
BMW 3 Series
Black · Petrol · 2001 · 2,171 cc
Y212 PGUMOT history
Y212 PGU is a black petrol BMW 3 Series first used on 15 May 2001. Its MOT is valid until 21 May 2027 and it has passed 21 of 27 MOT tests, with 68,495 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 6 May 2026.

- MOT
- Valid
- Until 21 May 2027
- Mileage
- 68,495 mi
- At MOT on 6 May 2026
- MOT tests
- 27
- 21 passed · 6 failed
- Per year
- 1,803 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- Y212 PGU
- Registration format
- Prefix (1983 to 2001)
- Make
- BMW
- Model
- 3 Series
- Colour
- Black
- Fuel type
- Petrol
- Engine size
- 2,171 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 2001
- First used
- 15 May 2001
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 21 May 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 6 May 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
Y212 PGU was last recorded at 68,495 miles on 6 May 2026, 785 miles more than at the previous MOT on 7 May 2025.
Mileage went down between tests
- 12 May 2018: 58,389 miles, lower than 60,047 miles on 20 May 2017.
A replacement instrument cluster, a recording error at the test or odometer tampering can cause this.
- Previous MOT
- 67,710 miles · 7 May 2025
- Between the last two tests
- 785 miles
- Average per year
- 1,803 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 68,495 miles
- 2025 – 67,710 miles
- 2024 – 66,495 miles
- 2023 – 65,461 miles
- 2022 – 64,594 miles
- 2021 – 64,035 miles
- 2020 – 63,365 miles
- 2019 – 62,474 miles
- 2018 – 58,389 miles
- 2017 – 60,047 miles
- 2016 – 58,434 miles
- 2015 – 56,720 miles
- 2014 – 55,264 miles
- 2013 – 53,631 miles
- 2012 – 51,769 miles
- 2011 – 48,917 miles
- 2010 – 45,824 miles
- 2009 – 42,137 miles
- 2008 – 39,008 miles
- 2007 – 36,044 miles
- 2006 – 32,480 miles
What the latest MOT found
- AdvisoryRear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))Recorded at 2 MOTs since 2025
Full MOT history
27 tests since 16 May 2006, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass68,495 miles (+785)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 21 May 2027
- Odometer
- 68,495 miles
- Test number
- 975375585114
- AdvisoryRear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
Pass67,710 miles1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 21 May 2026
- Odometer
- 67,710 miles
- Test number
- 472126549178
- AdvisoryRear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
Fail67,710 miles (+1,215)1 repaired1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 67,710 miles
- Test number
- 809692481016
- Repaired at testNearside Headlamp aim too low and too far to the right. (4.1.2 (a))
- AdvisoryRear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
Pass66,495 miles
- MOT expiry
- 21 May 2025
- Odometer
- 66,495 miles
- Test number
- 688552589422
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail66,495 miles (+1,034)1 repaired
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 66,495 miles
- Test number
- 484100702406
- Repaired at testNearside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))
Pass65,461 miles (+867)
- MOT expiry
- 21 May 2024
- Odometer
- 65,461 miles
- Test number
- 277415570448
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass64,594 miles (+559)
- MOT expiry
- 21 May 2023
- Odometer
- 64,594 miles
- Test number
- 879158851536
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass64,035 miles (+670)
- MOT expiry
- 21 May 2022
- Odometer
- 64,035 miles
- Test number
- 829804310504
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass63,365 miles (+891)
- MOT expiry
- 21 May 2021
- Odometer
- 63,365 miles
- Test number
- 673178009186
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass62,474 miles (+4,085)
- MOT expiry
- 21 May 2020
- Odometer
- 62,474 miles
- Test number
- 537482472107
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass58,389 miles (-1,658)
- MOT expiry
- 21 May 2019
- Odometer
- 58,389 miles
- Test number
- 908211330595
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass60,047 miles (+1,613)
- MOT expiry
- 21 May 2018
- Odometer
- 60,047 miles
- Test number
- 247363266379
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass58,434 miles2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 21 May 2017
- Odometer
- 58,434 miles
- Test number
- 475516081353
- AdvisoryNearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- AdvisoryOffside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Fail58,434 miles (+1,714)1 failure2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 58,434 miles
- Test number
- 216425735973
- FailureNearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
- AdvisoryNearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- AdvisoryOffside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Pass56,720 miles (+1,456)
- MOT expiry
- 21 May 2016
- Odometer
- 56,720 miles
- Test number
- 939279035119
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass55,264 miles (+1,633)
- MOT expiry
- 21 May 2015
- Odometer
- 55,264 miles
- Test number
- 305856534124
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass53,631 miles
- MOT expiry
- 21 May 2014
- Odometer
- 53,631 miles
- Test number
- 978096933107
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail53,631 miles (+1,862)3 failures
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 53,631 miles
- Test number
- 919486533181
- FailureNearside Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)
- FailureOffside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
- FailureOffside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect (1.8.A.1b)
Pass51,769 miles
- MOT expiry
- 21 May 2013
- Odometer
- 51,769 miles
- Test number
- 195232332132
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail51,769 miles (+2,852)1 failure
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 51,769 miles
- Test number
- 199192232127
- FailureNearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
Pass48,917 miles (+3,093)
- MOT expiry
- 21 May 2012
- Odometer
- 48,917 miles
- Test number
- 169780231137
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass45,824 miles (+3,687)
- MOT expiry
- 21 May 2011
- Odometer
- 45,824 miles
- Test number
- 363477420109
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass42,137 miles
- MOT expiry
- 21 May 2010
- Odometer
- 42,137 miles
- Test number
- 922310049158
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail42,137 miles (+3,129)2 failures
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 42,137 miles
- Test number
- 843090649182
- FailureFront registration plate with character(s) which are not the correct width (6.3.4a)
- FailureRear registration plate with character(s) which are not the correct width (6.3.4a)
Pass39,008 miles (+2,964)
- MOT expiry
- 21 May 2009
- Odometer
- 39,008 miles
- Test number
- 930558438102
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass36,044 miles (+3,564)
- MOT expiry
- 21 May 2008
- Odometer
- 36,044 miles
- Test number
- 904782947130
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass32,480 miles4 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 15 May 2007
- Odometer
- 32,480 miles
- Test number
- 841106036117
- AdvisoryFront Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- AdvisoryNearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
- AdvisoryNearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- AdvisoryRear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
Questions about Y212 PGU
- Does Y212 PGU currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on Y212 PGU is valid until 21 May 2027.
- When is the MOT due on Y212 PGU?
- The MOT on Y212 PGU is valid until 21 May 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has Y212 PGU done?
- Y212 PGU was recorded at 68,495 miles at its MOT on 6 May 2026, an average of 1,803 miles a year.
- Has Y212 PGU ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. Y212 PGU has failed 6 of its 27 MOT tests, most recently on 7 May 2025.
- Has the mileage on Y212 PGU ever gone down?
- Yes. The recorded mileage was lower than at the previous test once, first on 12 May 2018. This can be caused by a replacement instrument cluster, a recording error or odometer tampering.
- What did the latest MOT on Y212 PGU find?
- Y212 PGU passed its latest MOT on 6 May 2026 with 1 advisory: rear brake pad(s) wearing thin.
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