BMW 3 Series
Blue · Petrol · 2012 · 2,979 cc
L40 WAXMOT history
L40 WAX is a blue petrol BMW 3 Series first used on 31 Jul 2012. Its MOT is valid until 23 Oct 2027 and it has passed 9 of 11 MOT tests, with 80,464 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 8 Oct 2026.
- MOT
- Valid
- Until 23 Oct 2027
- Mileage
- 80,464 mi
- At MOT on 7 Oct 2026
- MOT tests
- 11
- 9 passed · 2 failed
- Per year
- 2,901 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- L40 WAX
- Registration format
- Prefix (1983 to 2001)
- Make
- BMW
- Model
- 3 Series
- Colour
- Blue
- Fuel type
- Petrol
- Engine size
- 2,979 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 2012
- First used
- 31 Jul 2012
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 23 Oct 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 7 Oct 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
L40 WAX was last recorded at 80,464 miles on 7 Oct 2026, 5,214 miles more than at the previous MOT on 1 Oct 2025.
- Previous MOT
- 75,250 miles · 1 Oct 2025
- Between the last two tests
- 5,214 miles
- Average per year
- 2,901 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 80,464 miles
- 2025 – 75,250 miles
- 2024 – 73,063 miles
- 2023 – 72,012 miles
- 2022 – 70,870 miles
- 2021 – 69,996 miles
- 2020 – 69,674 miles
- 2019 – 67,092 miles
- 2018 – 57,133 miles
What the latest MOT found
No defects or advisories were recorded.
Full MOT history
11 tests since 22 Sept 2018, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass80,464 miles (+5,214)
- MOT expiry
- 23 Oct 2027
- Odometer
- 80,464 miles
- Test number
- 818358548165
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass75,250 miles (+2,187)
- MOT expiry
- 23 Oct 2026
- Odometer
- 75,250 miles
- Test number
- 949740637489
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass73,063 miles (+1,051)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 23 Oct 2025
- Odometer
- 73,063 miles
- Test number
- 607883087269
- AdvisoryNearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
Pass72,012 miles (+1,142)
- MOT expiry
- 23 Oct 2024
- Odometer
- 72,012 miles
- Test number
- 825148312884
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass70,870 miles (+874)
- MOT expiry
- 23 Oct 2023
- Odometer
- 70,870 miles
- Test number
- 648325716653
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass69,996 miles
- MOT expiry
- 23 Oct 2022
- Odometer
- 69,996 miles
- Test number
- 624883005415
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail69,996 miles (+322)1 major
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 69,996 miles
- Test number
- 292552360435
- MajorExhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))
Pass69,674 miles (+211)
- MOT expiry
- 23 Oct 2021
- Odometer
- 69,674 miles
- Test number
- 683443864648
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail69,463 miles (+2,371)3 major
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 69,463 miles
- Test number
- 767615969817
- MajorExhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))
- MajorExhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))
- MajorExhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))
Pass67,092 miles (+9,959)
- MOT expiry
- 23 Oct 2020
- Odometer
- 67,092 miles
- Test number
- 714390974381
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass57,133 miles1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 21 Sept 2019
- Odometer
- 57,133 miles
- Test number
- 222049777965
- AdvisoryEngine covers and under trays fitted
Questions about L40 WAX
- Does L40 WAX currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on L40 WAX is valid until 23 Oct 2027.
- When is the MOT due on L40 WAX?
- The MOT on L40 WAX is valid until 23 Oct 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has L40 WAX done?
- L40 WAX was recorded at 80,464 miles at its MOT on 7 Oct 2026, an average of 2,901 miles a year.
- Has L40 WAX ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. L40 WAX has failed 2 of its 11 MOT tests, most recently on 9 Oct 2021.
- Has the mileage on L40 WAX 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 L40 WAX find?
- L40 WAX passed its latest MOT on 7 Oct 2026 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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