BMW 520
Grey · Diesel · 2012 · 1,995 cc
LS12 TVTMOT history
LS12 TVT is a grey diesel BMW 520 first used on 28 Mar 2012. Its MOT is valid until 13 Nov 2026 and it has passed 12 of 15 MOT tests, with 202,175 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 10 Nov 2025.
- MOT
- Valid
- Until 13 Nov 2026
- Mileage
- 202,175 mi
- At MOT on 10 Nov 2025
- MOT tests
- 15
- 12 passed · 3 failed
- Per year
- 13,528 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- LS12 TVT
- Registration format
- Current format (from 2001)
- Make
- BMW
- Model
- 520
- Colour
- Grey
- Fuel type
- Diesel
- Engine size
- 1,995 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 2012
- First used
- 28 Mar 2012
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 13 Nov 2026
- Latest MOT test
- 10 Nov 2025 (Pass)
Mileage history
LS12 TVT was last recorded at 202,175 miles on 10 Nov 2025, 5,883 miles more than at the previous MOT on 8 Nov 2024.
- Previous MOT
- 196,292 miles · 8 Nov 2024
- Between the last two tests
- 5,883 miles
- Average per year
- 13,528 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2025 – 202,175 miles
- 2024 – 196,292 miles
- 2023 – 190,927 miles
- 2022 – 186,875 miles
- 2021 – 181,691 miles
- 2020 – 173,669 miles
- 2019 – 165,697 miles
- 2018 – 147,504 miles
- 2017 – 122,884 miles
- 2016 – 93,070 miles
- 2015 – 68,697 miles
- 2014 – 53,546 miles
What the latest MOT found
Pass202,175 miles
- AdvisoryNearside Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- AdvisoryNearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))Recorded at 2 MOTs since 2019
- AdvisoryOffside Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
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.
Headlamp levelling device inoperative
Major2 MOTs, 2023–2024
Offside Front Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively
Advisory2 MOTs, 2023
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a reduced damping effect
Advisory2 MOTs, 2023
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has light misting of oil
Advisory2 MOTs, 2023
Full MOT history
15 tests since 15 Nov 2014, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass202,175 miles (+5,883)3 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 13 Nov 2026
- Odometer
- 202,175 miles
- Test number
- 943226375995
- AdvisoryNearside Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- AdvisoryNearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- AdvisoryOffside Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
Pass196,292 miles1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 13 Nov 2025
- Odometer
- 196,292 miles
- Test number
- 974818186954
- AdvisoryNearside Rear Upper Suspension arm ball joint has slight play back arm outer ball joint (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Fail196,292 miles (+5,365)4 major1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 196,292 miles
- Test number
- 284141797782
- MajorHeadlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a))
- MajorNearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))
- MajorOffside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))
- MajorOffside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))
- AdvisoryNearside Rear Upper Suspension arm ball joint has slight play back arm outer ball joint (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Pass190,927 miles (+7)4 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 13 Nov 2024
- Odometer
- 190,927 miles
- Test number
- 439635936554
- AdvisoryOffside Front Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively (1.2.1 (e))
- AdvisoryOffside Front Shock absorbers has a reduced damping effect (5.3.2 (d))
- AdvisoryOffside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- AdvisoryOffside Rear Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
Fail190,920 miles (+4,045)1 dangerous2 major5 advisories
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 190,920 miles
- Test number
- 213322124165
- DangerousOffside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))
- MajorHeadlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a))
- MajorNearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))
- AdvisoryCentral Front undertray insecure
- AdvisoryOffside Front Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively (1.2.1 (e))
- AdvisoryOffside Front Shock absorbers has a reduced damping effect (5.3.2 (d))
- AdvisoryOffside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge edges (5.2.3 (e))
- AdvisoryOffside Rear Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
Pass186,875 miles (+5,184)
- MOT expiry
- 6 Oct 2023
- Odometer
- 186,875 miles
- Test number
- 690729132953
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass181,691 miles (+8,022)
- MOT expiry
- 6 Oct 2022
- Odometer
- 181,691 miles
- Test number
- 951951928384
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass173,669 miles (+7,972)
- MOT expiry
- 6 Oct 2021
- Odometer
- 173,669 miles
- Test number
- 285836787231
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass165,697 miles (+18,193)2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 14 Nov 2020
- Odometer
- 165,697 miles
- Test number
- 687802667374
- AdvisoryNearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- AdvisoryOffside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
Pass147,504 miles
- MOT expiry
- 14 Nov 2019
- Odometer
- 147,504 miles
- Test number
- 340111037855
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail147,504 miles (+24,620)1 major
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 147,504 miles
- Test number
- 795702699774
- MajorNearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))
Pass122,884 miles (+29,814)7 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 14 Nov 2018
- Odometer
- 122,884 miles
- Test number
- 800006710095
- AdvisoryNearside Front Lower Suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint Shock arm (2.4.G.2)
- AdvisoryNearside Front Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3)
- AdvisoryNearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- AdvisoryNearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- AdvisoryOffside Front Lower Suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint Shock arm (2.4.G.2)
- AdvisoryOffside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- AdvisoryOffside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Pass93,070 miles (+24,373)
- MOT expiry
- 14 Nov 2017
- Odometer
- 93,070 miles
- Test number
- 147970408026
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass68,697 miles (+15,151)
- MOT expiry
- 14 Nov 2016
- Odometer
- 68,697 miles
- Test number
- 840424536149
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass53,546 miles1 advisory1 note
- MOT expiry
- 14 Nov 2015
- Odometer
- 53,546 miles
- Test number
- 425719714323
- AdvisoryFront Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- NoteNail in offside rear tyre
Questions about LS12 TVT
- Does LS12 TVT currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on LS12 TVT is valid until 13 Nov 2026.
- When is the MOT due on LS12 TVT?
- The MOT on LS12 TVT is valid until 13 Nov 2026. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has LS12 TVT done?
- LS12 TVT was recorded at 202,175 miles at its MOT on 10 Nov 2025, an average of 13,528 miles a year.
- Has LS12 TVT ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. LS12 TVT has failed 3 of its 15 MOT tests, most recently on 8 Nov 2024.
- Has the mileage on LS12 TVT 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 LS12 TVT find?
- LS12 TVT passed its latest MOT on 10 Nov 2025 with 3 advisories: nearside front brake pad(s) wearing thin; nearside rear tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge; offside front brake pad(s) wearing thin.
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