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:
Windscreen wiper blade insecure Occurs:45 times
Offside Rear Valve stem seriously damaged (5.2.3 (j)) Occurs:11 times
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bearing  Occurs:33 times
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play bi Occurs:98 times
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt  Occurs:194 times
Parking brake efficiency below requirements ai Occurs:266 times
Offside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort  Occurs:15 times
Offside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play  Occurs:57 times
Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) Occurs:123 times
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer torn  Occurs:16 times
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt  Occurs:16 times
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt  Occurs:14 times
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated  Occurs:32 times
Nearside Rear coil spring broken  Occurs:250 times
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:77 times
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:184 times
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt  Occurs:57 times
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view  Occurs:43 times
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Occurs:492 times
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt  Occurs:11 times
Front brake disc excessively pitted  Occurs:11 times
Bootlid cannot be secured in the closed position  Occurs:14 times
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) Occurs:144 times
Drag link end ball joint has excessive play  Occurs:11 times
Brake performance unable to be tested (1.2.1 (g)) Occurs:24 times
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