MOT Check for BMW X3s

The BMW X3 makes up 687,373 of the overall 21,837,651 BMW MOT test results. Select your X3 model year below to find the specific problems.

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Some examples of the most common issues are:
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) Occurs:56 times
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction h Occurs:451 times
Offside Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) Occurs:31 times
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:851 times
Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) Occurs:66 times
Windscreen in such a condition that visibility through swept area is seriously affected (3.2 (c) (ii)) Occurs:16 times
An item not tested  Occurs:46 times
Offside Rear Position lamp with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:65 times
Nearside Inner Rear position lamp excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance  Occurs:20 times
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt  Occurs:15 times
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:295 times
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt  Occurs:53 times
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt  Occurs:30 times
Nearside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect  Occurs:22 times
Offside Front Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release  Occurs:48 times
Offside Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) Occurs:31 times
Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc  Occurs:13 times
Offside Rear Outer Position lamp with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:16 times
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:703 times
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:176 times
Nearside Front position lamp has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating  Occurs:15 times
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction h Occurs:451 times
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) Occurs:13 times
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam aii Occurs:292 times
Offside Front Headlamp levelling device obviously defective  Occurs:12 times
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