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MOT History from tests of diesel BMW 3-SERIESs year 1987

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Pass percent:55.88%
(The average a diesel BMW 3-SERIES year 1987 passes without issue)
Based on:34 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded6
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively3
Headlamp aim out of alignment3
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|3
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|3
Registration plate lamp issues2
Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp does not illuminate |3.4.1b|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached |5.3.4 |a| |ii||1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached |5.3.4 |a| |ii||1
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength wheel arch |5.3.6 |a| |i||1
Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||1
Nearside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3|1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Offside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b|1
Offside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a|1
Offside Front Lower Tie bar/rod insecure |2.4.G.1|1
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|1
Front 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 Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength inner wing |5.3.6 |a| |i||1
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength inner wing |5.3.6 |a| |i||1
Nearside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.1.3 |g| |ii||1
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault1
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b|1
Nearside Rear Statutory seat belt missing |5.1.1|1
Offside Rear Statutory seat belt missing |5.1.1|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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