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

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mot history
Pass percent:80.28%
(The average a diesel BMW 1-SERIES year 2011 passes without issue)
Based on:211,165 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment7073
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively2302
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak2159
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak2064
Registration plate issues1862
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))1225
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak1205
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak1180
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1179
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1160
Windscreen washer not working 1140
Registration plate lamp issues801
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))736
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault728
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))615
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))566
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))524
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))523
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))446
Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2|440
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))418
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))409
Brakes imbalanced across an axle405
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))405
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))395
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))392
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))380
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))366
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))362
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))362
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))361
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))354
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened336
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))335
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))323
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))315
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|283
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))251
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))248
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened244
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|242
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))235
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))230
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|225
Windscreen has damage224
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i))223
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))217
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))209
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))206
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))204
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))189
Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))187
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||171
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))170
Offside Front Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d))166
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|165
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||161
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|161
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))153
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|152
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d))152
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|150
Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))148
Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a))144
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|143
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|143
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))136
Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|128
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))128
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))127

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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