFront number plate cracked
Pass34,811 miles (+999)
- MOT expiry
- 1 Apr 2010
- Odometer
- 34,811 miles
- Test number
- 352025879005
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass33,812 miles (+1,434)
- MOT expiry
- 1 Apr 2009
- Odometer
- 33,812 miles
- Test number
- 560533798033
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass32,378 miles (+1,164)
- MOT expiry
- 14 Mar 2008
- Odometer
- 32,378 miles
- Test number
- 270174077076
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass31,214 miles
- MOT expiry
- 13 Mar 2007
- Odometer
- 31,214 miles
- Test number
- 644118366030
No defects or advisories recorded.
Questions about 97 FN
- What vehicle is registration 97 FN currently assigned to?
- DVSA MOT records show 97 FN on a blue petrol BMW Z3 first used on 3 Mar 2000. 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 97 FN currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on 97 FN is valid until 29 Apr 2027.
- When is the MOT due on 97 FN?
- The MOT on 97 FN is valid until 29 Apr 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has 97 FN done?
- 97 FN was recorded at 41,644 miles at its MOT on 30 Apr 2026, an average of 518 miles a year.
- Has 97 FN ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. 97 FN has failed 2 of its 12 MOT tests, most recently on 12 May 2020.
- Has the mileage on 97 FN 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 97 FN find?
- 97 FN passed its latest MOT on 30 Apr 2026 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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