BMW X5
Black · Diesel · 2011 · 2,993 cc
MES 493MOT history
MES 493 is a black diesel BMW X5 first used on 27 Sept 2011. Its MOT is valid until 13 Sept 2027 and it has passed 13 of 14 MOT tests, with 104,320 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 7 Sept 2026.
- MOT
- Valid
- Until 13 Sept 2027
- Mileage
- 104,320 mi
- At MOT on 7 Sept 2026
- MOT tests
- 14
- 13 passed · 1 failed
- Per year
- 5,338 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- MES 493
- Registration format
- Dateless
- Make
- BMW
- Model
- X5
- Colour
- Black
- Fuel type
- Diesel
- Engine size
- 2,993 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 2011
- First used
- 27 Sept 2011
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 13 Sept 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 7 Sept 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
MES 493 was last recorded at 104,320 miles on 7 Sept 2026, 2,874 miles more than at the previous MOT on 28 Aug 2025.
- Previous MOT
- 101,446 miles · 28 Aug 2025
- Between the last two tests
- 2,874 miles
- Average per year
- 5,338 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 104,320 miles
- 2025 – 101,446 miles
- 2024 – 98,246 miles
- 2023 – 94,162 miles
- 2022 – 89,610 miles
- 2021 – 84,881 miles
- 2020 – 80,403 miles
- 2019 – 74,534 miles
- 2018 – 67,288 miles
- 2017 – 59,827 miles
- 2016 – 51,944 miles
- 2015 – 44,418 miles
- 2014 – 40,129 miles
What the latest MOT found
No defects or advisories were recorded.
Full MOT history
14 tests since 29 Aug 2014, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass104,320 miles (+2,874)
- MOT expiry
- 13 Sept 2027
- Odometer
- 104,320 miles
- Test number
- 112763563390
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass101,446 miles (+3,200)
- MOT expiry
- 13 Sept 2026
- Odometer
- 101,446 miles
- Test number
- 246141552341
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass98,246 miles (+4,084)
- MOT expiry
- 13 Sept 2025
- Odometer
- 98,246 miles
- Test number
- 571186107316
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass94,162 miles (+4,552)2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 13 Sept 2024
- Odometer
- 94,162 miles
- Test number
- 120366137102
- AdvisoryExhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))
- AdvisoryOil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Pass89,610 miles (+32)
- MOT expiry
- 13 Sept 2023
- Odometer
- 89,610 miles
- Test number
- 371369730799
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail89,578 miles (+4,697)4 major
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 89,578 miles
- Test number
- 320878724173
- MajorNearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- MajorNearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn NSF lower rear arm outer ball joint has excess free play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- MajorNearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Lower forward arm forward bush torn with excess lateral movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- MajorOffside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Lower forward arm forward bush torn with excess lateral movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Pass84,881 miles (+4,478)
- MOT expiry
- 13 Sept 2022
- Odometer
- 84,881 miles
- Test number
- 646950571591
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass80,403 miles (+5,869)
- MOT expiry
- 13 Sept 2021
- Odometer
- 80,403 miles
- Test number
- 788454271040
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass74,534 miles (+7,246)
- MOT expiry
- 6 Nov 2020
- Odometer
- 74,534 miles
- Test number
- 575130854161
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass67,288 miles (+7,461)
- MOT expiry
- 6 May 2019
- Odometer
- 67,288 miles
- Test number
- 581515114140
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass59,827 miles (+7,883)
- MOT expiry
- 6 May 2018
- Odometer
- 59,827 miles
- Test number
- 521625040056
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass51,944 miles (+7,526)
- MOT expiry
- 6 May 2017
- Odometer
- 51,944 miles
- Test number
- 799231138984
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass44,418 miles (+4,289)
- MOT expiry
- 6 May 2016
- Odometer
- 44,418 miles
- Test number
- 156047725191
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass40,129 miles1 note
- MOT expiry
- 27 Sept 2015
- Odometer
- 40,129 miles
- Test number
- 276401244288
- NoteAdvise front tyres wearing on edges
Questions about MES 493
- What vehicle is registration MES 493 currently assigned to?
- DVSA MOT records show MES 493 on a black diesel BMW X5 first used on 27 Sept 2011. Dateless registrations can be transferred between vehicles, so earlier MOT tests may have been under a different registration. Registered keeper details are not public and are not shown.
- Does MES 493 currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on MES 493 is valid until 13 Sept 2027.
- When is the MOT due on MES 493?
- The MOT on MES 493 is valid until 13 Sept 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has MES 493 done?
- MES 493 was recorded at 104,320 miles at its MOT on 7 Sept 2026, an average of 5,338 miles a year.
- Has MES 493 ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. MES 493 has failed 1 of its 14 MOT tests, most recently on 22 Aug 2022.
- Has the mileage on MES 493 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 MES 493 find?
- MES 493 passed its latest MOT on 7 Sept 2026 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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