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

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mot history
Pass percent:78.85%
(The average a diesel BMW 1-SERIES year 2012 passes without issue)
Based on:225,584 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment7882
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))3501
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))3418
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively2531
Registration plate issues1914
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak1639
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))1381
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1278
Windscreen washer not working 1155
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1068
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak1041
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak1032
Registration plate lamp issues894
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak890
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|777
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|755
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))699
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))598
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||590
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||574
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))569
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))541
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))538
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))532
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))501
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))494
Brakes imbalanced across an axle483
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))481
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))457
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))454
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|422
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|413
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened409
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|404
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))397
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))397
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))387
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|380
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))369
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault351
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))330
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))305
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))299
Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))297
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))291
Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))286
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))282
Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2|265
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened259
Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))251
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))236
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))234
Horn not working (7.7 (a))229
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))222
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))214
Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii||213
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i))204
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))200
Offside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii||192
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))192
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))186
Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))176
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))175
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))175
Windscreen has damage169
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))160
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))160
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|154
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|152
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))151
Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|148

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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