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 Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt bii Occurs:55 times
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:219 times
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:27 times
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) Occurs:51 times
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint  Occurs:11 times
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside  Occurs:26 times
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Occurs:261 times
Ball joint has excessive play  Occurs:26 times
Offside Rear Road wheel cracked  Occurs:210 times
Steering box insecure  Occurs:55 times
Nearside Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings  Occurs:21 times
Offside Side repeater not working  Occurs:84 times
Nearside Front Headlamp cleaning device obviously defective  Occurs:13 times
Headlamp aim unable to be tested (4.1.2 (b)) Occurs:12 times
Front Headlamp cleaning device inoperative  Occurs:74 times
Offside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b) Occurs:14 times
Rear Fuel hose leaking  Occurs:18 times
Exhaust mounting missing  Occurs:21 times
Nearside Front Road wheel cracked  Occurs:64 times
rear brakes release unevenly  Occurs:12 times
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam  Occurs:140 times
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) Occurs:43 times
Nearside Front Brake hose bulging under pressure  Occurs:46 times
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) Occurs:354 times
Offside Rear Brake pipe leaking on a hydraulic braking system (1.1.11 (b) (ii)) Occurs:24 times
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