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:
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt missing  Occurs:11,319 times
Nearside Front position lamp excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance  Occurs:954 times
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak  Occurs:25,136 times
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt bii Occurs:2,195 times
Rear brake disc excessively pitted  Occurs:2,032 times
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt bii Occurs:648 times
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement  Occurs:704 times
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) Occurs:1,117 times
Offside Rear coil spring fractured  Occurs:42,061 times
Drivers seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. (6.2.5 (b) (i)) Occurs:639 times
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) Occurs:5,252 times
Offside Rear Road wheel bead rim badly distorted  Occurs:716 times
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement  Occurs:729 times
Exhaust tailpipe not capable of allowing the emission probe to be inserted  Occurs:922 times
Nearside Rear Direction indicators not working  Occurs:1,369 times
Nearside Inner Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement  Occurs:1,215 times
Offside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective  Occurs:1,372 times
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush rear bush  Occurs:768 times
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt  Occurs:5,424 times
Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) Occurs:643 times
Offside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) Occurs:753 times
Front brake disc excessively pitted  Occurs:2,144 times
Power steering inoperative  Occurs:1,048 times
Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated  Occurs:5,481 times
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play  Occurs:6,273 times
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