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MOT History from tests of diesel BMW 2-SERIESs year 2021

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Pass percent:94.27%
(The average a diesel BMW 2-SERIES year 2021 passes without issue)
Based on:1,920 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment11
Registration plate issues8
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively6
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))6
Horn not working (7.7 (a))5
Offside Front Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))5
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))4
Windscreen washer not working 3
Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))2
Rear Stop lamp(s) not working nearside & offside (4.3.1 (a) (ii))2
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))2
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))2
Offside Front Lower Body component damaged and likely to cause injury side skirt (6.2.1 (a) (i))2
Offside Direction indicator light intensity significantly reduced (4.4.3 (a))1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))1
Front Front fog lamp not working Both (4.5.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii))1
Offside Rear Suspension component pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))1
Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen significantly affected by an obstruction (3.1 (a) (ii))1
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction testing req. (8.2.2.2 (g))1
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))1
Emissions unable to be completed due to excessive oil in engine (8.2.2.2 (e))1
Central Front Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))1
Nearside Front Side repeater not working LED unit in mirror. (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Front fog lamp does not face the front Aim too high. (4.5.4 (a))1
Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))1
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect week (5.3.2 (d))1
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))1
Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d))1
Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d))1
Electronic braking system warning device indicates a fault (1.7 (b))1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt bottom arm (5.3.4 (b) (ii))1
Nearside Front Lower Sub-frame pin or bush excessively worn rear wishbone bush worn & split marked with chalk (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt bottom arm (5.3.4 (b) (ii))1
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))1
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))1
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened1
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened1
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Front fog lamp switch inoperative (4.5.3 (a))1
Offside Front Front fog lamp switch inoperative (4.5.3 (a))1
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault1
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing bolt missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))1
Nearside Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c))1
Nearside Seat belt buckle missing Buckle for centre belt (7.1.2 (d))1
Offside Seat belt buckle missing Buckle for centre belt (7.1.2 (d))1
Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (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.

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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