BMW Z3
Silver · Petrol · 1997 · 1,895 cc
P490 LBAMOT history
P490 LBA is a silver petrol BMW Z3 first used on 31 Dec 1997. Its MOT is valid until 6 Jul 2027 and it has passed 6 of 9 MOT tests, with 130,731 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 7 Jul 2026.
- MOT
- Valid
- Until 6 Jul 2027
- Mileage
- 130,731 mi
- At MOT on 7 Jul 2026
- MOT tests
- 9
- 6 passed · 3 failed
- Per year
- 1,876 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- P490 LBA
- Registration format
- Prefix (1983 to 2001)
- Make
- BMW
- Model
- Z3
- Colour
- Silver
- Fuel type
- Petrol
- Engine size
- 1,895 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 1997
- First used
- 31 Dec 1997
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 6 Jul 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 7 Jul 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
P490 LBA was last recorded at 130,731 miles on 7 Jul 2026, 810 miles more than at the previous MOT on 10 Jan 2023.
- Previous MOT
- 129,921 miles · 10 Jan 2023
- Between the last two tests
- 810 miles
- Average per year
- 1,876 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 130,731 miles
- 2023 – 129,921 miles
- 2021 – 127,748 miles
- 2020 – 124,396 miles
- 2018 – 124,292 miles
- 2007 – 104,703 miles
- 2006 – 92,286 miles
What the latest MOT found
No defects or advisories were recorded.
Full MOT history
9 tests since 9 Jan 2006, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass130,731 miles (+810)
- MOT expiry
- 6 Jul 2027
- Odometer
- 130,731 miles
- Test number
- 5711456
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass129,921 miles (+2,173)
- MOT expiry
- 9 Jan 2024
- Odometer
- 129,921 miles
- Test number
- 1491660
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass127,748 miles (+3,352)
- MOT expiry
- 14 Aug 2022
- Odometer
- 127,748 miles
- Test number
- 23285508
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass124,396 miles (+104)
- MOT expiry
- 27 Jul 2021
- Odometer
- 124,396 miles
- Test number
- 22407696
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail124,292 miles (+19,589)
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 124,292 miles
- Test number
- 19895319
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass104,703 miles (+227)
- MOT expiry
- 9 Jan 2008
- Odometer
- 104,703 miles
- Test number
- 194978307448
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail104,476 miles (+12,190)2 failures1 advisory1 note
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 104,476 miles
- Test number
- 172555307029
- FailureOffside Front Anti-roll bar locating pin retaining device not properly locked (2.4.G.3b)
- FailureOffside Front coil spring fractured (2.4.C.1a)
- AdvisoryNearside Front Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3)
- NoteBoth rear tyres perished on inside wall
Pass92,286 miles
- MOT expiry
- 9 Jan 2007
- Odometer
- 92,286 miles
- Test number
- 203620416057
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail92,286 miles1 failure
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 92,286 miles
- Test number
- 853149006008
- FailureOffside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
Questions about P490 LBA
- Does P490 LBA currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on P490 LBA is valid until 6 Jul 2027.
- When is the MOT due on P490 LBA?
- The MOT on P490 LBA is valid until 6 Jul 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has P490 LBA done?
- P490 LBA was recorded at 130,731 miles at its MOT on 7 Jul 2026, an average of 1,876 miles a year.
- Has P490 LBA ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. P490 LBA has failed 3 of its 9 MOT tests, most recently on 29 Oct 2018.
- Has the mileage on P490 LBA 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 P490 LBA find?
- P490 LBA passed its latest MOT on 7 Jul 2026 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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