BMW X5
Silver · Diesel · 2009 · 2,993 cc
C8 TAUMOT history
C8 TAU is a silver diesel BMW X5 first used on 30 Sept 2009. Its MOT is valid until 23 Mar 2027 and it has passed 15 of 18 MOT tests, with 169,202 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 24 Mar 2026.
- MOT
- Valid
- Until 23 Mar 2027
- Mileage
- 169,202 mi
- At MOT on 24 Mar 2026
- MOT tests
- 18
- 15 passed · 3 failed
- Per year
- 7,276 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- C8 TAU
- Registration format
- Prefix (1983 to 2001)
- Make
- BMW
- Model
- X5
- Colour
- Silver
- Fuel type
- Diesel
- Engine size
- 2,993 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 2009
- First used
- 30 Sept 2009
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 23 Mar 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 24 Mar 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
C8 TAU was last recorded at 169,202 miles on 24 Mar 2026, 10,995 miles more than at the previous MOT on 10 Feb 2025.
- Previous MOT
- 158,207 miles · 10 Feb 2025
- Between the last two tests
- 10,995 miles
- Average per year
- 7,276 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 169,202 miles
- 2025 – 158,207 miles
- 2024 – 142,845 miles
- 2023 – 128,243 miles
- 2022 – 120,230 miles
- 2021 – 115,187 miles
- 2020 – 111,671 miles
- 2019 – 103,049 miles
- 2018 – 101,876 miles
- 2017 – 99,878 miles
- 2016 – 98,200 miles
- 2015 – 94,286 miles
- 2014 – 87,475 miles
- 2013 – 81,001 miles
- 2012 – 71,073 miles
What the latest MOT found
Pass169,202 miles
No defects or advisories were recorded.
Full MOT history
18 tests since 27 Sept 2012, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass169,202 miles (+10,995)
- MOT expiry
- 23 Mar 2027
- Odometer
- 169,202 miles
- Test number
- 613647284186
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass158,207 miles
- MOT expiry
- 11 Feb 2026
- Odometer
- 158,207 miles
- Test number
- 766921399499
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail158,207 miles (+15,362)2 repaired
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 158,207 miles
- Test number
- 721060502063
- Repaired at testOffside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))
- Repaired at testWindscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))
Pass142,845 miles (+14,602)2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 11 Feb 2025
- Odometer
- 142,845 miles
- Test number
- 138589946586
- AdvisoryFront Inner Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- AdvisoryOffside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
Pass128,243 miles (+8,013)
- MOT expiry
- 11 Feb 2024
- Odometer
- 128,243 miles
- Test number
- 826083270473
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass120,230 miles (+5,043)2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 11 Feb 2023
- Odometer
- 120,230 miles
- Test number
- 163919573831
- AdvisoryNearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- AdvisoryOffside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
Pass115,187 miles (+3,516)
- MOT expiry
- 11 Feb 2022
- Odometer
- 115,187 miles
- Test number
- 386021927312
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass111,671 miles (+8,622)
- MOT expiry
- 11 Feb 2021
- Odometer
- 111,671 miles
- Test number
- 984371218003
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass103,049 miles (+1,173)
- MOT expiry
- 4 Feb 2020
- Odometer
- 103,049 miles
- Test number
- 500511396921
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass101,876 miles
- MOT expiry
- 24 May 2019
- Odometer
- 101,876 miles
- Test number
- 391480415577
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail101,876 miles (+1,998)1 major1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 101,876 miles
- Test number
- 193380339458
- MajorOffside Front Obligatory mirror missing (3.3 (a))
- AdvisoryRear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge both sides (5.2.3 (e))
Pass99,878 miles (+1,678)
- MOT expiry
- 7 Aug 2018
- Odometer
- 99,878 miles
- Test number
- 988861205045
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass98,200 miles (+3,914)
- MOT expiry
- 10 Nov 2017
- Odometer
- 98,200 miles
- Test number
- 565206936181
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass94,286 miles (+5)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 17 Sept 2016
- Odometer
- 94,286 miles
- Test number
- 510152977861
- AdvisoryRear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
Fail94,281 miles (+6,806)5 failures
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 94,281 miles
- Test number
- 897618386286
- FailureNearside Front Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)
- FailureNearside Front Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)
- FailureNearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect (1.8.A.1b)
- FailureParking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
- FailureService brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
Pass87,475 miles (+6,474)1 note
- MOT expiry
- 6 Aug 2015
- Odometer
- 87,475 miles
- Test number
- 817889214200
- NoteVery small stone chips to windscreen
Pass81,001 miles (+9,928)4 advisories1 note
- MOT expiry
- 21 Apr 2014
- Odometer
- 81,001 miles
- Test number
- 985962713178
- AdvisoryNearside Front Lower Suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
- AdvisoryOffside Front Lower Suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.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)
- NoteOffside front tyre worn smooth on outer edge
Pass71,073 miles2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 30 Sept 2013
- Odometer
- 71,073 miles
- Test number
- 627881672276
- AdvisoryOffside Front Upper Suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
- AdvisoryOffside Front suspension has slight play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)
Questions about C8 TAU
- Does C8 TAU currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on C8 TAU is valid until 23 Mar 2027.
- When is the MOT due on C8 TAU?
- The MOT on C8 TAU is valid until 23 Mar 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has C8 TAU done?
- C8 TAU was recorded at 169,202 miles at its MOT on 24 Mar 2026, an average of 7,276 miles a year.
- Has C8 TAU ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. C8 TAU has failed 3 of its 18 MOT tests, most recently on 10 Feb 2025.
- Has the mileage on C8 TAU 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 C8 TAU find?
- C8 TAU passed its latest MOT on 24 Mar 2026 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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