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MOT History from tests of petrol BMW 1-SERIESs year 1991

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Pass percent:42.11%
(The average a petrol BMW 1-SERIES year 1991 passes without issue)
Based on:38 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment12
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort5
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|3
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively2
Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|2
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|2
Brake pipe excessively corroded2
Brake hose excessively deteriorated2
Exhaust mounting missing |7.1.1b|1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|1
Nearside Front Seat belt insecurely fixed to the vehicles structure |5.2.1a|1
Registration plate issues1
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content excessive |7.3.B.1b|1
Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Windscreen wiper blade insecure1
Front Fuel hose leaking |7.2.3|1
Offside Rear Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Rear Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Rear Brake pipe excessively damaged |3.6.B.2c|1
Steering column shaft has excessive end float |2.1.3|1
Fuel tank leaking |7.2.3|1
Offside Front Brake hose bulging under pressure |3.6.B.3|1
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Windscreen has damage1
Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced Floor corroded |7.1.1 |a| |i||1
Nearside Front Outer Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced Sill corroded |7.1.1 |a| |i||1
Offside Front Inner Integral body structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced Arch |6.1.1 |c| |i||1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases box |7.1.2|1
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion wheel arch |6.1.C.1|1
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|1
Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1|1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect |2.7.5|1
Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4|1
Nearside Front Inner Integral body structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced Arch (6.1.1 (c) (i))1
Offside Front Inner Integral body structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced Arch (6.1.1 (c) (i))1
Offside Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a))1
Offside Integral body structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced outer sill (6.1.1 (c) (i))1

We get to these numbers by trawling through over 1 billion MOT test results since 2004 and crunched the numbers. We remove anything to do with Tyres, as they are model independent and group together common non-model specific issues. We are trying to get to a picture of what models have what issues.

Please note: We take the data from the DVSA. This data is raw and can contain typos and spelling mistakes that garages may have entered while recording a MOT result. Specifically miss-match on names of models and makes. We are constantly cleaning the data so bear with the odd issue.

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