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MOT History from tests of petrol BMW 1600s year 1971

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Pass percent:63.16%
(The average a petrol BMW 1600 year 1971 passes without issue)
Based on:38 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded3
Headlamp aim out of alignment3
Horn not working |1.6.2a|3
Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Hazard warning lamps inoperative |1.4.B.1b|1
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1
Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength x2 |5.3.6 |a| |i||1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength |5.3.6 |a| |i||1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |6.1.2 |a||1
Nearside Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened |5.3.3 |b| |i||1
Offside Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened |5.3.3 |b| |i||1
Windscreen washer not working 1
Offside Front Inner Subframe mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength chassis leg |5.3.6 |a| |i||1
Driver`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1|1
Passenger`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1|1
Offside Rear Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded wheel arch |2.4.A.3|1
Brake servo insecurely mounted |3.6.A.2a|1
Nearside Outer Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Outer Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Inner Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c|1
Offside Outer Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c|1
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b|1
Offside Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b|1
Registration plate lamp issues1
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Indicator switch faulty |1.4.A.1|1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1
Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment |2.5.A.1c|1
Offside Rear Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Front Brake pipe kinked |3.6.B.2b|1
Front Headlamps matched pair are not the same size |1.7.6|1
Driver`s door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|1
Steering locking device missing |2.2.C.1g|1
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Front Brake hose leaking on a hydraulic braking system (1.1.12 (c) (ii))1
Nearside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength sill (5.3.6 (a) (i))1
Offside Rear Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength sill (5.3.6 (a) (i))1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1
Offside Rear Position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.2.3 (c))1
Offside Rear Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.4.3 (b))1
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.3.3 (b))1
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))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.

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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