BMW M3
Black · Petrol · 2002 · 3,246 cc
LF52 BPZMOT history
LF52 BPZ is a black petrol BMW M3 first used on 30 Sept 2002. Its MOT is valid until 13 Dec 2026 and it has passed 20 of 24 MOT tests, with 98,044 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 13 Dec 2025.
- MOT
- Valid
- Until 13 Dec 2026
- Mileage
- 98,044 mi
- At MOT on 13 Dec 2025
- MOT tests
- 24
- 20 passed · 4 failed
- Per year
- 3,580 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- LF52 BPZ
- Registration format
- Current format (from 2001)
- Make
- BMW
- Model
- M3
- Colour
- Black
- Fuel type
- Petrol
- Engine size
- 3,246 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 2002
- First used
- 30 Sept 2002
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 13 Dec 2026
- Latest MOT test
- 13 Dec 2025 (Pass)
Mileage history
LF52 BPZ was last recorded at 98,044 miles on 13 Dec 2025, 629 miles more than at the previous MOT on 6 Dec 2024.
Mileage went down between tests
- 2 Nov 2007: 15,525 miles, lower than 33,408 miles on 7 Dec 2006.
A replacement instrument cluster, a recording error at the test or odometer tampering can cause this.
- Previous MOT
- 97,415 miles · 6 Dec 2024
- Between the last two tests
- 629 miles
- Average per year
- 3,580 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2025 – 98,044 miles
- 2024 – 97,415 miles
- 2023 – 95,480 miles
- 2022 – 94,669 miles
- 2021 – 93,736 miles
- 2020 – 92,437 miles
- 2019 – 89,856 miles
- 2018 – 88,077 miles
- 2017 – 85,742 miles
- 2016 – 81,293 miles
- 2015 – 77,335 miles
- 2014 – 73,408 miles
- 2013 – 67,672 miles
- 2012 – 62,997 miles
- 2011 – 57,453 miles
- 2010 – 52,314 miles
- 2009 – 45,495 miles
- 2007 – 15,525 miles
- 2006 – 33,408 miles
- 2005 – 26,338 miles
What the latest MOT found
Pass98,044 miles
- MinorNearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
- AdvisoryNearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- AdvisoryRear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge Both (5.2.3 (e))
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.
Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Advisory3 MOTs, 2012–2013
Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
Advisory3 MOTs, 2012–2013
Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
Advisory3 MOTs, 2012–2013
Nearside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Advisory2 MOTs, 2016–2017
Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Advisory2 MOTs, 2014
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour (1.4.A.2f)
Failure2 MOTs, 2006–2011
Full MOT history
24 tests since 2 Dec 2005, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass98,044 miles (+629)1 minor2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 13 Dec 2026
- Odometer
- 98,044 miles
- Test number
- 684691464127
- MinorNearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
- AdvisoryNearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- AdvisoryRear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge Both (5.2.3 (e))
Pass97,415 miles (+1,935)
- MOT expiry
- 13 Dec 2025
- Odometer
- 97,415 miles
- Test number
- 655251434573
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass95,480 miles (+811)
- MOT expiry
- 13 Dec 2024
- Odometer
- 95,480 miles
- Test number
- 893304477645
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass94,669 miles (+933)
- MOT expiry
- 12 Dec 2023
- Odometer
- 94,669 miles
- Test number
- 224299727466
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass93,736 miles (+1,299)
- MOT expiry
- 12 Dec 2022
- Odometer
- 93,736 miles
- Test number
- 574837871732
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass92,437 miles (+2,581)
- MOT expiry
- 30 Nov 2021
- Odometer
- 92,437 miles
- Test number
- 902183005875
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass89,856 miles (+1,779)2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 30 Nov 2020
- Odometer
- 89,856 miles
- Test number
- 433050974667
- AdvisoryNearside Front Upper Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- AdvisoryOffside Rear Upper Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
Pass88,077 miles (+2,335)
- MOT expiry
- 30 May 2019
- Odometer
- 88,077 miles
- Test number
- 381999253014
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass85,742 miles (+4,449)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 30 May 2018
- Odometer
- 85,742 miles
- Test number
- 969117959192
- AdvisoryNearside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Pass81,293 miles (+3,958)2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 30 May 2017
- Odometer
- 81,293 miles
- Test number
- 140703943812
- AdvisoryNearside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- AdvisoryRear registration plate faded but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d)
Pass77,335 miles (+3,927)
- MOT expiry
- 30 May 2016
- Odometer
- 77,335 miles
- Test number
- 865113335159
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass73,408 miles (+25)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 30 May 2015
