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MOT History from tests of diesel BMW 3-SERIESs year 1989

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Pass percent:40.74%
(The average a diesel BMW 3-SERIES year 1989 passes without issue)
Based on:27 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment5
Brake pipe excessively corroded5
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|2
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a|2
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|2
Headlamp aim not tested |1.8.A.1c|1
Offside Front Headlamp missing |1.7.3|1
Horn not working |1.6.2a|1
Offside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Rear Lower Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4|1
Offside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4|1
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower wishbone bearing |2.5.B.1a|1
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower wishbone bearing |2.5.B.1a|1
Registration plate issues1
Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside both |1.8|1
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||1
Nearside Lower Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|1
Offside Front Wheel bolt|s| loose |4.2.A.1e|1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Registration plate lamp issues1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Nearside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Centre Front Upper Fuel hose leaking |7.2.3|1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|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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