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

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Pass percent:74.42%
(The average a diesel BMW 1-SERIES year 2006 passes without issue)
Based on:141,022 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment6342
Registration plate lamp issues5676
Brake hose excessively deteriorated2842
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively2127
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault1583
Registration plate issues1378
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))1003
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak759
Windscreen washer not working 737
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak694
Brake pipe excessively corroded690
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak679
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak664
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))659
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|648
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|606
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|577
Brakes imbalanced across an axle468
Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2|447
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))431
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|423
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|414
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|406
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))386
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c|378
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))369
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))358
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|352
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|345
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened336
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))328
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))322
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort321
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))312
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
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened277
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|275
Windscreen has damage266
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|265
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))249
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|245
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))242
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|233
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||225
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))220
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))217
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|209
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))203
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 binding187
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|179
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))179
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))177
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))176
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|174
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i))168
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))159
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))157
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))156
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|152
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))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 Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))146
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|145
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|130
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|127
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|125
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))125
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))122
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))121
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))120
Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))117
Brake hose damaged115
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))114
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault |7.12 |e||112
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))110

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.

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