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MOT History from tests of diesel BMW 1-SERIESs year 2018

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mot history
Pass percent:89.42%
(The average a diesel BMW 1-SERIES year 2018 passes without issue)
Based on:42,783 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment1250
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))425
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively343
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))189
Registration plate issues155
Windscreen washer not working 128
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))88
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))85
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))72
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))65
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))59
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))59
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))58
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))57
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))54
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))44
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))38
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))37
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))35
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))35
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak29
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))28
Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))27
Brakes imbalanced across an axle25
Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))25
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak25
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak24
Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))23
Registration plate lamp issues22
Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))22
Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))20
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened19
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))19
Nearside Front Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a))18
Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))17
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak16
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault15
Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))15

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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