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MOT History from tests of diesel BMW 3-SERIESs year 1988

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mot history
Pass percent:57.14%
(The average a diesel BMW 3-SERIES year 1988 passes without issue)
Based on:42 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded6
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort3
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|2
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|2
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive |7.3.B.1a|2
Headlamp aim out of alignment2
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Rear brake application uneven1
rear brakes release unevenly |3.7.B.4|1
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Emissions not tested |7.0|1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Windscreen has damage1
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Steering column flexible coupling damaged and unserviceable |2.2.C.1d|1
Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1
Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h|1
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h|1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|1
Nearside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|1
Offside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|1
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Registration plate issues1
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Brake hose bulging under pressure |3.6.B.3|1
Offside Rear Mechanical brake component securing device excessively deteriorated |3.5.1i|1
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b|1
Nearside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b|1
Nearside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a|1
Front Fuel hose leaking |7.2.3|1
Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|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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