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:
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint  Occurs:207 times
Hazard warning tell tale not working correctly  Occurs:17 times
Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle  Occurs:113 times
Headlamp levelling device inoperative  Occurs:118 times
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:36 times
Rear coil spring fractured  Occurs:61 times
Exhaust mounting missing  Occurs:26 times
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded  Occurs:137 times
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated  Occurs:43 times
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage insecure  Occurs:28 times
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:103 times
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:106 times
Offside Front Front position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp  Occurs:14 times
Nearside Front coil spring cracked  Occurs:27 times
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A`  Occurs:258 times
Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded  Occurs:29 times
Offside Front Wheel bolt missing  Occurs:177 times
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour a Occurs:14 times
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint  Occurs:215 times
Offside Front Coil spring not correctly located  Occurs:50 times
Offside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play  Occurs:21 times
Offside Rear Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated  Occurs:12 times
Fuel cap/sealing device missing (6.1.3 (b) (i)) Occurs:11 times
Front Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) Occurs:35 times
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete  Occurs:2,647 times
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