MOT Check for BMW 3-SERIESs

The BMW 3-SERIES makes up 10,549,568 of the overall 25,932,658 BMW MOT test results. Select your 3-SERIES model year below to find the specific problems.

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Some examples of the most common issues are:
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement rear bush  Occurs:1,541 times
Nearside Front Bonded suspension unit deteriorated and cannot function as intended  Occurs:1,204 times
Offside Steering rack gaiter split  Occurs:6,396 times
Nearside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect  Occurs:4,542 times
Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) Occurs:2,507 times
Nearside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) Occurs:992 times
Rear Exhaust mounting missing  Occurs:2,237 times
Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint  Occurs:1,362 times
Nearside Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint  Occurs:3,126 times
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt  Occurs:824 times
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement  Occurs:3,434 times
Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush  Occurs:1,924 times
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted  Occurs:4,023 times
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam aii Occurs:1,800 times
Offside Rear fog lamp emits a light other than red  Occurs:678 times
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:1,258 times
Offside Front Headlamp light source and lamp not compatible (4.1.4 (c)) Occurs:634 times
Offside Rear Coil spring not correctly located  Occurs:673 times
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:1,744 times
Offside Rear Braking system leaking  Occurs:2,803 times
Offside Front Brake hose excessively damaged (1.1.12 (b) (ii)) Occurs:871 times
Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) Occurs:1,245 times
rear brakes release unevenly  Occurs:856 times
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) Occurs:2,949 times
Nearside Steering rack gaiter insecure  Occurs:870 times
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