BMW Z3
Blue · Petrol · 1998 · 2,793 cc
DS 8784MOT history
DS 8784 is a blue petrol BMW Z3 first used on 2 Feb 1998. Its MOT is valid until 29 Mar 2027 and it has passed 21 of 23 MOT tests, with 69,291 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 21 Mar 2026.
- MOT
- Valid
- Until 29 Mar 2027
- Mileage
- 69,291 mi
- At MOT on 21 Mar 2026
- MOT tests
- 23
- 21 passed · 2 failed
- Per year
- 1,812 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- DS 8784
- Registration format
- Dateless
- Make
- BMW
- Model
- Z3
- Colour
- Blue
- Fuel type
- Petrol
- Engine size
- 2,793 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 1998
- First used
- 2 Feb 1998
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 29 Mar 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 21 Mar 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
DS 8784 was last recorded at 69,291 miles on 21 Mar 2026, 119 miles more than at the previous MOT on 1 Mar 2025.
Mileage went down between tests
- 16 Mar 2022: 67,732 miles, lower than 76,031 miles on 16 Mar 2021.
A replacement instrument cluster, a recording error at the test or odometer tampering can cause this.
- Previous MOT
- 69,172 miles · 1 Mar 2025
- Between the last two tests
- 119 miles
- Average per year
- 1,812 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 69,291 miles
- 2025 – 69,172 miles
- 2024 – 68,820 miles
- 2023 – 68,258 miles
- 2022 – 67,732 miles
- 2021 – 76,031 miles
- 2020 – 66,735 miles
- 2019 – 65,896 miles
- 2018 – 64,608 miles
- 2017 – 63,316 miles
- 2016 – 60,845 miles
- 2015 – 59,378 miles
- 2014 – 57,937 miles
- 2013 – 56,592 miles
- 2012 – 55,413 miles
- 2011 – 53,451 miles
- 2010 – 51,690 miles
- 2009 – 49,648 miles
- 2008 – 45,220 miles
- 2007 – 38,636 miles
- 2006 – 33,086 miles
What the latest MOT found
Pass69,291 miles
- MinorFront Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))Recorded at 5 MOTs since 2019
- AdvisoryRear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Both sides (5.3.4 (a) (i))
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.
Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Both
Advisory6 MOTs, 2019–2025
Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Both
Advisory3 MOTs, 2021–2024
Chip in windscreen
Advisory2 MOTs, 2021–2022
Offside Front Steering linkage ball joint has slight play rack end
Advisory2 MOTs, 2019
Full MOT history
23 tests since 29 Mar 2006, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass69,291 miles (+119)1 minor1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 29 Mar 2027
- Odometer
- 69,291 miles
- Test number
- 497580219739
- MinorFront Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
- AdvisoryRear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Both sides (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Pass69,172 miles (+352)1 minor1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 29 Mar 2026
- Odometer
- 69,172 miles
- Test number
- 765667097379
- MinorFront Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
- AdvisoryRear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Both (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Pass68,820 miles (+562)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 29 Mar 2025
- Odometer
- 68,820 miles
- Test number
- 493032131301
- AdvisoryFront Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Both (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Pass68,258 miles (+526)1 minor1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 29 Mar 2024
- Odometer
- 68,258 miles
- Test number
- 934109874861
- MinorFront Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
- AdvisoryRear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Both (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Pass67,732 miles (-8,299)4 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 29 Mar 2023
- Odometer
- 67,732 miles
- Test number
- 792531300011
- AdvisoryChip in windscreen
- AdvisoryFront Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Both (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- AdvisoryNearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- AdvisoryRear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Both (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Pass76,031 miles (+9,296)2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 29 Mar 2022
- Odometer
- 76,031 miles
- Test number
- 844469903777
- AdvisoryFront Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- AdvisoryChip in windscreen
Pass66,735 miles (+839)2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 29 Mar 2021
- Odometer
- 66,735 miles
- Test number
- 188975268662
- AdvisoryRear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- AdvisoryNearside rear inner sill slightly corroded
Pass65,896 miles (+2)1 minor2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 29 Mar 2020
