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MOT History from tests of diesel BMW 1-SERIESs year 2012

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Pass percent:81.42%
(The average a diesel BMW 1-SERIES year 2012 passes without issue)
Based on:182,335 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment5859
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))2117
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))2110
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1844
Registration plate issues1646
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))828
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|777
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|755
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak732
Windscreen washer not working 715
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))684
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))678
Registration plate lamp issues672
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||590
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||574
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak570
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak464
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|422
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak421
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|413
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|404
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))394
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|380
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))328
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened322
Brakes imbalanced across an axle314
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))310
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))295
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))290
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))288
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))273
Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2|265
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))262
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))261
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))258
Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii||213
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))213
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))206
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened196
Offside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii||192
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))191
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault184
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))177
Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))173
Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))172
Windscreen has damage169
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))166
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))161
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|154
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))154
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|152
Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|148
Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))138
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))133
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|129
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))111
Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))108
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|107
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))104
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i))102

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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