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 position lamp has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating  Occurs:898 times
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt  Occurs:924 times
Offside Front Road wheel bead rim badly distorted  Occurs:1,013 times
Offside Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint  Occurs:619 times
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Occurs:17,174 times
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) Occurs:6,481 times
Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) Occurs:577 times
Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) Occurs:747 times
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split  Occurs:2,497 times
Nearside Front Brake hose bulging under pressure  Occurs:1,364 times
Nearside Front Brake hose twisted  Occurs:1,407 times
Offside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play  Occurs:756 times
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements  Occurs:297,668 times
Offside Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement  Occurs:1,388 times
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecure  Occurs:3,129 times
Nearside front brake binding  Occurs:6,853 times
Nearside Stop lamp not working  Occurs:58,169 times
Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle  Occurs:2,102 times
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint  Occurs:672 times
Nearside Front Front position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp  Occurs:676 times
Offside Stop lamp not working aii Occurs:1,750 times
Offside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings  Occurs:2,531 times
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour  Occurs:6,256 times
Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated  Occurs:2,911 times
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel  Occurs:59,524 times
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