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Bmw 3 Series HW65KCZ — MOT history, mileage and tax

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GB HW65KCZ

2015 Bmw 3 Series

Generated from DVSA record, 6 Oct 2026
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Source DVSA (bulk record)
DVSA record · 6 Oct 2026DVLA fields (tax, ULEZ, CO2, recalls) not loaded yet
Year
2015
Fuel
Diesel
Colour
Black
Engine
1995cc
CO2
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Euro status
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1 Vehicle identity

Registration
HW65KCZ
Make
Bmw
Model
3 Series
Year
2015
First registered
30 Sep 2015
Fuel
Diesel
Engine
1995cc
Colour
Black
CO2
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Euro status
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Marked for export
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Wheel plan
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Type approval
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V5C issued
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Vehicle age
11 years
Registration area
Bournemouth

2 Tax, MOT & ULEZ

Tax status
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Tax due
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Annual road tax
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MOT status
Valid (as at 27 Sep 2026)
MOT expiry
29 Sep 2027
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Outstanding recall
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First used date
30 Sep 2015
Manufacture date
30 Sep 2015

3 What this car’s MOT record points to

Read from the last two years of this car's own test record, grouped by area. Each line quotes what the tester wrote and the date of the test.

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Brakes

Advisory, 26 Sept 2026: Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened. Recorded at 3 tests.

Advisory, 26 Sept 2025: Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened. Recorded at 3 tests.

Advisory, 26 Sept 2025: Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened. Recorded at 3 tests.

Typical UK garage price for brake pad replacement: £100–£300. Typical UK garage prices for each job, from published UK repair-cost guides, checked September 2026; not a quote.

Critical

Tyres

Major item, 26 Sept 2025: Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative. The car passed a retest the same day.

Dangerous item, 26 Sept 2025: Offside Front Tyre tread pattern not visible over the whole tread area when minimum depth required is 1.0mm 225/40/19. The car passed a retest the same day.

Advisory, 26 Sept 2026: Offside Rear Nail in tyre.

Advisory, 26 Sept 2025: Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge.

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Other

Advisory, 26 Sept 2025: Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread detiriortated.

Advisory, 26 Sept 2025: Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread detiriortated.

No recent issue

Suspension & steering, Exhaust & emissions, Lamps & visibility, Structure & corrosion, Engine – oil

Nothing recorded against these in the last two years of tests.

Suspension & steering: last recorded 27 Sept 2024 (advisory), outside the two-year window. Lamps & visibility: last recorded 26 Sept 2020 (minor item), outside the two-year window. Structure & corrosion: last recorded 21 Sept 2019 (major item), outside the two-year window. Engine – oil: last recorded 21 Sept 2019 (advisory), outside the two-year window.

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4 How it compares with other 2015 3 Seriess

Against every Bmw 3 Series first used in 2015 and tested in Great Britain in the 2025 test year (31,200 first-attempt tests) — the most recent full year available.

MeasureThis carTypical 2015 3 SeriesWhat it means
Pass rate, first attempts7 of 9 (78%)79.7% in 2025In line with the group figure
Fails, first attempts2 of 916.2% of first testsLower than the group figure
Fixed during the test (PRS)24.1% of first tests2 on this record
Mileage at its latest test (26 Sept 2026)110,057 miles93,097 (middle half 72,210–117,076)Inside the middle half; not an outlier
Clean passes (no advisories)0 of 945.8% of first testsLower than the group figure

"Typical" is every Bmw 3 Series first used in 2015, any fuel or use — not adjusted for mileage. This car's figures are from its own record only. A first attempt is any test not within 10 days after a failed test of this car.

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  1. On this carBrakes. advisory recorded in the last two years (2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026). Worth looking at the discs and pads through the wheel spokes for scoring and a worn lip, and noticing on a test drive whether the car pulls to one side or the pedal feels long.
  2. On this carTyres. major item, dangerous item, advisory recorded in the last two years (2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026). Worth checking the tread depth across the whole width of each tyre, and the sidewalls for cuts, cracks and bulges.
  3. On this carOther. advisory recorded in the last two years (2023, 2025). Worth asking the seller about this item and having it looked at during an inspection.
  4. Nothing recentLamps & visibility. A top failure area for 2015 3 Seriess. Recorded on this car in 2019, 2020, nothing in the last two years. Worth asking someone to watch while you work every lamp and indicator, and checking the wipers clear the screen cleanly.
  5. Nothing recentSuspension & steering. A top failure area for 2015 3 Seriess. Recorded on this car in 2024, nothing in the last two years. Worth looking behind each wheel with a torch at the coil springs and bushes, and listening for knocks over bumps on a test drive.

