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 Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Occurs:17 times
Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) Occurs:44 times
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) Occurs:99 times
Headlamp cleaning device inoperative  Occurs:43 times
Offside Front Inner Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) Occurs:27 times
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working  Occurs:19 times
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing ai Occurs:79 times
Nearside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:21 times
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working aii Occurs:16 times
Offside Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) Occurs:94 times
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:13 times
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel  Occurs:18 times
Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) Occurs:105 times
Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) Occurs:14 times
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) Occurs:48 times
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn Rear (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:24 times
Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative  Occurs:30 times
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak  Occurs:17 times
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) Occurs:12 times
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Occurs:1,252 times
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:414 times
Offside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (7.1.2 (e)) Occurs:14 times
Nearside Side repeater not working  Occurs:96 times
Registration plate lamp issues Occurs:130 times
Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) Occurs:194 times
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