BMW 3 Series
Blue · Petrol · 2008 · 2,494 cc
L5 VCGMOT history
L5 VCG is a blue petrol BMW 3 Series first used on 1 Sept 2008. Its MOT is valid until 30 Oct 2027 and it has passed 16 of 17 MOT tests, with 161,018 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 28 Oct 2026.
- MOT
- Valid
- Until 30 Oct 2027
- Mileage
- 161,018 mi
- At MOT on 27 Oct 2026
- MOT tests
- 17
- 16 passed · 1 failed
- Per year
- 5,406 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- L5 VCG
- Registration format
- Prefix (1983 to 2001)
- Make
- BMW
- Model
- 3 Series
- Colour
- Blue
- Fuel type
- Petrol
- Engine size
- 2,494 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 2008
- First used
- 1 Sept 2008
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 30 Oct 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 27 Oct 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
L5 VCG was last recorded at 161,018 miles on 27 Oct 2026, 969 miles more than at the previous MOT on 22 Oct 2025.
- Previous MOT
- 160,049 miles · 22 Oct 2025
- Between the last two tests
- 969 miles
- Average per year
- 5,406 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 161,018 miles
- 2025 – 160,049 miles
- 2024 – 159,148 miles
- 2023 – 157,819 miles
- 2022 – 155,496 miles
- 2021 – 152,619 miles
- 2020 – 150,519 miles
- 2019 – 148,839 miles
- 2018 – 147,931 miles
- 2017 – 146,158 miles
- 2016 – 142,639 miles
- 2015 – 138,245 miles
- 2014 – 132,963 miles
- 2013 – 123,102 miles
- 2012 – 104,213 miles
- 2011 – 78,915 miles
What the latest MOT found
No defects or advisories were recorded.
Full MOT history
17 tests since 20 Aug 2011, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass161,018 miles (+969)
- MOT expiry
- 30 Oct 2027
- Odometer
- 161,018 miles
- Test number
- 311750465949
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass160,049 miles (+901)
- MOT expiry
- 30 Oct 2026
- Odometer
- 160,049 miles
- Test number
- 377084542178
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass159,148 miles (+1,329)
- MOT expiry
- 30 Oct 2025
- Odometer
- 159,148 miles
- Test number
- 175661251516
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass157,819 miles (+2,323)
- MOT expiry
- 30 Oct 2024
- Odometer
- 157,819 miles
- Test number
- 295334080464
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass155,496 miles (+2,877)
- MOT expiry
- 30 Oct 2023
- Odometer
- 155,496 miles
- Test number
- 542363540808
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass152,619 miles (+2,100)
- MOT expiry
- 30 Oct 2022
- Odometer
- 152,619 miles
- Test number
- 126421383190
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass150,519 miles (+1,680)
- MOT expiry
- 30 Oct 2021
- Odometer
- 150,519 miles
- Test number
- 901629294686
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass148,839 miles (+908)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 5 Oct 2020
- Odometer
- 148,839 miles
- Test number
- 396861263820
- AdvisoryRear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
Pass147,931 miles (+1,773)
- MOT expiry
- 5 Oct 2019
- Odometer
- 147,931 miles
- Test number
- 949788325865
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass146,158 miles (+3,519)
- MOT expiry
- 16 Sept 2018
- Odometer
- 146,158 miles
- Test number
- 412112746611
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass142,639 miles (+4,394)
- MOT expiry
- 16 Sept 2017
- Odometer
- 142,639 miles
- Test number
- 698475346936
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass138,245 miles (+5,282)
- MOT expiry
- 11 Sept 2016
- Odometer
- 138,245 miles
- Test number
- 794500104026
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass132,963 miles (+30)
- MOT expiry
- 11 Sept 2015
- Odometer
- 132,963 miles
- Test number
- 546405554288
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail132,933 miles (+9,831)2 failures
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 132,933 miles
- Test number
- 378445444274
- FailureNearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- FailureOffside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Pass123,102 miles (+18,889)1 advisory2 notes
- MOT expiry
- 1 Sept 2014
- Odometer
- 123,102 miles
- Test number
- 867992623279
- AdvisoryFront registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d)
- NoteNearside front window tint is not road legal.
- NoteOffside front window tint is not road legal.
Pass104,213 miles (+25,298)1 advisory2 notes
- MOT expiry
- 1 Sept 2013
- Odometer
- 104,213 miles
- Test number
- 915545622236
- AdvisoryFront brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- NoteEngine covers fitted obscuring some components in the engine bay
- NoteUnder-trays fitted obscuring some underside components
Pass78,915 miles
- MOT expiry
- 1 Sept 2012
- Odometer
- 78,915 miles
- Test number
- 605602431274
No defects or advisories recorded.
Questions about L5 VCG
- Does L5 VCG currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on L5 VCG is valid until 30 Oct 2027.
- When is the MOT due on L5 VCG?
- The MOT on L5 VCG is valid until 30 Oct 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has L5 VCG done?
- L5 VCG was recorded at 161,018 miles at its MOT on 27 Oct 2026, an average of 5,406 miles a year.
- Has L5 VCG ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. L5 VCG has failed 1 of its 17 MOT tests, most recently on 2 Sept 2014.
- Has the mileage on L5 VCG 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 L5 VCG find?
- L5 VCG passed its latest MOT on 27 Oct 2026 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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