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

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Pass percent:44.90%
(The average a electric BMW 3-SERIES year 2002 passes without issue)
Based on:49 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded8
Registration plate lamp issues5
Headlamp aim out of alignment4
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|4
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively3
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|2
Brakes imbalanced across an axle2
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort2
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|2
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a|2
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|2
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|1
Offside Outer Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a|1
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|1
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp does not illuminate (1.6 (a))1
Main beam tell-tale not working (4.9.1 (a) (ii))1
Rear fog lamp tell-tale not working (4.9.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Electrical wiring likely to touch hot or rotating parts brake wear sensor wire (4.11 (a) (iii))1
Emissions not tested (8.2.2.2 (e))1
Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g))1
Brake hose excessively deteriorated1
Brake hose damaged1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))1
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Offside Rear Electrical wiring likely to touch hot or rotating parts drive shaft (4.11 (a) (iii))1
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))1
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Front brake caliper has restricted free movement |3.5.1k|1
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Offside Front Inner Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint marked in yellow |2.5.B.1a|1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|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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