BMW Z3
Red · Petrol · 1999 · 3,201 cc
T251 KBUMOT history
T251 KBU is a red petrol BMW Z3 first used on 31 Dec 1999. Its MOT is valid until 11 Mar 2027 and it has passed 20 of 23 MOT tests, with 55,114 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 25 Feb 2026.
- MOT
- Valid
- Until 11 Mar 2027
- Mileage
- 55,114 mi
- At MOT on 25 Feb 2026
- MOT tests
- 23
- 20 passed · 3 failed
- Per year
- 1,227 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- T251 KBU
- Registration format
- Prefix (1983 to 2001)
- Make
- BMW
- Model
- Z3
- Colour
- Red
- Fuel type
- Petrol
- Engine size
- 3,201 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 1999
- First used
- 31 Dec 1999
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 11 Mar 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 25 Feb 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
T251 KBU was last recorded at 55,114 miles on 25 Feb 2026, 53 miles more than at the previous MOT on 24 Feb 2025.
- Previous MOT
- 55,061 miles · 24 Feb 2025
- Between the last two tests
- 53 miles
- Average per year
- 1,227 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 55,114 miles
- 2025 – 55,061 miles
- 2024 – 54,840 miles
- 2023 – 54,781 miles
- 2022 – 54,692 miles
- 2021 – 54,477 miles
- 2019 – 53,749 miles
- 2018 – 52,770 miles
- 2017 – 51,847 miles
- 2016 – 50,832 miles
- 2015 – 50,060 miles
- 2014 – 48,777 miles
- 2013 – 47,058 miles
- 2012 – 45,865 miles
- 2011 – 44,639 miles
- 2010 – 42,958 miles
- 2009 – 40,173 miles
- 2008 – 36,469 miles
- 2007 – 34,383 miles
- 2006 – 30,941 miles
What the latest MOT found
Pass55,114 miles
- AdvisoryEngine oil leakRecorded at 3 MOTs since 2024
Full MOT history
23 tests since 12 Jun 2006, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass55,114 miles (+53)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 11 Mar 2027
- Odometer
- 55,114 miles
- Test number
- 150751899278
- AdvisoryEngine oil leak
Pass55,061 miles (+221)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 11 Mar 2026
- Odometer
- 55,061 miles
- Test number
- 395389920631
- AdvisoryEngine oil leak
Pass54,840 miles (+59)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 11 Mar 2025
- Odometer
- 54,840 miles
- Test number
- 224358712174
- AdvisoryEngine oil leak
Pass54,781 miles (+89)
- MOT expiry
- 11 Mar 2024
- Odometer
- 54,781 miles
- Test number
- 984132805143
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass54,692 miles
- MOT expiry
- 11 Mar 2023
- Odometer
- 54,692 miles
- Test number
- 111181893498
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail54,692 miles (+215)1 repaired
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 54,692 miles
- Test number
- 616007311719
- Repaired at testWindscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))
Pass54,477 miles (+728)
- MOT expiry
- 11 Mar 2022
- Odometer
- 54,477 miles
- Test number
- 988766282455
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass53,749 miles (+979)
- MOT expiry
- 17 Dec 2020
- Odometer
- 53,749 miles
- Test number
- 200381149947
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass52,770 miles (+923)
- MOT expiry
- 17 Jun 2019
- Odometer
- 52,770 miles
- Test number
- 425385239694
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass51,847 miles (+1,015)
- MOT expiry
- 17 Jun 2018
- Odometer
- 51,847 miles
- Test number
- 917318313909
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass50,832 miles (+772)
- MOT expiry
- 17 Jun 2017
- Odometer
- 50,832 miles
- Test number
- 559641698953
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass50,060 miles (+1,283)2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 17 Jun 2016
- Odometer
- 50,060 miles
- Test number
- 628548335190
- AdvisoryNearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- AdvisoryOffside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Pass48,777 miles (+1,719)
- MOT expiry
- 17 Jun 2015
- Odometer
- 48,777 miles
- Test number
- 406102044164
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass47,058 miles (+1,193)
- MOT expiry
- 17 Jun 2014
- Odometer
- 47,058 miles
- Test number
- 256655453171
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass45,865 miles (+1,226)
- MOT expiry
- 17 Jun 2013
- Odometer
- 45,865 miles
- Test number
- 248359852183
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass44,639 miles (+80)
- MOT expiry
- 17 Jun 2012
- Odometer
- 44,639 miles
- Test number
- 495101361121
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail44,559 miles (+1,601)1 failure
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 44,559 miles
- Test number
- 628504751178
- FailureOffside Front Steering rack gaiter split (2.2.D.2d)
Pass42,958 miles
- MOT expiry
- 17 Jun 2011
- Odometer
- 42,958 miles
- Test number
- 734152160124
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail42,958 miles (+2,785)2 failures
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 42,958 miles
- Test number
- 502972460148
- FailureBrakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b)
- FailureOffside front brake binding (3.7.B.1)
Pass40,173 miles (+3,704)1 advisory1 note
- MOT expiry
- 17 Jun 2010
- Odometer
- 40,173 miles
- Test number
- 294619669163
- AdvisoryNearside Rear Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3)
- NoteEngine oil leak from offside top front
Pass36,469 miles (+2,086)
- MOT expiry
- 16 Jun 2009
- Odometer
- 36,469 miles
- Test number
- 133572268120
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass34,383 miles (+3,442)
- MOT expiry
- 16 Jun 2008
- Odometer
- 34,383 miles
- Test number
- 371386867131
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass30,941 miles
- MOT expiry
- 16 Jun 2007
- Odometer
- 30,941 miles
- Test number
- 202173366400
No defects or advisories recorded.
Questions about T251 KBU
- Does T251 KBU currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on T251 KBU is valid until 11 Mar 2027.
- When is the MOT due on T251 KBU?
- The MOT on T251 KBU is valid until 11 Mar 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has T251 KBU done?
- T251 KBU was recorded at 55,114 miles at its MOT on 25 Feb 2026, an average of 1,227 miles a year.
- Has T251 KBU ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. T251 KBU has failed 3 of its 23 MOT tests, most recently on 9 Mar 2022.
- Has the mileage on T251 KBU 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 T251 KBU find?
- T251 KBU passed its latest MOT on 25 Feb 2026 with 1 advisory: engine oil leak.
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