MOT Check for BMW 1-SERIESs

The BMW 1-SERIES makes up 4,091,571 of the overall 25,932,658 BMW MOT test results. Select your 1-SERIES model year below to find the specific problems.

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Some examples of the most common issues are:
Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) Occurs:322 times
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction h Occurs:2,160 times
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing wheel bolt missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) Occurs:85 times
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage missing (5.3.3 (a) (ii)) Occurs:78 times
Nearside Rear Road wheel cracked  Occurs:313 times
Bonnet primary retaining device insecure (3.1 (c)) Occurs:85 times
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding f Occurs:524 times
Offside Rear Brake hose twisted  Occurs:72 times
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:201 times
Nearside Front coil spring broken  Occurs:335 times
Offside Rear Electrical wiring likely to touch hot or rotating parts (4.11 (a) (iii)) Occurs:84 times
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour a Occurs:247 times
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play  Occurs:263 times
Bonnet primary retaining device insecure (3.1 (c)) Occurs:85 times
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:4,711 times
Offside Front Front position lamp not working  Occurs:2,139 times
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Occurs:1,089 times
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour  Occurs:2,738 times
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing Bolt (5.2.1 (a) (i)) Occurs:84 times
Fuel system component leaking  Occurs:164 times
Nearside Headlamp light source and lamp not compatible (4.1.4 (c)) Occurs:435 times
Offside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective  Occurs:177 times
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken bi Occurs:156 times
Emissions not tested d Occurs:137 times
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Occurs:734 times
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