MOT History from tests of diesel BMW 1-SERIESs year 2004

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Pass percent:71.67%

(The average a diesel BMW 1-SERIES year 2004 passes without issue)

Based on:50,323 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2503
Registration plate lamp issues	2087
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	1911
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	748
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	681
Registration plate issues	648
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	504
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	470
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	440
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	369
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	366
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	347
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	332
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	275
Rear brake binding	241
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	236
Windscreen washer not working	222
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	197
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	191
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	186
Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated \|3.6.G.2\|	184
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	184
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	179
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	174
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	161
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	158
Brake pipe excessively corroded	157
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	156
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	153
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	152
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	151
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	143
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	142
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	128
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	125
Windscreen has damage	117
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position \|8.4.1\|	116
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	111
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	110
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	109
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	107
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	106
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))	104
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	104
Brake hose damaged	103
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	97
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	95
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	87
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	83
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|4.4.3 \|a\|\|	81
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	80
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	78
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	76
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	72
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	71
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i))	70
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	69
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	68
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	67
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	67
Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))	67
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	65
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	65
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	64
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	63
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	62
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	62
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	61
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|4.4.3 \|a\|\|	59
Steering lock fails to engage \|2.1.4b\|	58
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	58
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	58
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	57
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	57
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	56
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	55
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	55
Rear brake application uneven	54
Front brake application uneven	53
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.12 \|e\|\|	51
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	51
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	51
Nearside Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))	50
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	50
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	49
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	48
Centre Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	48
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	47
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))	47
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	46
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))	46
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))	46
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))	46
Offside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	45
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	45
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	44
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	44
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	43
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	43

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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MOT History from tests of diesel BMW 1-SERIESs year 2004

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