This car vs what 2015 3 Seriess usually fail on

Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm12.5%this car: tyres items recorded 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Position lamp: not working8.8%this car: lamps & visibility items recorded 2019, 2020
Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak8.0%this car: suspension & steering items recorded 2024
Condition: has ply or cords exposed7.6%this car: tyres items recorded 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords7.3%this car: tyres items recorded 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026

Bars: share of 2015 3 Series first tests that did not pass first time in 2025 carrying each item, in DVSA's wording. Right-hand note: what this car's own record shows in that area.

Mileage position

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5 MOT history

Tests passed9 of 11
Tests failed2
Plate changesNone
Record sourceGreat Britain (DVSA)
Avg mileage/year7,764 mi
Pass rate82%
First mileage47,856 mi (as at 22 Sep 2018)
Last mileage110,057 mi (as at 26 Sep 2026)
Years on record8 yr
Colour at last MOTBlack

Test history

Pass 26 Sep 2026 110,057 mi Expiry 29 Sep 2027
  • Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii)) Advisory
  • Offside Rear Nail in tyre Advisory
Pass 26 Sep 2025 106,536 mi Expiry 29 Sep 2026
  • Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii)) Advisory
  • Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread detiriortated (0.1 (b)) Advisory
Fail 26 Sep 2025 106,536 mi
  • Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii)) Advisory
  • Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e)) Advisory
  • Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread detiriortated (0.1 (b)) Advisory
  • Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (5.2.3 (h)) Major — failed
  • Dangerous Offside Front Tyre tread pattern not visible over the whole tread area when minimum depth required is 1.0mm 225/40/19 (5.2.3 (e)) Failed
Pass 27 Sep 2024 101,420 mi Expiry 29 Sep 2025
  • Front Both tyres 3 mm tread Advisory
  • Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing Both tyres slightly perished (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) Advisory
  • Front Upper Macpherson strut ball joint has slight play Both sides (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Advisory
  • Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 2 mm tread (5.2.3 (e)) Advisory
  • Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin Slight thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii)) Advisory
Pass 11 Sep 2023 96,177 mi Expiry 29 Sep 2024
  • Front Disc slight lipped and corroded Advisory
  • Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing Damaged and slight perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) Advisory
  • Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing Slight perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) Advisory
  • Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 3 mm tread (5.2.3 (e)) Advisory
  • Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing Both sides (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) Advisory
  • Undertray and engine cover fitted obscuring to check some testable components Advisory
Pass 24 Sep 2022 91,470 mi Expiry 29 Sep 2023
  • Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii)) Advisory
  • Front Tyre has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords Both tyres (5.2.3 (d) (i)) Advisory
Pass 25 Sep 2021 86,838 mi Expiry 29 Sep 2022
  • Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened Both discs (1.1.14 (a) (ii)) Advisory
Pass 26 Sep 2020 84,647 mi Expiry 29 Sep 2021
  • Nearside Rear Nail in tyre Advisory
  • Offside Direction indicator flashing more than 120 times a minute (4.4.4 (a)) Minor
Pass 21 Sep 2019 72,783 mi Expiry 29 Sep 2020
  • Front Windscreen wiper blade defective (3.4 (b) (i)) Minor
  • Nearside rear tyre beginning to wear low Advisory
  • Oil leak, but not excessive Rear differential leaking oil (8.4.1 (a) (i)) Advisory
  • Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii)) Advisory
Fail 21 Sep 2019 72,783 mi
  • Driver's seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. (6.2.5 (b) (i)) Major — failed
  • Front Windscreen wiper blade defective (3.4 (b) (i)) Minor
  • Nearside rear tyre beginning to wear low Advisory
  • Oil leak, but not excessive Rear differential leaking oil (8.4.1 (a) (i)) Advisory
  • Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii)) Advisory
Pass 22 Sep 2018 47,856 mi Expiry 29 Sep 2019
  • Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge Both fronts worn on edges (5.2.3 (e)) Advisory
  • Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e)) Advisory

MOT data sourced from DVSA, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DVSA bulk record as of 27 Sep 2026. DVLA-only fields (tax status, tax due, annual road tax, ULEZ/CO2/Euro status, export marker, wheel plan, type approval, V5C date, recalls) are not loaded until someone presses "Check latest from DVLA & DVSA". Sections 3 and 4 are SortedCars’ arithmetic on the same public record and on DVSA test statistics; they describe the record, not the car’s condition, and are not advice about buying it. Always have a used car inspected before you buy. Check the official record at GOV.UK: check MOT history.

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