- Odometer
- 65,896 miles
- Test number
- 971536311606
- MinorFront Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
- AdvisoryOffside Front Steering linkage ball joint has slight play rack end (2.1.3 (b) (i))
- AdvisoryRear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Fail65,894 miles (+1,286)1 dangerous3 major1 minor2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 65,894 miles
- Test number
- 376840211176
- DangerousRear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- MajorNearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- MajorNearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))
- MajorOffside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))
- MinorFront Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
- AdvisoryOffside Front Steering linkage ball joint has slight play rack end (2.1.3 (b) (i))
- AdvisoryRear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Pass64,608 miles (+1,292)
- MOT expiry
- 29 Mar 2019
- Odometer
- 64,608 miles
- Test number
- 512173889224
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass63,316 miles (+2,471)
- MOT expiry
- 29 Mar 2018
- Odometer
- 63,316 miles
- Test number
- 133368027498
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass60,845 miles (+1,467)
- MOT expiry
- 29 Mar 2017
- Odometer
- 60,845 miles
- Test number
- 560880452963
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass59,378 miles (+1,441)
- MOT expiry
- 29 Mar 2016
- Odometer
- 59,378 miles
- Test number
- 259583185048
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass57,937 miles (+1,345)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 29 Mar 2015
- Odometer
- 57,937 miles
- Test number
- 199167084029
- AdvisoryRear Shock absorber has a slightly worn bush (2.7.4)
Pass56,592 miles (+1,179)
- MOT expiry
- 29 Mar 2014
- Odometer
- 56,592 miles
- Test number
- 819155983063
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass55,413 miles (+1,962)
- MOT expiry
- 29 Mar 2013
- Odometer
- 55,413 miles
- Test number
- 367197982022
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass53,451 miles (+1,761)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 29 Mar 2012
- Odometer
- 53,451 miles
- Test number
- 525274881035
- AdvisoryWindscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
Pass51,690 miles (+2,042)
- MOT expiry
- 29 Mar 2011
- Odometer
- 51,690 miles
- Test number
- 121574580003
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass49,648 miles
- MOT expiry
- 29 Mar 2010
- Odometer
- 49,648 miles
- Test number
- 181175989412
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail49,648 miles (+4,428)1 failure
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 49,648 miles
- Test number
- 673894589014
- FailureRear coil spring incomplete (2.4.C.1a)
Pass45,220 miles (+6,584)
- MOT expiry
- 29 Mar 2009
- Odometer
- 45,220 miles
- Test number
- 162058788467
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass38,636 miles (+5,550)
- MOT expiry
- 29 Mar 2008
- Odometer
- 38,636 miles
- Test number
- 333689687030
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass33,086 miles5 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 28 Mar 2007
- Odometer
- 33,086 miles
- Test number
- 884528686005
- AdvisoryNearside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- AdvisoryNearside Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- AdvisoryOffside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- AdvisoryOffside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- AdvisoryOffside Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
Questions about DS 8784
- What vehicle is registration DS 8784 currently assigned to?
- DVSA MOT records show DS 8784 on a blue petrol BMW Z3 first used on 2 Feb 1998. 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 DS 8784 currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on DS 8784 is valid until 29 Mar 2027.
- When is the MOT due on DS 8784?
- The MOT on DS 8784 is valid until 29 Mar 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has DS 8784 done?
- DS 8784 was recorded at 69,291 miles at its MOT on 21 Mar 2026, an average of 1,812 miles a year.
- Has DS 8784 ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. DS 8784 has failed 2 of its 23 MOT tests, most recently on 25 Mar 2019.
- Has the mileage on DS 8784 ever gone down?
- Yes. The recorded mileage was lower than at the previous test once, first on 16 Mar 2022. This can be caused by a replacement instrument cluster, a recording error or odometer tampering.
- What did the latest MOT on DS 8784 find?
- DS 8784 passed its latest MOT on 21 Mar 2026 with 1 minor defect and 1 advisory: front windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view; rear anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both sides.
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