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:
Offside Rear Brake pipe leaking on a hydraulic braking system (1.1.11 (b) (ii)) Occurs:24 times
Offside Inner Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded  Occurs:14 times
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp not working  Occurs:23 times
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) Occurs:63 times
Nearside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:12 times
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect  Occurs:61 times
Offside Front Road wheel cracked  Occurs:26 times
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) Occurs:15 times
Stop lamp not working  Occurs:18 times
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt  Occurs:207 times
Offside Front Headlamp insecure  Occurs:33 times
Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) Occurs:22 times
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage damaged and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) Occurs:11 times
Offside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect  Occurs:20 times
Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) Occurs:27 times
Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted  Occurs:32 times
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp does not illuminate  Occurs:51 times
Offside Front Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion  Occurs:23 times
Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) Occurs:20 times
Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) Occurs:20 times
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam  Occurs:39 times
Offside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play  Occurs:12 times
Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.1.2 (d)) Occurs:22 times
Offside Rear Road wheel cracked  Occurs:210 times
Parking brake lever defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated  Occurs:25 times
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