MOT History from tests of diesel BMW 1-SERIESs year 2006

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Pass percent:75.44%

(The average a diesel BMW 1-SERIES year 2006 passes without issue)

Based on:131,117 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	5848
Registration plate lamp issues	5453
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	2063
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1883
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	1301
Registration plate issues	1284
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	659
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	648
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	644
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	606
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	578
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	577
Brake pipe excessively corroded	544
Windscreen washer not working	534
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	488
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	467
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	450
Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated \|3.6.G.2\|	447
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	423
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	416
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	414
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	406
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	378
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	352
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	345
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	321
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	319
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	295
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	287
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	282
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	279
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	275
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	270
Windscreen has damage	266
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	265
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	261
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	251
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	248
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	245
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	233
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	225
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	225
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	223
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))	215
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	209
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	194
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	192
Rear brake binding	187
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	179
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	178
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	175
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	174
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	163
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	152
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position \|8.4.1\|	150
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	148
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	147
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	146
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	146
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	146
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	145
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	137
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	131
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	130
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	128
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	127
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	127
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	125
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	119
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.12 \|e\|\|	112
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))	112
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))	109
Brake hose damaged	105
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	102
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	100
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	97

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 2006

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