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MOT History from tests of diesel BMW 1-SERIESs year 2021

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Pass percent:94.42%
(The average a diesel BMW 1-SERIES year 2021 passes without issue)
Based on:4,124 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment53
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))23
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively18
Registration plate issues17
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))8
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))7
Windscreen washer not working 6
Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d))5
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))5
Offside Front Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))4
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))4
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))4
Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d))3
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))3
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))3
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))3
Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))3
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault2
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))2
Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))2
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))2
Horn not working (7.7 (a))2
Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))2
Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d))2
Nearside Rear Road wheel badly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))2
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))2
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))2
Nearside Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))2
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))2
Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d))1
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))1
Rear Passengers seat insecure (6.2.6 (a) (ii))1
Front Horn not working (7.7 (a))1
Nearside Rear Outer Position lamp lens seriously defective lens damaged with sharp edges (4.2.1 (b))1
Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended seat belt not locking into buckle. (7.1.2 (d))1
Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))1
Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))1
Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))1
Nearside Front Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Road wheel badly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))1
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction eml on (8.2.1.2 (h))1
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak1
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak1
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d))1
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d))1
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))1
Central Rear Seat belt buckle missing (7.1.2 (d))1
Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a))1
Offside Rear Suspension arm damaged and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))1
Nearside Rear Suspension arm damaged and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))1
Offside Side repeater missing (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Side repeater lens defective such that the emitted light is adversely affected (4.4.1 (b) (ii))1
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect Kick up to o/s (4.1.2 (c))1
Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))1
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing wheel bolt missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))1
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))1
Front Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii))1
Front Bumper damaged and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted (6.1.4 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn REAR (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn REAR (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Position lamp switch does not operate in accordance with the requirements (4.2.2 (a))1
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect Kick up to o/s (4.1.2 (c))1
Nearside Front Outer Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn wishbone outer ball joint (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Suspension component pin or bush excessively worn nsf wishbone rear bushing split and leaking oil, allowing excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front bush has movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front bush has movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Electrical wiring connectors for braking disconnected (4.11 (a) (iii))1
Nearside Front Electrical wiring likely to drag on the ground (4.11 (a) (iii))1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1
Windscreen in an unacceptable condition large crank across screen (3.2 (c) (i))1
Nearside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper inadequately mounted Spring Missing (1.1.16 (c) (i))1
Nearside Side repeater light intensity significantly reduced (4.4.3 (a))1
Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))1
Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))1
Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended not locking in (7.1.2 (d))1
Offside Front Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road windscreen crack (3.2 (a) (ii))1
Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e))1
Offside Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))1
Front Lower Electrical wiring insecure and connectors likely to become disconnected (4.11 (a) (ii))1

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.

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