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

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Pass percent:84.90%
(The average a petrol BMW 1-SERIES year 2013 passes without issue)
Based on:112,422 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment2973
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1477
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1449
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively935
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))761
Registration plate issues676
Windscreen washer not working 395
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))294
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))279
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))267
Horn not working (7.7 (a))265
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))263
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))235
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))233
Registration plate lamp issues225
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))220
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))214
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))211
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||210
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||183
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak175
Brakes imbalanced across an axle174
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))174
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))152
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))147
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened144
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))131
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|130
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))130
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak125
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))113
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak109
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|108
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))106
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))103
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))101
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|94
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))94
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))93
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))90
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))88
Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))87
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b))87
Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))81
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened80
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|78
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))78
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))77
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))75
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault74
Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))74
Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))72
Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))69
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))65
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||62
Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))61
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))60
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|56
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))55
Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))54
Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))52
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|51

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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