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An invented car with made-up MOT records, to show what a full report looks like. Not a real vehicle or DVSA record.
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Data confidence: Medium · how the score works
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This 2019 BMW 3 Series has six MOT tests on record since 2022, one of them a fail, and showed 83,240 miles at the last one. Five things are worth asking about before you buy.
MOT
Valid
Until 9 Feb 2027
Miles a year
10,318
39% above the UK average
MOT failures
1
5 advisories in total
Safety recalls
No record
Sample cars carry no recall record
Each part is scored out of 100 and weighted. A part with no data is left out, never guessed, and counts against coverage.
6 tests · 1 failure · 1 major · 5 advisory items
10,318 miles a year · 39% above the UK average
1.31× the average burden · 2,400 comparable tests
Better than 35% of comparable vehicles · 2,400 tests
No recall record was returned. Absence of a campaign is not confirmation that none applies — check with the manufacturer.
1.30× the average · 30% more than average · 11,304 recorded involvements
Theft exposure needs model-level theft counts, which have no self-service source yet.
Running cost needs VCA consumption data matched to this variant, which is not imported yet.
Price fairness needs licensed listing comparables, which are not connected.
Weights are a starting point, not a calibrated model. The score ranks cars on a shortlist. It isn’t advice to buy. Read the methodology buy-score-0.1.0
Police-recorded vehicle crime around a postcode you choose. It isn’t this model’s theft risk, and it isn’t a check of whether this car is stolen.
Each source this report uses, and whether it returned data. A missing source stays listed as missing, never as a clear result.
Invented make, model and specification for this example car. Not a DVLA or DVSA record.
6 tests and 6 odometer readings invented for this example, 2022 to 2026. Not government records.
A synthetic cohort of 2,400 invented tests, for illustration only.
Example cars carry no recall record.
Reported injury-collision involvement for this model: 1.30× the average · 30% more than average · 11,304 recorded involvements. Model-level DfT data: not fault, and not this car’s accident history.
Theft exposure needs model-level theft counts, which have no self-service source yet.
Running cost needs VCA consumption data matched to this variant, which is not imported yet.
Price fairness needs licensed listing comparables, which are not connected.
Outstanding finance, write-off and stolen status are not in the public record. A separate provenance check from a suitable provider is needed.
Methodology example-rules-0.1.0 · About our data
6 tests since 2022. 1 failure, 5 advisories.
6 tests shown
MOT valid until 9 Feb 2027
MOT valid until 10 Feb 2026
MOT valid until 12 Feb 2025
MOT valid until 12 Feb 2024
No failures or advisories at this test.
MOT valid until 13 Feb 2023
Notes are DVSA’s own wording, as recorded at each test.
Every reading goes up. About 39% more miles a year than the UK average.
Miles a year
10,318
39% above the UK average
UK average
7,400
All cars, from DfT figures
Model reliability
35 /100
Fewer MOT problems than 35% of comparable models
Upkeep vs average
1.31×
31% more MOT work than average
The line in the middle is the average for comparable cars.
A synthetic group of 2,400 invented MOT tests, made up for this sample. It doesn’t describe real BMW 3 Series cars.
Upkeep is how often parts are noted or fail at MOTs, weighted by how serious they are. It isn’t a repair-cost estimate, and it describes the model, not this car’s condition.
We haven’t connected a source of cars for sale, so this report can’t say whether the price is fair, and we won’t guess. Here’s how to judge it yourself.
From this car’s record, not from a price.
Fuel
52.3 mpg at 195.53p a litre
£1,700
Road tax
Not added. We don’t have tax data for this car
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A year
£142 a month on fuel · 17.0p a mile
Doesn’t include insurance, servicing, tyres or depreciation. Fuel price starts at the UK average for the week of 21 Sep 2026 (DESNZ weekly road fuel prices), so change it to your local price. Fuel economy is the figure for this sample car.
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Built from invented MOT records and a synthetic model cohort for a fictional car, with real DfT collision statistics. It can’t see the car in front of you, so look it over or have it inspected before you buy. It isn’t a finance, write-off or stolen-vehicle check.