BMW 3 Series
Blue · Diesel · 2001 · 1,995 cc
SAW 496MOT history
SAW 496 is a blue diesel BMW 3 Series first used on 5 Dec 2001. Its MOT is valid until 9 Jun 2027 and it has passed 21 of 25 MOT tests, with 155,220 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 10 Jun 2026.
- MOT
- Valid
- Until 9 Jun 2027
- Mileage
- 155,220 mi
- At MOT on 10 Jun 2026
- MOT tests
- 25
- 21 passed · 4 failed
- Per year
- 2,118 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- SAW 496
- Registration format
- Dateless
- Make
- BMW
- Model
- 3 Series
- Colour
- Blue
- Fuel type
- Diesel
- Engine size
- 1,995 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 2001
- First used
- 5 Dec 2001
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 9 Jun 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 10 Jun 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
SAW 496 was last recorded at 155,220 miles on 10 Jun 2026, 1,268 miles more than at the previous MOT on 23 Apr 2025.
Mileage went down between tests
- 5 Jan 2018: 145,373 miles, lower than 153,022 miles on 6 Jan 2017.
A replacement instrument cluster, a recording error at the test or odometer tampering can cause this.
- Previous MOT
- 153,952 miles · 23 Apr 2025
- Between the last two tests
- 1,268 miles
- Average per year
- 2,118 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 155,220 miles
- 2025 – 153,952 miles
- 2024 – 152,833 miles
- 2023 – 151,537 miles
- 2022 – 149,930 miles
- 2021 – 149,010 miles
- 2020 – 148,258 miles
- 2019 – 146,970 miles
- 2018 – 145,373 miles
- 2017 – 153,022 miles
- 2016 – 140,864 miles
- 2014 – 137,417 miles
- 2013 – 135,628 miles
- 2012 – 134,007 miles
- 2011 – 132,479 miles
- 2009 – 130,463 miles
- 2008 – 128,276 miles
- 2007 – 124,678 miles
- 2006 – 112,017 miles
What the latest MOT found
No defects or advisories were recorded.
Full MOT history
25 tests since 14 Jan 2006, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass155,220 miles
- MOT expiry
- 9 Jun 2027
- Odometer
- 155,220 miles
- Test number
- 662212840964
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail155,220 miles (+1,268)1 repaired
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 155,220 miles
- Test number
- 635734629957
- Repaired at testNearside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))
Pass153,952 miles (+1,119)
- MOT expiry
- 22 Apr 2026
- Odometer
- 153,952 miles
- Test number
- 621201183727
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass152,833 miles (+1,296)
- MOT expiry
- 19 Mar 2025
- Odometer
- 152,833 miles
- Test number
- 593975748858
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass151,537 miles (+1,607)
- MOT expiry
- 19 Mar 2024
- Odometer
- 151,537 miles
- Test number
- 795679456899
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass149,930 miles (+920)
- MOT expiry
- 19 Mar 2023
- Odometer
- 149,930 miles
- Test number
- 366048265543
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass149,010 miles (+752)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 19 Mar 2022
- Odometer
- 149,010 miles
- Test number
- 515277322176
- AdvisoryRear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
Pass148,258 miles (+1,288)
- MOT expiry
- 19 Mar 2021
- Odometer
- 148,258 miles
- Test number
- 914365906272
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass146,970 miles (+1,597)
- MOT expiry
- 4 Feb 2020
- Odometer
- 146,970 miles
- Test number
- 853574125514
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass145,373 miles (-7,649)
- MOT expiry
- 13 Jan 2019
- Odometer
- 145,373 miles
- Test number
- 625600924578
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass153,022 miles (+12,158)
- MOT expiry
- 13 Jan 2018
- Odometer
- 153,022 miles
- Test number
- 474269531320
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass140,864 miles (+3,447)
- MOT expiry
- 13 Jan 2017
- Odometer
- 140,864 miles
- Test number
- 886772142485
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass137,417 miles (+1,789)
- MOT expiry
- 13 Jan 2016
- Odometer
- 137,417 miles
- Test number
- 819724854332
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail135,628 miles2 repaired
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 135,628 miles
- Test number
- 466692853492
- Repaired at testNearside Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)
- Repaired at testOffside Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)
Pass135,628 miles (+1,621)
- MOT expiry
- 13 Jan 2015
- Odometer
- 135,628 miles
- Test number
- 819722853339
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass134,007 miles (+1,528)
- MOT expiry
- 13 Jan 2014
- Odometer
- 134,007 miles
- Test number
- 298033262377
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass132,479 miles (+815)
- MOT expiry
- 13 Jan 2013
- Odometer
- 132,479 miles
- Test number
- 149061251382
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass131,664 miles (+1,201)
- MOT expiry
- 13 Jan 2012
- Odometer
- 131,664 miles
- Test number
- 167491111096
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass130,463 miles (+2,187)1 note
- MOT expiry
- 13 Jan 2011
- Odometer
- 130,463 miles
- Test number
- 664119749346
- NoteAdvisory.slight imbalance noted at front braking.advise attention.
Pass128,276 miles (+2,013)
- MOT expiry
- 13 Jan 2010
- Odometer
- 128,276 miles
- Test number
- 253662958314
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass126,263 miles (+1,585)
- MOT expiry
- 13 Jan 2009
- Odometer
- 126,263 miles
- Test number
- 702994708002
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass124,678 miles
- MOT expiry
- 13 Jan 2008
- Odometer
- 124,678 miles
- Test number
- 533265707026
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail124,677 miles (+12,660)2 failures2 notes
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 124,677 miles
- Test number
- 353675007088
- 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)
- NoteCHIPS TO SCREEN
- NoteREAR NUMBER PLATE
Pass112,017 miles
- MOT expiry
- 13 Jan 2007
- Odometer
- 112,017 miles
- Test number
- 222474716016
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail112,017 miles1 dangerous1 note
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 112,017 miles
- Test number
- 111404316045
- DangerousOffside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (4.1.D.1a)
- NoteRear number plate detiorated
Questions about SAW 496
- What vehicle is registration SAW 496 currently assigned to?
- DVSA MOT records show SAW 496 on a blue diesel BMW 3 Series first used on 5 Dec 2001. 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 SAW 496 currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on SAW 496 is valid until 9 Jun 2027.
- When is the MOT due on SAW 496?
- The MOT on SAW 496 is valid until 9 Jun 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has SAW 496 done?
- SAW 496 was recorded at 155,220 miles at its MOT on 10 Jun 2026, an average of 2,118 miles a year.
- Has SAW 496 ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. SAW 496 has failed 4 of its 25 MOT tests, most recently on 10 Jun 2026.
- Has the mileage on SAW 496 ever gone down?
- Yes. The recorded mileage was lower than at the previous test once, first on 5 Jan 2018. This can be caused by a replacement instrument cluster, a recording error or odometer tampering.
- What did the latest MOT on SAW 496 find?
- SAW 496 passed its latest MOT on 10 Jun 2026 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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