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MOT History from tests of diesel BMW 1-SERIESs year 2011

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Pass percent:82.60%
(The average a diesel BMW 1-SERIES year 2011 passes without issue)
Based on:176,184 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment5773
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1679
Registration plate issues1630
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak1373
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak1160
Windscreen washer not working 720
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))709
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))705
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))645
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak624
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak608
Registration plate lamp issues591
Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2|440
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))409
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault373
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))356
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))328
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))305
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))305
Brakes imbalanced across an axle301
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|283
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened283
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))257
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))256
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|242
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))240
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))234
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))230
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|225
Windscreen has damage224
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))221
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))219
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))218
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))217
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))214
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))207
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))202
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened195
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))190
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||171
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|165
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))163
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||161
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|161
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))161
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|152
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|150
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|143
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|143
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))141
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))139
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))137
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))130
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))129
Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|128
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i))122
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|121
Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))117
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|116
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|114
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|111
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))110
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|108
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|107
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|107
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||106
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))104
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|102
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort101
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))101
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))93
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a||92

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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