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:
Offside Rear Side repeater incorrect colour  Occurs:11 times
Nearside Rear position lamp excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance  Occurs:11 times
Offside Front position lamp incorrect colour  Occurs:120 times
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment c Occurs:13 times
Power steering inoperative  Occurs:24 times
Offside Front Ball joint has excessive play  Occurs:107 times
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Occurs:41 times
Brake performance unable to be tested (1.2.1 (g)) Occurs:15 times
Nearside Front Road wheel bead rim badly distorted  Occurs:22 times
Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle  Occurs:113 times
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:32 times
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour  Occurs:492 times
Offside Rear position lamp not working  Occurs:102 times
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt bii Occurs:42 times
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases a Occurs:25 times
Offside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) Occurs:21 times
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position  Occurs:41 times
Front Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching by more than 10mm within zone `A`  Occurs:17 times
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside  Occurs:126 times
Nearside Headlamp cleaning device obviously defective  Occurs:38 times
Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) Occurs:24 times
Offside Rear coil spring broken  Occurs:1,799 times
Centre Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A`  Occurs:15 times
Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt  Occurs:13 times
Offside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect  Occurs:31 times
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