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MOT History from tests of diesel BMW 1-SERIESs year 2005

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Pass percent:73.37%
(The average a diesel BMW 1-SERIES year 2005 passes without issue)
Based on:162,914 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment7444
Registration plate lamp issues5805
Brake hose excessively deteriorated5421
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively2569
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault1938
Registration plate issues1809
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))1316
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1215
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|1078
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))1070
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|933
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|880
Windscreen washer not working 746
Brakes imbalanced across an axle737
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak688
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak678
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak672
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak660
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|644
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))624
Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2|622
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|615
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort596
Brake pipe excessively corroded577
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c|567
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))560
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|541
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|516
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|491
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|447
Rear brake binding446
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened432
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|420
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|414
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a||407
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))406
Windscreen has damage390
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))374
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened372
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|348
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||307
Brake hose damaged295
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))292
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))290
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))287
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))277
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position |8.4.1|268
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|252
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|250
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|247
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))247
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e|245
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|236
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i))228
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))220
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|202
Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|192
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))192
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))190
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))189
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))188
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|187
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))184
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|181
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|180
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|177
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))169
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a||166
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))161
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|160
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault |7.12 |e||160
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))157
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))157
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))155
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))152
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a||147
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|147
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))142
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|139
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))139
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|138
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|136
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|133
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|133
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))133
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|132
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b|131

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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