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MOT History from tests of diesel BMW 1-SERIESs year 2015

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Pass percent:85.78%
(The average a diesel BMW 1-SERIES year 2015 passes without issue)
Based on:154,821 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment4151
Windscreen washer not working 1587
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1360
Registration plate issues783
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))761
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))715
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))521
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))514
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))491
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))470
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))391
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))375
Horn not working (7.7 (a))359
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))358
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))327
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))270
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))247
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))232
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))230
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))226
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak217
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))201
Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))186
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak185
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))185
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))185
Brakes imbalanced across an axle175
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened171
Registration plate lamp issues170
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened139
Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))136
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))120
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak114
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))108
Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))88
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))88
Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))88
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak87
Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))85
Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))82
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))80
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))80
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault79
Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))78
Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))77
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))76
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))75
Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))73
Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))71
Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))67

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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