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

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Pass percent:76.42%

(The average a petrol BMW 1-SERIES year 2005 passes without issue)

Based on:115,524 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	4889
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	2934
Registration plate lamp issues	2849
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1915
Registration plate issues	1088
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	1029
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	955
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	906
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	820
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	577
Windscreen washer not working	530
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	511
Brake pipe excessively corroded	498
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	420
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	414
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	389
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	389
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	368
Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated \|3.6.G.2\|	352
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	352
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	337
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	311
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	298
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	288
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	287
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	284
Rear brake binding	274
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	267
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	263
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	262
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))	250
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	249
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	249
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	238
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	231
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	222
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position \|8.4.1\|	219
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	214
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	213
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))	212
Windscreen has damage	201
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	199
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	192
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	185
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	182
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	179
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	178
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	176
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	173
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	172
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	170
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	162
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	161
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	157
Brake hose damaged	155
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	151
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	149
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	149
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	148
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	136
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i))	135
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	134
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	134
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	124
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits \|8.2.1.2 \|b\|\|	123
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|4.4.3 \|a\|\|	122
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	120
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	114
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	114
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	110
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	109
Exhaust emits excessive dense blue smoke during acceleration (8.2.1.2 (g))	103
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	101
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	101
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|4.4.3 \|a\|\|	100
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	100
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	99
Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))	99
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	96
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	96
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))	96
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.12 \|e\|\|	94
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	94
Offside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	93
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	89
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated \|7.2.4c\|	86
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	85
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))	84
Power steering pipe\|s\| or hose\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	83
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	82
Offside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	82
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	82

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 petrol BMW 1-SERIESs year 2005

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