MOT Check for BMW M3s

The BMW M3 makes up 339,224 of the overall 25,932,658 BMW MOT test results. Select your M3 model year below to find the specific problems.

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Some examples of the most common issues are:
Power steering inoperative  Occurs:24 times
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases  Occurs:204 times
Nearside Rear Road wheel bead rim badly distorted  Occurs:11 times
Nearside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective  Occurs:30 times
Offside Rear Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement  Occurs:17 times
Centre Stop lamp not working  Occurs:187 times
Front Horn not working  Occurs:14 times
Nearside Front Brake pipe inadequately supported  Occurs:15 times
Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) Occurs:15 times
Nearside Rear rear brake excessively fluctuating  Occurs:18 times
Rear brake application uneven Occurs:183 times
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt  Occurs:21 times
Offside Front Suspension arm attachment bracket/mounting insecure  Occurs:11 times
Brake performance not tested  Occurs:176 times
Wheel bolt missing  Occurs:30 times
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour  Occurs:492 times
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:12 times
Offside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt gii Occurs:12 times
Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush  Occurs:94 times
Offside Rear fog lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp  Occurs:26 times
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort  Occurs:42 times
Exhaust catalytic converter missing where one was fitted as standard (8.2.1.1 (a)) Occurs:67 times
Nearside Front brake disc excessively scored  Occurs:22 times
Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits b Occurs:53 times
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm severely distorted  Occurs:23 times
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