- Odometer
- 73,408 miles
- Test number
- 349611554141
- AdvisoryOffside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Fail73,383 miles (+5,711)1 failure1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 73,383 miles
- Test number
- 257364544178
- FailureOffside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
- AdvisoryOffside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Pass67,672 miles (+42)3 advisories2 notes
- MOT expiry
- 21 May 2014
- Odometer
- 67,672 miles
- Test number
- 249559423153
- AdvisoryBrake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- AdvisoryFront brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- AdvisoryRear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- NoteO/s and n/s/f tyres low on inner edges
- NoteWindscreen stonechipped in several places
Fail67,630 miles (+4,633)4 failures3 advisories4 notes
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 67,630 miles
- Test number
- 679700423176
- FailureFront Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (3.5.1g)
- FailureNearside Front Brake hose excessively deteriorated (3.6.B.4d)
- FailureNearside Rear coil spring fractured (2.4.C.1a)
- FailureSupplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault (5.4.2)
- AdvisoryBrake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- AdvisoryFront brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- AdvisoryRear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- NoteBrake pad warning light on
- NoteO/s and n/s/f tyres low on inner edges
- NoteTyre pressure monitoring light on
- NoteWindscreen stonechipped in several places
Pass62,997 miles (+5,544)5 advisories2 notes
- MOT expiry
- 21 May 2013
- Odometer
- 62,997 miles
- Test number
- 328423842138
- AdvisoryBrake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- AdvisoryFront brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- AdvisoryRear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- AdvisoryWindscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)
- AdvisoryWindscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
- NoteAirbag light on
- NoteTyre pressure monitor light on
Pass57,453 miles (+44)1 note
- MOT expiry
- 3 May 2012
- Odometer
- 57,453 miles
- Test number
- 217224521136
- NoteFront and rear discs worn
Fail57,409 miles (+5,095)4 failures1 note
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 57,409 miles
- Test number
- 985018711187
- FailureNearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
- FailureOffside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
- FailureOffside Rear coil spring fractured (2.4.C.1a)
- FailureOffside Side repeater incorrect colour (1.4.A.2f)
- NoteFront and rear discs worn
Pass52,314 miles (+6,819)1 dangerous
- MOT expiry
- 22 Apr 2011
- Odometer
- 52,314 miles
- Test number
- 842423310166
- DangerousBoth rear tyres ON legal limit of 1.6mm
Pass45,495 miles (+29,970)1 note
- MOT expiry
- 16 Feb 2010
- Odometer
- 45,495 miles
- Test number
- 332108649097
- NoteBoth front tyres worn on shoulders
Pass15,525 miles (-17,883)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 1 Nov 2008
- Odometer
- 15,525 miles
- Test number
- 951836107350
- AdvisoryFront Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Pass33,408 miles (+6)
- MOT expiry
- 6 Dec 2007
- Odometer
- 33,408 miles
- Test number
- 992051646309
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail33,402 miles (+7,064)3 failures1 note
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 33,402 miles
- Test number
- 464390446305
- FailureHorn not working (1.6.2a)
- FailureOffside Rear coil spring incomplete (2.4.C.1a)
- FailureOffside Side repeater incorrect colour (1.4.A.2f)
- NoteAir bag light stays on
Pass26,338 miles
- MOT expiry
- 1 Dec 2006
- Odometer
- 26,338 miles
- Test number
- 563156135380
No defects or advisories recorded.
Questions about LF52 BPZ
- Does LF52 BPZ currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on LF52 BPZ is valid until 13 Dec 2026.
- When is the MOT due on LF52 BPZ?
- The MOT on LF52 BPZ is valid until 13 Dec 2026. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has LF52 BPZ done?
- LF52 BPZ was recorded at 98,044 miles at its MOT on 13 Dec 2025, an average of 3,580 miles a year.
- Has LF52 BPZ ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. LF52 BPZ has failed 4 of its 24 MOT tests, most recently on 24 May 2014.
- Has the mileage on LF52 BPZ ever gone down?
- Yes. The recorded mileage was lower than at the previous test once, first on 2 Nov 2007. This can be caused by a replacement instrument cluster, a recording error or odometer tampering.
- What did the latest MOT on LF52 BPZ find?
- LF52 BPZ passed its latest MOT on 13 Dec 2025 with 1 minor defect and 2 advisories: nearside front upper anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated; nearside front brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material; rear tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge both.
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