£1,478
2004 BMW 318 CI SE Auto - A worthy project
United Kingdom • 24 Jan 2026 • Lot 119
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 2004 BMW 318 CI SE Auto, with 211,957 miles and an MOT until September 2026, is offered as a project car. It has cosmetic issues like rust and dents, along with mechanical concerns such as oil burning, influencing its value.
Condition
4
The car is described as a 'worthy project' with rust visible in several areas, dents, and scratches. Mechanically, it's believed to be burning oil, and the MOT has advisory notes, including a deteriorated anti-roll bar linkage and corrosion. These issues suggest the car needs reconditioning.
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Automatic
Transmission:
WBABY72000PN95279
Chassis No:
Odometer:
211,957 miles
PJ54 MKM
Reg Number:
RHD/LHD:
RHD
A worthy project especially approaching the better weather, there are areas that require attention.
Rust is visible on the windscreen pillar, near the wheel arch, and around the boot.
Some dents and scratches are present.
Mechanically, it is believed the car is burning some oil.
The most recent MOT was passed with advisory notes, including a deteriorated anti-roll bar linkage joint dust cover on the nearside front.
Additional comments noted slight damage or fraying to the offside rear seatbelt webbing and corrosion on the offside front brake pipe, which is currently covered in grease or other material.
Under the bonnet lies a 1995cc petrol engine paired with a 5-speed automatic transmission.
A book pack is present, although we don’t have the service booklet.
The car sits on matching Uniroyal tyres all round and the paperwork includes some old MOTs along with the current MOT certificate.
Points of note
£455
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£3,318
Median Price (Since 2020)
£9,562
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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MOT Information
Valid
Expires on Sep 30 2026
Latest MOT Mileage
208,993 miles
Registration Date
2004-12-03
MOT History
Passed
On Sep 29 2025 with 208,993 miles
There were 4 defects noted.
Minor:
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
Advisory:
- Offside Rear Seat belt webbing slightly damaged or frayed (7.1.2 (b))
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
Passed
On Sep 16 2024 with 193,687 miles
There were 5 defects noted.
Advisory:
- Offside Rear Seat belt webbing slightly damaged or frayed (7.1.2 (b) (ii))
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
Passed
On Sep 15 2023 with 178,584 miles
There were 8 defects noted.
Minor:
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
Advisory:
- Nearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Offside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Offside Rear Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Passed
On Sep 14 2022 with 165,160 miles
There were 4 defects noted.
Advisory:
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Seat belt webbing slightly damaged or frayed (7.1.2 (b) (ii))
Passed
On Oct 01 2021 with 150,914 miles
There were 7 defects noted.
Advisory:
- Offside Rear Seat belt webbing slightly damaged or frayed (7.1.2 (b) (ii))
- Oil leak, but not excessive Engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Front Exhaust mounting defective (6.1.2 (a))
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
Failed
On Sep 27 2021 with 150,914 miles
There were 10 defects noted.
Major:
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))
Advisory:
- Offside Rear Seat belt webbing slightly damaged or frayed (7.1.2 (b) (ii))
- Oil leak, but not excessive Engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Front Exhaust mounting defective (6.1.2 (a))
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
Passed
On Sep 27 2019 with 147,881 miles
There were 2 defects noted.
Advisory:
- Offside Rear Seat belt slightly damaged (7.1.2 (b) (i))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Failed
On Sep 24 2019 with 147,881 miles
There were 8 defects noted, with 1 deemed dangerous.
Major:
- Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced floor pan (7.1.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced floor pan (7.1.1 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Brake hose excessively deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- Offside Front Brake hose excessively deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
Advisory:
- Offside Rear Seat belt slightly damaged (7.1.2 (b) (i))
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Passed
On Sep 28 2018 with 132,228 miles
There were 5 defects noted.
Advisory:
- Nearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Offside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- Offside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
Passed
On Sep 29 2017 with 115,119 miles
There were 2 defects noted.
Advisory:
- Nearside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (3.6.B.4d)
- Offside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (3.6.B.4d)
Failed
On Sep 28 2017 with 115,119 miles
There were 7 defects noted, with 1 deemed dangerous.
Fail:
- Offside Rear brake caliper securing device missing (3.5.1j)
- (Dangerous) Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
Advisory:
- Nearside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (3.6.B.4d)
- Offside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (3.6.B.4d)
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Passed
On Sep 09 2016 with 106,730 miles
Passed
On Sep 05 2015 with 105,058 miles
There was 1 defect noted.
Advisory:
- off side rear seat belt frayed on edges
Passed
On Sep 11 2014 with 102,665 miles
There was 1 defect noted.
Advisory:
- Nearside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (3.6.B.4d)
Failed
On Sep 11 2014 with 102,665 miles
There were 3 defects noted.
Fail:
- Front registration plate deteriorated (6.3.1d)
- Front registration plate character(s) likely to be misread (6.3.4b)
Advisory:
- Nearside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (3.6.B.4d)
Passed
On Sep 04 2013 with 100,234 miles
Failed
On Aug 31 2013 with 100,225 miles
There were 3 defects noted.
Fail:
- Nearside Rear coil spring broken (2.4.C.1a)
- Offside Rear coil spring broken (2.4.C.1a)
- Brake operation has insufficient reserve pressure/vacuum to provide assistance for at least two more brake applications after the warning lamp or other device has operated (3.3.E.5b)
Passed
On Sep 27 2012 with 98,202 miles
There were 4 defects noted.
Advisory:
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- Front registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d)
- Offside Rear Seat belt damaged but webbing not significantly weakened (5.2.2a)
User Entered:
- Oil leak
Failed
On Sep 17 2012 with 98,197 miles
There were 4 defects noted.
Fail:
- Nearside Rear Seat belt has a cut which has significantly weakened the webbing (5.2.2a)
Advisory:
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- Front registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d)
User Entered:
- Oil leak
Passed
On Sep 30 2011 with 87,544 miles
Failed
On Sep 16 2011 with 87,328 miles
There were 7 defects noted.
Fail:
- Exhaust emits dense blue smoke at idle (7.3.A.2b)
- Exhaust emits excessive dense blue smoke during acceleration (7.3.A.2c)
- Front registration plate deteriorated (6.3.1d)
User Entered:
- Oil leak
- engine oil level low
- engine management lamp on
- handbrake noisey
Passed
On Sep 10 2010 with 71,753 miles
There was 1 defect noted.
Advisory:
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
Failed
On Sep 08 2010 with 71,669 miles
There were 2 defects noted.
Fail:
- Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (2.7.3)
Advisory:
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
Passed
On Sep 01 2009 with 57,222 miles
There were 3 defects noted.
Advisory:
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
Passed
On May 29 2008 with 38,767 miles
Passed
On Jan 18 2008 with 37,240 miles
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