BMW 520
Black · Diesel · 2016 · 1,995 cc
Y5 HOWMOT history
Y5 HOW is a black diesel BMW 520 first used on 31 Oct 2016. Its MOT is valid until 27 Nov 2026 and it has passed 7 of 8 MOT tests, with 62,186 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 25 Nov 2025.
- MOT
- Valid
- Until 27 Nov 2026
- Mileage
- 62,186 mi
- At MOT on 25 Nov 2025
- MOT tests
- 8
- 7 passed · 1 failed
- Per year
- 5,983 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- Y5 HOW
- Registration format
- Prefix (1983 to 2001)
- Make
- BMW
- Model
- 520
- Colour
- Black
- Fuel type
- Diesel
- Engine size
- 1,995 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 2016
- First used
- 31 Oct 2016
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 27 Nov 2026
- Latest MOT test
- 25 Nov 2025 (Pass)
Mileage history
Y5 HOW was last recorded at 62,186 miles on 25 Nov 2025, 0 miles more than at the previous MOT on 20 Nov 2025.
- Previous MOT
- 62,186 miles · 20 Nov 2025
- Between the last two tests
- 0 miles
- Average per year
- 5,983 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2025 – 62,186 miles
- 2024 – 55,523 miles
- 2023 – 49,311 miles
- 2022 – 43,171 miles
- 2021 – 35,434 miles
- 2020 – 30,488 miles
- 2019 – 25,644 miles
What the latest MOT found
No defects or advisories were recorded.
Full MOT history
8 tests since 17 Oct 2019, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass62,186 miles
- MOT expiry
- 27 Nov 2026
- Odometer
- 62,186 miles
- Test number
- 832140666695
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail62,186 miles (+6,663)1 major
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 62,186 miles
- Test number
- 791482016295
- MajorNearside Front Position lamp not working and drl inoperative (4.2.1 (a) (ii))
Pass55,523 miles (+6,212)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 27 Nov 2025
- Odometer
- 55,523 miles
- Test number
- 879685577910
- AdvisoryOffside Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material slight bubbling under plastic coating. before flexi. (1.1.11 (c))
Pass49,311 miles (+6,140)
- MOT expiry
- 27 Nov 2024
- Odometer
- 49,311 miles
- Test number
- 224760185027
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass43,171 miles (+7,737)
- MOT expiry
- 27 Nov 2023
- Odometer
- 43,171 miles
- Test number
- 751365625051
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass35,434 miles (+4,946)2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 30 Oct 2022
- Odometer
- 35,434 miles
- Test number
- 147045552698
- AdvisoryNearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- AdvisoryOffside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
Pass30,488 miles (+4,844)
- MOT expiry
- 30 Oct 2021
- Odometer
- 30,488 miles
- Test number
- 754231350073
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass25,644 miles
- MOT expiry
- 30 Oct 2020
- Odometer
- 25,644 miles
- Test number
- 136006356839
No defects or advisories recorded.
Questions about Y5 HOW
- Does Y5 HOW currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on Y5 HOW is valid until 27 Nov 2026.
- When is the MOT due on Y5 HOW?
- The MOT on Y5 HOW is valid until 27 Nov 2026. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has Y5 HOW done?
- Y5 HOW was recorded at 62,186 miles at its MOT on 25 Nov 2025, an average of 5,983 miles a year.
- Has Y5 HOW ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. Y5 HOW has failed 1 of its 8 MOT tests, most recently on 20 Nov 2025.
- Has the mileage on Y5 HOW 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 Y5 HOW find?
- Y5 HOW passed its latest MOT on 25 Nov 2025 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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