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MOT History from tests of diesel BMW 1-SERIESs year 2016

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mot history
Pass percent:86.98%
(The average a diesel BMW 1-SERIES year 2016 passes without issue)
Based on:126,913 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment3619
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1124
Windscreen washer not working 884
Registration plate issues577
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))472
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))461
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))425
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))418
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak372
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))345
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))296
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))287
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))244
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak232
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))231
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))230
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))205
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))182
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))164
Horn not working (7.7 (a))163
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))154
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))152
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))145
Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))126
Brakes imbalanced across an axle112
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened103
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak97
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))89
Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))85
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened79
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak76
Registration plate lamp issues76
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))75
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))73
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))70
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))68
Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))68
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))68
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))66
Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))66
Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))64
Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))63
Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))63
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault62
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))60
Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))59
Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))53
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))53
Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))53
Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))53
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d))53
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))52
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))50

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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