MOT History from tests of diesel BMW 3-SERIESs year 2002

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Pass percent:61.58%

(The average a diesel BMW 3-SERIES year 2002 passes without issue)

Based on:156,709 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	10733
Brake pipe excessively corroded	10418
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	10376
Headlamp aim out of alignment	9860
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	6557
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	5327
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	3176
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	2927
Registration plate issues	2553
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	1682
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	1462
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1414
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1406
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1300
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	1281
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1280
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1261
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1222
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	1208
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	1153
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1143
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1043
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	997
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	962
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	929
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	874
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	872
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	865
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	863
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	861
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	840
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	836
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	835
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	834
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	811
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	753
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	709
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	704
Windscreen has damage	702
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	645
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	635
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	635
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	631
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	620
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	619
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	608
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	608
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	600
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	568
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	546
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	515
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	505
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	502
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	502
Rear brake binding	490
Front brake application uneven	490
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	461
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	439
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	419
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	409
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	372
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	351
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	349
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	338
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	331
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	325
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	324
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	323
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour \|7.4.B.4\|	319
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	314
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	312
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	311
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	306
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	306
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	289
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	285
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	280
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	280
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	277
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	271
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	268
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	266
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	261
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	256
Brake hose damaged	245
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	245
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	241
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	237
Driver`s airbag obviously defective \|5.4.1\|	225
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	225
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	223
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	222
Hazard warning switch faulty \|1.4.B.1d\|	219
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	219
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	215
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	215
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	213
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	212
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	210
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	208
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	204
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	202
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	202
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	195
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	194
Offside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	189
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	188
Offside Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush \|2.5.A.1c\|	187
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	182
Offside Rear coil spring cracked \|2.4.C.1a\|	181
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	181

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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MOT History from tests of diesel BMW 3-SERIESs year 2002

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