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

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Pass percent:96.16%
(The average a petrol BMW 1-SERIES year 2021 passes without issue)
Based on:15,512 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment234
Registration plate issues43
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively39
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))16
Windscreen washer not working 15
Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d))14
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))13
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))11
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))11
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))10
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))7
Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d))7
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))7
Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))6
Horn not working (7.7 (a))6
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))5
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))5
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))5
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))4
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))3
Nearside Front Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d))3
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))3
Offside Front Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))3
Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii))3
Front Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))3
Nearside Rear Road wheel more than one fixing loose (5.2.1 (a) (ii))2
Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a))2
Offside Front Road wheel badly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))2
Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))2
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii))2
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))2
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))2
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))2
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))2
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))2
Rear Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a))2
Nearside Front Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))2
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak2
Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i))2
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))2
Central Rear Seat belt buckle missing (7.1.2 (d))2
Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c))2
Offside Front Upper Engine mounting damaged or deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (6.1.8 (a) (i))2
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))2

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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