BMW 520
Black · Diesel · 2012 · 1,995 cc
L26 DSTMOT history
L26 DST is a black diesel BMW 520 first used on 1 Mar 2012. Its MOT is valid until 9 Jun 2027 and it has passed 13 of 15 MOT tests, with 153,264 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 5 Jun 2026.
- MOT
- Valid
- Until 9 Jun 2027
- Mileage
- 153,264 mi
- At MOT on 5 Jun 2026
- MOT tests
- 15
- 13 passed · 2 failed
- Per year
- 11,106 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- L26 DST
- Registration format
- Prefix (1983 to 2001)
- Make
- BMW
- Model
- 520
- Colour
- Black
- Fuel type
- Diesel
- Engine size
- 1,995 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 2012
- First used
- 1 Mar 2012
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 9 Jun 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 5 Jun 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
L26 DST was last recorded at 153,264 miles on 5 Jun 2026, 5,298 miles more than at the previous MOT on 6 Jun 2025.
- Previous MOT
- 147,966 miles · 6 Jun 2025
- Between the last two tests
- 5,298 miles
- Average per year
- 11,106 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 153,264 miles
- 2025 – 147,966 miles
- 2024 – 140,634 miles
- 2023 – 132,293 miles
- 2022 – 124,327 miles
- 2021 – 110,539 miles
- 2020 – 103,710 miles
- 2019 – 79,197 miles
- 2018 – 53,133 miles
- 2017 – 46,097 miles
- 2016 – 35,621 miles
- 2015 – 27,865 miles
What the latest MOT found
Pass153,264 miles
No defects or advisories were recorded.
Full MOT history
15 tests since 19 Feb 2015, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass153,264 miles (+5,298)
- MOT expiry
- 9 Jun 2027
- Odometer
- 153,264 miles
- Test number
- 416188654852
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass147,966 miles (+7,332)
- MOT expiry
- 9 Jun 2026
- Odometer
- 147,966 miles
- Test number
- 617711979031
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass140,634 miles (+8,341)
- MOT expiry
- 9 Jun 2025
- Odometer
- 140,634 miles
- Test number
- 570920744198
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass132,293 miles (+109)
- MOT expiry
- 9 Jun 2024
- Odometer
- 132,293 miles
- Test number
- 461844573934
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail132,184 miles (+7,857)1 major4 advisories
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 132,184 miles
- Test number
- 485520571614
- MajorRear Prop shaft flexible coupling excessively deteriorated rear flexi (6.1.7 (d) (i))
- AdvisoryFront Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- AdvisoryNearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge INSIDE EDGE VERY CLOSE TO CORDS (5.2.3 (e))
- AdvisoryOffside Front Oil leak, but not excessive top back of engine area (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- AdvisoryOffside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge INSIDE EDGE VERY CLOSE TO CORDS (5.2.3 (e))
Pass124,327 miles (+13,788)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 9 Jun 2023
- Odometer
- 124,327 miles
- Test number
- 842879375175
- AdvisoryRear Inner Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge both (5.2.3 (e))
Pass110,539 miles (+6,829)
- MOT expiry
- 9 Jun 2022
- Odometer
- 110,539 miles
- Test number
- 560303116418
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass103,710 miles1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 9 Jun 2021
- Odometer
- 103,710 miles
- Test number
- 612251455821
- AdvisoryNearside front tyre wearing outer edge
Fail103,710 miles (+24,513)1 dangerous2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 103,710 miles
- Test number
- 497593021325
- DangerousOffside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- AdvisoryNearside front tyre wearing outer edge
- AdvisoryNearside rear tyre wearing inner edge
Pass79,197 miles (+26,064)
- MOT expiry
- 17 Nov 2020
- Odometer
- 79,197 miles
- Test number
- 216272054553
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass53,133 miles (+803)
- MOT expiry
- 17 May 2019
- Odometer
- 53,133 miles
- Test number
- 828323237101
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass52,330 miles (+6,233)2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 1 Mar 2019
- Odometer
- 52,330 miles
- Test number
- 930606379225
- AdvisoryFront brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened badly corroded inner face (3.5.1i)
- AdvisoryUnder trays / engine covers fitted covering components
Pass46,097 miles (+10,476)6 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 1 Mar 2018
- Odometer
- 46,097 miles
- Test number
- 994152274470
- AdvisoryNearside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- AdvisoryOffside Front Inner brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- AdvisoryOffside Front Outer Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)
- AdvisoryOffside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- AdvisoryEngine covers fitted obscuring some components
- AdvisoryUnder trays fitted obscuring some components
Pass35,621 miles (+7,756)3 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 1 Mar 2017
- Odometer
- 35,621 miles
- Test number
- 865078759490
- AdvisoryFront brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened corroded (3.5.1i)
- AdvisoryEngine covers fitted covering components
- AdvisoryUnder trays fitted covering components
Pass27,865 miles1 advisory3 notes
- MOT expiry
- 1 Mar 2016
- Odometer
- 27,865 miles
- Test number
- 836960355087
- AdvisoryOffside Front Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)
- NoteEngine covers fitted obscuring some components in the engine bay
- NoteTow ball/hitch not fitted at time of test
- NoteUnder-trays fitted obscuring some underside components
Questions about L26 DST
- Does L26 DST currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on L26 DST is valid until 9 Jun 2027.
- When is the MOT due on L26 DST?
- The MOT on L26 DST is valid until 9 Jun 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has L26 DST done?
- L26 DST was recorded at 153,264 miles at its MOT on 5 Jun 2026, an average of 11,106 miles a year.
- Has L26 DST ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. L26 DST has failed 2 of its 15 MOT tests, most recently on 15 May 2023.
- Has the mileage on L26 DST 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 L26 DST find?
- L26 DST passed its latest MOT on 5 Jun 2026 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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