MOT Check for BMW 3-SERIESs

The BMW 3-SERIES makes up 9,491,402 of the overall 21,837,651 BMW MOT test results. Select your 3-SERIES model year below to find the specific problems.

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Some examples of the most common issues are:
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) Occurs:2,614 times
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn ai Occurs:644 times
Offside Front suspension has excessive movement at a suspension ball joint  Occurs:607 times
Exhaust tailpipe not capable of allowing the emission probe to be inserted  Occurs:922 times
Nearside Outer Rear position lamp not working  Occurs:863 times
Fuel cap/sealing device missing  Occurs:2,594 times
Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective bi Occurs:539 times
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint  Occurs:16,758 times
Battery insecure  Occurs:5,212 times
Driver`s airbag obviously defective  Occurs:5,709 times
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated  Occurs:2,123 times
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault  Occurs:73,249 times
Nearside Front Body has a sharp edge caused by damage  Occurs:1,195 times
Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel  Occurs:1,674 times
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance  Occurs:4,149 times
Offside Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush  Occurs:932 times
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) Occurs:1,487 times
Nearside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective  Occurs:1,239 times
Nearside Front Brake hose excessively damaged (1.1.12 (b) (ii)) Occurs:577 times
Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated  Occurs:624 times
Windscreen wiper blade insecure Occurs:8,382 times
Nearside Front Direction indicator insecure  Occurs:950 times
Nearside Rear Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement  Occurs:2,725 times
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) Occurs:2,187 times
Offside Rear Road wheel bead rim badly distorted  Occurs:716 times
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