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 Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect  Occurs:114 times
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam  Occurs:521 times
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint  Occurs:430 times
Nearside Rear coil spring broken  Occurs:1,477 times
Horn not working  Occurs:727 times
Offside Obligatory mirror missing  Occurs:41 times
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint  Occurs:430 times
Brake fluid contaminated (1.8 (a)) Occurs:20 times
Stop lamp all not working aiii Occurs:19 times
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint  Occurs:866 times
Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings  Occurs:18 times
Offside Stop lamp not working  Occurs:577 times
Offside Rear Braking system leaking  Occurs:30 times
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) Occurs:690 times
Offside Front Upper Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded  Occurs:11 times
Brake pipe excessively corroded Occurs:9,851 times
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding f Occurs:38 times
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn ai Occurs:33 times
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour  Occurs:151 times
Offside Rear Direction indicators not working  Occurs:18 times
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users  Occurs:34 times
Offside Headlamp levelling device inoperative  Occurs:18 times
Power steering pump leaking from a failed component  Occurs:18 times
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating  Occurs:18 times
Fuel cap/sealing device missing (6.1.3 (b) (i)) Occurs:11 times
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