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

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Pass percent:78.39%

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

Based on:127,885 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	5290
Registration plate lamp issues	3958
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1782
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	1295
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	1216
Registration plate issues	1143
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	811
Windscreen washer not working	591
Brake pipe excessively corroded	547
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	401
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	382
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	382
Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated \|3.6.G.2\|	381
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	370
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	356
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	343
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	343
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	338
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	311
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	302
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	287
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	283
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	278
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	268
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	265
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	263
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	259
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))	259
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	256
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	253
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	249
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	232
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	229
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	225
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	222
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	221
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	221
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	215
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position \|8.4.1\|	207
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	199
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	188
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))	186
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	181
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	172
Windscreen has damage	171
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	169
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	168
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	162
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	160
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	159
Rear brake binding	158
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	154
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	150
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	148
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	142
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits \|8.2.1.2 \|b\|\|	137
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	135
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	134
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	133
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	133
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	132
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	127
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	125
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	124
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	120
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	120
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	117
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	116
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	114
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	113
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	113
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	110
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	109
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	105
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i))	101
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	100
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))	99
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	98
Nearside Rear Road wheel bead rim badly distorted \|4.2.A.1a\|	97
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|4.4.3 \|a\|\|	97
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	97
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	95
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	94
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	93
Offside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	86
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))	85
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.12 \|e\|\|	84
Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i))	84
Exhaust emits excessive dense blue smoke during acceleration (8.2.1.2 (g))	83

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 2006

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