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MOT History from tests of electric BMW 3-SERIESs year 2004

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mot history
Pass percent:70.49%
(The average a electric BMW 3-SERIES year 2004 passes without issue)
Based on:61 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded5
Brake hose excessively deteriorated2
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|2
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|2
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort2
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))2
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively2
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1
Direction indicators flashing more than 120 times a minute |1.4.A.2g|1
Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b|1
Offside Rear Inner Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced wheel arch (7.1.1 (a) (i))1
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault1
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))1
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush |5.3.4 |a| |i||1
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush |5.3.4 |a| |i||1
Central Rear Brake pipe leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))1
Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced |7.1.1 |a| |i||1
Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced |7.1.1 |a| |i||1
Headlamp aim out of alignment1
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|1
Side repeater incorrect colour Both sides front (4.4.3 (a))1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Hazard warning switch faulty |1.4.B.1d|1
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a||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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