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

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Pass percent:90.80%
(The average a petrol BMW 1-SERIES year 2016 passes without issue)
Based on:74,753 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment1530
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively439
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))390
Registration plate issues369
Windscreen washer not working 314
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))151
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))147
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))144
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))135
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))129
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))119
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))113
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))93
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))88
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak80
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))75
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak73
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))67
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))61
Horn not working (7.7 (a))61
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))58
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))55
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))54
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))54
Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))51
Registration plate lamp issues42
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b))39
Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))39
Brakes imbalanced across an axle36
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))36
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))36
Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))33
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))33
Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))33
Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))33
Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))32
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))32
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak31
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))30
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))29
Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))27
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak27
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))27
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened26
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))26
Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))26
Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))25
Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))24
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))24
Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))24
Exhaust catalytic converter missing where one was fitted as standard (8.2.1.1 (a))23
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened22
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault21
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))21
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))21
Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))21
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))21
Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))21

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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