MOT Check for BMW 4-SERIESs

The BMW 4-SERIES makes up 590,334 of the overall 25,932,658 BMW MOT test results. Select your 4-SERIES model year below to find the specific problems.

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Some examples of the most common issues are:
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn brake reaction arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:17 times
Offside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (7.1.2 (e)) Occurs:14 times
Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:159 times
Front Service brake excessively fluctuating both (1.2.1 (e)) Occurs:13 times
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn Rear (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:24 times
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) Occurs:43 times
Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) Occurs:52 times
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:176 times
Offside Rear Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii)) Occurs:21 times
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working aii Occurs:16 times
Offside Front Inner Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) Occurs:26 times
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) Occurs:25 times
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing wheel bolt (5.2.1 (a) (i)) Occurs:12 times
Offside Side repeater not working aii Occurs:65 times
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working  Occurs:29 times
Horn not working (7.7 (a)) Occurs:776 times
Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn inner face (1.1.14 (a) (i)) Occurs:11 times
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) Occurs:40 times
Offside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) Occurs:15 times
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) Occurs:39 times
Front Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) Occurs:58 times
Offside Rear Position lamp not working a Occurs:19 times
Nearside Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative aii Occurs:15 times
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) Occurs:22 times
Front Headlamp cleaning device inoperative  Occurs:12 times
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