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MOT History from tests of diesel BMW 1-SERIESs year 2017

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Pass percent:89.56%
(The average a diesel BMW 1-SERIES year 2017 passes without issue)
Based on:95,913 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment2332
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively690
Registration plate issues392
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))307
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))271
Windscreen washer not working 269
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))257
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))248
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak204
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))191
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))175
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))169
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))165
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))147
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))120
Horn not working (7.7 (a))115
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak110
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))108
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))105
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))99
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))95
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))87
Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))86
Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))79
Brakes imbalanced across an axle78
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))70
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))66
Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))64
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))57
Registration plate lamp issues54
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))52
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak48
Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))47
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened45
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened45
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))44
Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))43
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak42
Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))42
Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))37
Offside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))36
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))35
Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))34
Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))33
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))33
Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))32

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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