BMW M3
Silver · Petrol · 2003 · 3,246 cc
AB 71MOT history
AB 71 is a silver petrol BMW M3 first used on 24 Oct 2003. Its MOT is valid until 15 Jul 2027 and it has passed 18 of 20 MOT tests, with 88,725 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 13 Jul 2026.
- MOT
- Valid
- Until 15 Jul 2027
- Mileage
- 88,725 mi
- At MOT on 13 Jul 2026
- MOT tests
- 20
- 18 passed · 2 failed
- Per year
- 2,836 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- AB 71
- Registration format
- Dateless
- Make
- BMW
- Model
- M3
- Colour
- Silver
- Fuel type
- Petrol
- Engine size
- 3,246 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 2003
- First used
- 24 Oct 2003
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 15 Jul 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 13 Jul 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
AB 71 was last recorded at 88,725 miles on 13 Jul 2026, 897 miles more than at the previous MOT on 16 Jul 2025.
- Previous MOT
- 87,828 miles · 16 Jul 2025
- Between the last two tests
- 897 miles
- Average per year
- 2,836 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 88,725 miles
- 2025 – 87,828 miles
- 2024 – 87,034 miles
- 2023 – 86,415 miles
- 2020 – 86,057 miles
- 2019 – 85,484 miles
- 2018 – 85,066 miles
- 2017 – 84,115 miles
- 2016 – 81,340 miles
- 2015 – 80,033 miles
- 2014 – 76,898 miles
- 2012 – 75,433 miles
- 2011 – 70,415 miles
- 2010 – 68,760 miles
- 2009 – 59,456 miles
- 2008 – 47,118 miles
- 2007 – 36,124 miles
- 2006 – 32,700 miles
What the latest MOT found
No defects or advisories were recorded.
Full MOT history
20 tests since 11 Oct 2006, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass88,725 miles (+897)
- MOT expiry
- 15 Jul 2027
- Odometer
- 88,725 miles
- Test number
- 440381759980
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass87,828 miles (+794)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 15 Jul 2026
- Odometer
- 87,828 miles
- Test number
- 543241654073
- AdvisoryOil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Pass87,034 miles
- MOT expiry
- 26 Jun 2025
- Odometer
- 87,034 miles
- Test number
- 522937762115
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail87,034 miles (+619)1 repaired
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 87,034 miles
- Test number
- 602850197233
- Repaired at testOffside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))
Pass86,415 miles (+358)
- MOT expiry
- 9 Mar 2024
- Odometer
- 86,415 miles
- Test number
- 477664600158
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass86,057 miles (+573)
- MOT expiry
- 28 Oct 2021
- Odometer
- 86,057 miles
- Test number
- 428443788686
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass85,484 miles (+418)
- MOT expiry
- 28 Oct 2020
- Odometer
- 85,484 miles
- Test number
- 546954967450
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass85,066 miles
- MOT expiry
- 23 Mar 2019
- Odometer
- 85,066 miles
- Test number
- 745850606708
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail85,066 miles (+951)2 failures
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 85,066 miles
- Test number
- 861177628929
- FailureNearside Front Headlamp aim too low (1.8)
- FailureOffside Front Headlamp aim too low (1.8)
Pass84,115 miles (+2,775)
- MOT expiry
- 18 Mar 2018
- Odometer
- 84,115 miles
- Test number
- 935671955558
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass81,340 miles (+1,307)
- MOT expiry
- 18 Mar 2017
- Odometer
- 81,340 miles
- Test number
- 128675558205
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass80,033 miles (+3,135)
- MOT expiry
- 1 Mar 2016
- Odometer
- 80,033 miles
- Test number
- 868251165044
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass76,898 miles (+1,465)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 28 Feb 2015
- Odometer
- 76,898 miles
- Test number
- 157330164493
- AdvisoryOffside Front Ball joint has slight play (2.2.B.1f)
Pass75,433 miles (+5,018)
- MOT expiry
- 18 Jul 2013
- Odometer
- 75,433 miles
- Test number
- 486251102285
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass70,415 miles (+1,655)
- MOT expiry
- 2 May 2012
- Odometer
- 70,415 miles
- Test number
- 218683221199
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass68,760 miles (+9,304)
- MOT expiry
- 29 Apr 2011
- Odometer
- 68,760 miles
- Test number
- 441500620169
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass59,456 miles (+12,338)
- MOT expiry
- 24 Apr 2010
- Odometer
- 59,456 miles
- Test number
- 472267199061
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass47,118 miles (+10,994)
- MOT expiry
- 24 Apr 2009
- Odometer
- 47,118 miles
- Test number
- 271002508438
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass36,124 miles (+3,424)
- MOT expiry
- 24 Apr 2008
- Odometer
- 36,124 miles
- Test number
- 464055217130
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass32,700 miles
- MOT expiry
- 24 Oct 2007
- Odometer
- 32,700 miles
- Test number
- 490714886272
No defects or advisories recorded.
Questions about AB 71
- What vehicle is registration AB 71 currently assigned to?
- DVSA MOT records show AB 71 on a silver petrol BMW M3 first used on 24 Oct 2003. 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 AB 71 currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on AB 71 is valid until 15 Jul 2027.
- When is the MOT due on AB 71?
- The MOT on AB 71 is valid until 15 Jul 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has AB 71 done?
- AB 71 was recorded at 88,725 miles at its MOT on 13 Jul 2026, an average of 2,836 miles a year.
- Has AB 71 ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. AB 71 has failed 2 of its 20 MOT tests, most recently on 27 Jun 2024.
- Has the mileage on AB 71 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 AB 71 find?
- AB 71 passed its latest MOT on 13 Jul 2026 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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