BMW M3
Black · Petrol · 2008 · 3,999 cc
V8 FCUMOT history
V8 FCU is a black petrol BMW M3 first used on 21 Mar 2008. Its MOT is valid until 22 Feb 2027 and it has passed 18 of 19 MOT tests, with 80,011 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 11 Feb 2026.
- MOT
- Valid
- Until 22 Feb 2027
- Mileage
- 80,011 mi
- At MOT on 11 Feb 2026
- MOT tests
- 19
- 18 passed · 1 failed
- Per year
- 4,379 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- V8 FCU
- Registration format
- Prefix (1983 to 2001)
- Make
- BMW
- Model
- M3
- Colour
- Black
- Fuel type
- Petrol
- Engine size
- 3,999 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 2008
- First used
- 21 Mar 2008
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 22 Feb 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 11 Feb 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
V8 FCU was last recorded at 80,011 miles on 11 Feb 2026, 3,905 miles more than at the previous MOT on 15 Feb 2025.
- Previous MOT
- 76,106 miles · 15 Feb 2025
- Between the last two tests
- 3,905 miles
- Average per year
- 4,379 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 80,011 miles
- 2025 – 76,106 miles
- 2024 – 72,823 miles
- 2023 – 69,986 miles
- 2022 – 67,480 miles
- 2021 – 64,857 miles
- 2020 – 60,855 miles
- 2019 – 54,509 miles
- 2017 – 42,575 miles
- 2016 – 38,376 miles
- 2015 – 37,236 miles
- 2014 – 34,195 miles
- 2013 – 29,857 miles
- 2012 – 22,284 miles
- 2011 – 17,220 miles
- 2010 – 11,412 miles
What the latest MOT found
- AdvisoryReverse lamp inoperative
Recurring issues
Items recorded at more than one earlier MOT but not at the latest one. Repeat advisories can show maintenance that was put off.
Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
Advisory2 MOTs, 2016
Full MOT history
19 tests since 11 Jun 2010, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass80,011 miles (+3,905)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 22 Feb 2027
- Odometer
- 80,011 miles
- Test number
- 787015739986
- AdvisoryReverse lamp inoperative
Pass76,106 miles (+3,283)2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 22 Feb 2026
- Odometer
- 76,106 miles
- Test number
- 872881013741
- AdvisoryNearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- AdvisoryOffside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
Pass72,823 miles (+2,837)
- MOT expiry
- 22 Feb 2025
- Odometer
- 72,823 miles
- Test number
- 280043051139
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass69,986 miles (+2,506)
- MOT expiry
- 22 Feb 2024
- Odometer
- 69,986 miles
- Test number
- 346641494586
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass67,480 miles (+2,623)
- MOT expiry
- 22 Feb 2023
- Odometer
- 67,480 miles
- Test number
- 228322888821
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass64,857 miles (+4,002)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 22 Feb 2022
- Odometer
- 64,857 miles
- Test number
- 290567794076
- AdvisoryNearside and offside front tyres perished on outer tread
Pass60,855 miles (+6,346)
- MOT expiry
- 22 Feb 2021
- Odometer
- 60,855 miles
- Test number
- 841491507409
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass54,509 miles (+11,934)
- MOT expiry
- 22 Feb 2020
- Odometer
- 54,509 miles
- Test number
- 502168471033
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass42,575 miles (+4,199)
- MOT expiry
- 12 Sept 2018
- Odometer
- 42,575 miles
- Test number
- 597287131306
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass38,376 miles (+1,075)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 12 Sept 2017
- Odometer
- 38,376 miles
- Test number
- 712851190619
- AdvisoryWindscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
Pass37,301 miles (+65)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 11 Jan 2017
- Odometer
- 37,301 miles
- Test number
- 460870563786
- AdvisoryWindscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
Fail37,236 miles (+3,041)1 failure2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 37,236 miles
- Test number
- 181773365388
- FailureOffside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn linkage bottom shock mounting fractured (2.7.4)
- AdvisoryEngine covers fitted
- AdvisoryUnder trays fitted
Pass34,195 miles (+4,338)
- MOT expiry
- 20 Dec 2015
- Odometer
- 34,195 miles
- Test number
- 916246644390
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass29,857 miles
- MOT expiry
- 20 Dec 2014
- Odometer
- 29,857 miles
- Test number
- 725365453398
No defects or advisories recorded.
PassMileage not read2 notes
- MOT expiry
- 27 Jul 2014
- Odometer
- Not read
- Test number
- 757849293170
- NoteBoth front tyres are stepped/worn on inner edges
- NoteElectronic dash not working not been able to comfirm mileage
Pass22,284 miles (+5,064)
- MOT expiry
- 27 Jul 2013
- Odometer
- 22,284 miles
- Test number
- 707125092100
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass17,220 miles (+5,808)1 advisory1 note
- MOT expiry
- 27 Jul 2012
- Odometer
- 17,220 miles
- Test number
- 636099001295
- AdvisoryNearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- NoteNail in rear tyre
Pass11,412 miles (+22)
- MOT expiry
- 29 Jul 2011
- Odometer
- 11,412 miles
- Test number
- 481881710213
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass11,390 miles
- MOT expiry
- 10 Jun 2011
- Odometer
- 11,390 miles
- Test number
- 694922660143
No defects or advisories recorded.
Questions about V8 FCU
- Does V8 FCU currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on V8 FCU is valid until 22 Feb 2027.
- When is the MOT due on V8 FCU?
- The MOT on V8 FCU is valid until 22 Feb 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has V8 FCU done?
- V8 FCU was recorded at 80,011 miles at its MOT on 11 Feb 2026, an average of 4,379 miles a year.
- Has V8 FCU ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. V8 FCU has failed 1 of its 19 MOT tests, most recently on 11 Dec 2015.
- Has the mileage on V8 FCU 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 V8 FCU find?
- V8 FCU passed its latest MOT on 11 Feb 2026 with 1 advisory: reverse lamp inoperative.
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