BMW 520
Blue · Diesel · 2013 · 1,995 cc
LB13 SFUMOT history
LB13 SFU is a blue diesel BMW 520 first used on 14 Aug 2013. Its MOT is valid until 2 Sept 2027 and it has passed 10 of 15 MOT tests, with 134,228 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 2 Sept 2026.
- MOT
- Valid
- Until 2 Sept 2027
- Mileage
- 134,228 mi
- At MOT on 2 Sept 2026
- MOT tests
- 15
- 10 passed · 5 failed
- Per year
- 9,139 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- LB13 SFU
- Registration format
- Current format (from 2001)
- Make
- BMW
- Model
- 520
- Colour
- Blue
- Fuel type
- Diesel
- Engine size
- 1,995 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 2013
- First used
- 14 Aug 2013
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 2 Sept 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 2 Sept 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
LB13 SFU was last recorded at 134,228 miles on 2 Sept 2026, 18,145 miles more than at the previous MOT on 3 Sept 2025.
- Previous MOT
- 116,083 miles · 3 Sept 2025
- Between the last two tests
- 18,145 miles
- Average per year
- 9,139 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 134,228 miles
- 2025 – 116,083 miles
- 2024 – 112,857 miles
- 2022 – 107,333 miles
- 2021 – 95,422 miles
- 2020 – 79,417 miles
- 2019 – 71,071 miles
- 2018 – 63,338 miles
- 2017 – 57,450 miles
- 2016 – 41,621 miles
What the latest MOT found
Pass134,228 miles
- AdvisoryRear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
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.
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken
Major2 MOTs, 2022–2025
Full MOT history
15 tests since 15 Jul 2016, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass134,228 miles (+18,145)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 2 Sept 2027
- Odometer
- 134,228 miles
- Test number
- 244436259254
- AdvisoryRear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
Pass116,083 miles (+39)
- MOT expiry
- 2 Sept 2026
- Odometer
- 116,083 miles
- Test number
- 143340628199
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail116,044 miles (+3,187)1 major
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 116,044 miles
- Test number
- 662956604514
- MajorOffside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Pass112,857 miles (+14)
- MOT expiry
- 10 Jul 2025
- Odometer
- 112,857 miles
- Test number
- 872653507539
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail112,843 miles (+5,510)4 major
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 112,843 miles
- Test number
- 610888083729
- MajorNearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- MajorNearside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))
- MajorOffside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- MajorSupplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))
Pass107,333 miles
- MOT expiry
- 16 Jun 2023
- Odometer
- 107,333 miles
- Test number
- 445032882620
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail107,333 miles (+11,911)2 major
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 107,333 miles
- Test number
- 584059725470
- MajorNearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- MajorOffside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Pass95,422 miles (+16,005)
- MOT expiry
- 7 Jun 2022
- Odometer
- 95,422 miles
- Test number
- 557824159927
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass79,417 miles4 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 19 Aug 2021
- Odometer
- 79,417 miles
- Test number
- 681918228621
- AdvisoryOffside Rear Nail in tyre
- AdvisoryRear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- AdvisoryTyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge NSR + OSR inner edges (5.2.3 (e))
- AdvisoryTyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge OSF outer edge (5.2.3 (e))
Fail79,417 miles (+8,346)1 dangerous4 advisories
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 79,417 miles
- Test number
- 314567668178
- DangerousNearside Front Outer Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- AdvisoryOffside Rear Nail in tyre
- AdvisoryRear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- AdvisoryTyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge NSF + OSF outer edge (5.2.3 (e))
- AdvisoryTyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge NSR + OSR inner edges (5.2.3 (e))
Pass71,071 miles (+7,733)
- MOT expiry
- 19 Aug 2020
- Odometer
- 71,071 miles
- Test number
- 487446259133
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass63,338 miles (+5,888)
- MOT expiry
- 19 Aug 2019
- Odometer
- 63,338 miles
- Test number
- 374520259326
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass57,450 miles (+15,829)
- MOT expiry
- 19 Aug 2018
- Odometer
- 57,450 miles
- Test number
- 265888640126
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass41,621 miles
- MOT expiry
- 13 Aug 2017
- Odometer
- 41,621 miles
- Test number
- 498328031811
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail41,621 miles1 failure
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 41,621 miles
- Test number
- 561599949045
- FailureNearside Side repeater not working (1.4.A.2c)
Questions about LB13 SFU
- Does LB13 SFU currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on LB13 SFU is valid until 2 Sept 2027.
- When is the MOT due on LB13 SFU?
- The MOT on LB13 SFU is valid until 2 Sept 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has LB13 SFU done?
- LB13 SFU was recorded at 134,228 miles at its MOT on 2 Sept 2026, an average of 9,139 miles a year.
- Has LB13 SFU ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. LB13 SFU has failed 5 of its 15 MOT tests, most recently on 2 Sept 2025.
- Has the mileage on LB13 SFU 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 LB13 SFU find?
- LB13 SFU passed its latest MOT on 2 Sept 2026 with 1 advisory: rear registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread.
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