
BMW 3 Series
Blue · Petrol · 1998 · 2,793 cc
S83 LANMOT history
S83 LAN is a blue petrol BMW 3 Series first used on 1 Aug 1998. Its MOT is valid until 1 Feb 2027 and it has passed 18 of 22 MOT tests, with 118,194 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 28 Jan 2026.

- MOT
- Valid
- Until 1 Feb 2027
- Mileage
- 118,194 mi
- At MOT on 28 Jan 2026
- MOT tests
- 22
- 18 passed · 4 failed
- Per year
- 2,679 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- S83 LAN
- Registration format
- Prefix (1983 to 2001)
- Make
- BMW
- Model
- 3 Series
- Colour
- Blue
- Fuel type
- Petrol
- Engine size
- 2,793 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 1998
- First used
- 1 Aug 1998
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 1 Feb 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 28 Jan 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
S83 LAN was last recorded at 118,194 miles on 28 Jan 2026, 4,672 miles more than at the previous MOT on 29 Jan 2025.
- Previous MOT
- 113,522 miles · 29 Jan 2025
- Between the last two tests
- 4,672 miles
- Average per year
- 2,679 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 118,194 miles
- 2025 – 113,522 miles
- 2024 – 109,956 miles
- 2022 – 107,339 miles
- 2021 – 106,445 miles
- 2020 – 106,027 miles
- 2018 – 105,265 miles
- 2017 – 105,054 miles
- 2016 – 101,829 miles
- 2015 – 99,112 miles
- 2014 – 96,418 miles
- 2013 – 93,497 miles
- 2012 – 90,673 miles
- 2011 – 86,804 miles
- 2010 – 83,646 miles
- 2009 – 72,539 miles
- 2008 – 69,615 miles
- 2006 – 64,801 miles
What the latest MOT found
No defects or advisories were recorded.
Full MOT history
22 tests since 22 Feb 2006, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass118,194 miles (+4,672)
- MOT expiry
- 1 Feb 2027
- Odometer
- 118,194 miles
- Test number
- 831872660685
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass113,522 miles
- MOT expiry
- 1 Feb 2026
- Odometer
- 113,522 miles
- Test number
- 804794349035
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail113,522 miles (+3,566)1 repaired
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 113,522 miles
- Test number
- 704451396092
- Repaired at testSupplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))
Pass109,956 miles (+2,617)
- MOT expiry
- 1 Feb 2025
- Odometer
- 109,956 miles
- Test number
- 449493792847
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass107,339 miles1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 15 May 2023
- Odometer
- 107,339 miles
- Test number
- 342376542938
- AdvisoryOffside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
Fail107,339 miles (+894)3 repaired1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 107,339 miles
- Test number
- 502380144821
- Repaired at testNearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))
- Repaired at testNearside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))
- Repaired at testOffside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))
- AdvisoryOffside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
Pass106,445 miles (+418)
- MOT expiry
- 15 May 2022
- Odometer
- 106,445 miles
- Test number
- 149575934520
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass106,027 miles (+762)
- MOT expiry
- 15 May 2021
- Odometer
- 106,027 miles
- Test number
- 867855420306
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass105,265 miles (+211)
- MOT expiry
- 1 Jul 2019
- Odometer
- 105,265 miles
- Test number
- 759581677984
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass105,054 miles (+3,225)
- MOT expiry
- 18 Jun 2018
- Odometer
- 105,054 miles
- Test number
- 483416863427
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass101,829 miles (+2,717)
- MOT expiry
- 13 Jun 2017
- Odometer
- 101,829 miles
- Test number
- 413124740378
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass99,112 miles (+2,694)
- MOT expiry
- 13 Jun 2016
- Odometer
- 99,112 miles
- Test number
- 247957855444
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail96,418 miles2 repaired
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 96,418 miles
- Test number
- 906985964103
- Repaired at testNearside Front Headlamp aim too low (1.8)
- Repaired at testOffside Headlamp aim too low (1.8)
Pass96,418 miles (+2,921)
- MOT expiry
- 13 Jun 2015
- Odometer
- 96,418 miles
- Test number
- 909835964188
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass93,497 miles (+2,824)
- MOT expiry
- 17 May 2014
- Odometer
- 93,497 miles
- Test number
- 958374433109
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass90,673 miles (+3,869)6 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 17 May 2013
- Odometer
- 90,673 miles
- Test number
- 875393222102
- AdvisoryFront Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- AdvisoryNearside Front Lower Suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
- AdvisoryNearside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2)
- AdvisoryOffside Front Lower Suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
- AdvisoryOffside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- AdvisoryRear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
Pass86,804 miles (+3,158)
- MOT expiry
- 17 May 2012
- Odometer
- 86,804 miles
- Test number
- 885000431155
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass83,646 miles
- MOT expiry
- 17 May 2011
- Odometer
- 83,646 miles
- Test number
- 201888330443
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail83,645 miles (+11,106)1 failure
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 83,645 miles
- Test number
- 370308230127
- FailureOffside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated (2.5.A.2)
Pass72,539 miles (+2,924)
- MOT expiry
- 12 May 2010
- Odometer
- 72,539 miles
- Test number
- 942453339138
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass69,615 miles (+4,814)
- MOT expiry
- 21 Jan 2009
- Odometer
- 69,615 miles
- Test number
- 500512628030
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass64,801 miles1 note
- MOT expiry
- 21 Feb 2007
- Odometer
- 64,801 miles
- Test number
- 164693756043
- NoteBoth rear tyres worn at inner edge
Questions about S83 LAN
- Does S83 LAN currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on S83 LAN is valid until 1 Feb 2027.
- When is the MOT due on S83 LAN?
- The MOT on S83 LAN is valid until 1 Feb 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has S83 LAN done?
- S83 LAN was recorded at 118,194 miles at its MOT on 28 Jan 2026, an average of 2,679 miles a year.
- Has S83 LAN ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. S83 LAN has failed 4 of its 22 MOT tests, most recently on 29 Jan 2025.
- Has the mileage on S83 LAN 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 S83 LAN find?
- S83 LAN passed its latest MOT on 28 Jan 2026 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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