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 Front Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release  Occurs:78 times
Rear Prop shaft flexible coupling excessively deteriorated (6.1.7 (d) (i)) Occurs:253 times
Centre Seat belt retracting mechanism defective  Occurs:76 times
Nearside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release  Occurs:283 times
Direction indicators incorrect colour  Occurs:73 times
Nearside Front Position lamp not working aii Occurs:383 times
Front Service brake imbalanced across an axle (1.2.1 (b) (i)) Occurs:116 times
Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated bi Occurs:77 times
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Inner (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:140 times
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases  Occurs:780 times
Brake performance not tested g Occurs:105 times
Nearside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:110 times
Nearside Rear All direction indicators incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) Occurs:201 times
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) Occurs:5,308 times
Nearside Rear brake caliper securing device missing  Occurs:186 times
Offside Steering rack gaiter split  Occurs:129 times
Exhaust emits excessive dense blue smoke during acceleration g Occurs:73 times
Nearside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) Occurs:181 times
Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.2.1 (b)) Occurs:370 times
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:1,043 times
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect c Occurs:900 times
Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:120 times
Offside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper leaking (1.1.16 (b) (i)) Occurs:68 times
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play  Occurs:755 times
Nearside Front Fluid suspension unit leaking  Occurs:90 times
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