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MOT History from tests of diesel BMW 1-SERIESs year 2013

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Pass percent:81.31%
(The average a diesel BMW 1-SERIES year 2013 passes without issue)
Based on:246,212 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment7361
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))4291
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))4237
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively2505
Registration plate issues1824
Windscreen washer not working 1198
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))1118
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak1008
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||741
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))738
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))724
Registration plate lamp issues698
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||695
Horn not working (7.7 (a))681
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak652
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))650
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))649
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))641
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak632
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))599
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|586
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|579
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))578
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))528
Brakes imbalanced across an axle477
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))429
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened420
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak418
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))418
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|380
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|372
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))332
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))332
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))319
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))314
Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))311
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))309
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened287
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))272
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))271
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))269
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault267
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))246
Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))219
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))212
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))205
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))204
Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2|179
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))174
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))170
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))169
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))168
Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))165
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))162
Windscreen has damage158
Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))158
Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))156
Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))156
Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))154
Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))153
Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))152
Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))140

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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