
BMW M3
Grey · Petrol · 2006 · 3,246 cc
GVE 1MOT history
GVE 1 is a grey petrol BMW M3 first used on 30 Jun 2006. Its MOT is valid until 25 Mar 2027 and it has passed 18 of 23 MOT tests, with 34,970 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 19 Mar 2026.

- MOT
- Valid
- Until 25 Mar 2027
- Mileage
- 34,970 mi
- At MOT on 19 Mar 2026
- MOT tests
- 23
- 18 passed · 5 failed
- Per year
- 1,201 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- GVE 1
- Registration format
- Dateless
- Make
- BMW
- Model
- M3
- Colour
- Grey
- Fuel type
- Petrol
- Engine size
- 3,246 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 2006
- First used
- 30 Jun 2006
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 25 Mar 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 19 Mar 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
GVE 1 was last recorded at 34,970 miles on 19 Mar 2026, 995 miles more than at the previous MOT on 13 Mar 2025.
- Previous MOT
- 33,975 miles · 13 Mar 2025
- Between the last two tests
- 995 miles
- Average per year
- 1,201 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 34,970 miles
- 2025 – 33,975 miles
- 2024 – 33,118 miles
- 2023 – 32,702 miles
- 2022 – 31,904 miles
- 2021 – 31,043 miles
- 2020 – 30,242 miles
- 2019 – 28,793 miles
- 2018 – 27,038 miles
- 2017 – 25,040 miles
- 2016 – 22,807 miles
- 2015 – 20,705 miles
- 2014 – 19,651 miles
- 2012 – 19,147 miles
- 2011 – 17,962 miles
- 2010 – 16,967 miles
- 2009 – 14,552 miles
What the latest MOT found
No defects or advisories were recorded.
Full MOT history
23 tests since 17 Mar 2009, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass34,970 miles (+995)
- MOT expiry
- 25 Mar 2027
- Odometer
- 34,970 miles
- Test number
- 388201327572
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass33,975 miles (+857)
- MOT expiry
- 25 Mar 2026
- Odometer
- 33,975 miles
- Test number
- 202091242857
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass33,118 miles
- MOT expiry
- 25 Mar 2025
- Odometer
- 33,118 miles
- Test number
- 614211755097
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail33,118 miles (+416)1 repaired
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 33,118 miles
- Test number
- 746737307282
- Repaired at testSupplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))
Pass32,702 miles (+798)
- MOT expiry
- 25 Mar 2024
- Odometer
- 32,702 miles
- Test number
- 227243580423
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass31,904 miles (+861)
- MOT expiry
- 25 Mar 2023
- Odometer
- 31,904 miles
- Test number
- 757047322391
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass31,043 miles
- MOT expiry
- 25 Mar 2022
- Odometer
- 31,043 miles
- Test number
- 770636708480
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail31,043 miles (+801)2 repaired
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 31,043 miles
- Test number
- 626213571364
- Repaired at testRegistration plate lamp inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (4.7.1 (b) (ii))
- Repaired at testWindscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a))
Pass30,242 miles (+1,449)
- MOT expiry
- 25 Mar 2021
- Odometer
- 30,242 miles
- Test number
- 346467692191
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass28,793 miles (+1,755)
- MOT expiry
- 25 Mar 2020
- Odometer
- 28,793 miles
- Test number
- 199681272852
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass27,038 miles (+1,998)
- MOT expiry
- 25 Mar 2019
- Odometer
- 27,038 miles
- Test number
- 592291275165
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass25,040 miles (+2,233)
- MOT expiry
- 25 Mar 2018
- Odometer
- 25,040 miles
- Test number
- 450131306687
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass22,807 miles (+6)
- MOT expiry
- 25 Mar 2017
- Odometer
- 22,807 miles
- Test number
- 144730171017
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail22,801 miles (+2,096)5 failures1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 22,801 miles
- Test number
- 219137487879
- FailureExhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (7.3.D.3)
- FailureExhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive (7.3.D.4)
- FailureExhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive (7.3.D.3)
- FailureFront Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault (5.4.2)
- FailureParking brake lever has no reserve travel (3.1.6b)
- AdvisoryBoth rear tyre tread,s close to limit
Pass20,705 miles (+1,054)
- MOT expiry
- 14 Mar 2016
- Odometer
- 20,705 miles
- Test number
- 569986865004
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass19,651 miles (+504)
- MOT expiry
- 14 Mar 2015
- Odometer
- 19,651 miles
- Test number
- 448724674091
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass19,147 miles (+1,185)
- MOT expiry
- 7 Dec 2013
- Odometer
- 19,147 miles
- Test number
- 326833242397
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass17,962 miles (+995)
- MOT expiry
- 6 Oct 2012
- Odometer
- 17,962 miles
- Test number
- 356364971220
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass16,967 miles
- MOT expiry
- 6 Oct 2011
- Odometer
- 16,967 miles
- Test number
- 780440380215
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail16,967 miles (+685)1 failure
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 16,967 miles
- Test number
- 822720180291
- FailureHazard warning switch faulty (1.4.B.1d)
Pass16,282 miles
- MOT expiry
- 28 Mar 2011
- Odometer
- 16,282 miles
- Test number
- 392948380040
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail16,281 miles (+1,729)1 failure1 note
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 16,281 miles
- Test number
- 201798580082
- FailureNearside Rear coil spring incomplete (2.4.C.1a)
- NoteNearside front tyre sidewall has cuts
Pass14,552 miles
- MOT expiry
- 16 Mar 2010
- Odometer
- 14,552 miles
- Test number
- 750066079024
No defects or advisories recorded.
Questions about GVE 1
- What vehicle is registration GVE 1 currently assigned to?
- DVSA MOT records show GVE 1 on a grey petrol BMW M3 first used on 30 Jun 2006. 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 GVE 1 currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on GVE 1 is valid until 25 Mar 2027.
- When is the MOT due on GVE 1?
- The MOT on GVE 1 is valid until 25 Mar 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has GVE 1 done?
- GVE 1 was recorded at 34,970 miles at its MOT on 19 Mar 2026, an average of 1,201 miles a year.
- Has GVE 1 ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. GVE 1 has failed 5 of its 23 MOT tests, most recently on 11 Mar 2024.
- Has the mileage on GVE 1 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 GVE 1 find?
- GVE 1 passed its latest MOT on 19 Mar 2026 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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