MOT Check for BMW 6-SERIESs

The BMW 6-SERIES makes up 293,079 of the overall 25,932,658 BMW MOT test results. Select your 6-SERIES model year below to find the specific problems.

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Some examples of the most common issues are:
Nearside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play  Occurs:17 times
Nearside Rear Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a pin/bush  Occurs:13 times
Nearside Rear Road wheel cracked  Occurs:356 times
Rear Rear fog lamp not working  Occurs:14 times
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt gii Occurs:16 times
Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated  Occurs:21 times
Steering box insecure  Occurs:55 times
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive  Occurs:92 times
Emissions not tested  Occurs:63 times
Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.1.2 (d)) Occurs:22 times
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits c Occurs:38 times
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive (8.2.1.2 (b)) Occurs:58 times
Offside Front front brake binding  Occurs:63 times
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage damaged and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) Occurs:11 times
Nearside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image  Occurs:15 times
Exhaust emits dense blue smoke at idle f Occurs:14 times
Power steering malfunctioning  Occurs:27 times
Nearside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image  Occurs:15 times
Service brake: efficiency below requirements  Occurs:332 times
Nearside Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings  Occurs:21 times
Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured a Occurs:46 times
Offside front brake binding  Occurs:77 times
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive (8.2.1.2 (b)) Occurs:58 times
Front brake excessively fluctuating Occurs:120 times
Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) Occurs:38 times
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