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MOT History from tests of diesel BMW 3-SERIESs year 2005

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Pass percent:70.92%
(The average a diesel BMW 3-SERIES year 2005 passes without issue)
Based on:272,163 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment13681
Brake hose excessively deteriorated6707
Registration plate lamp issues6674
Brake pipe excessively corroded6525
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|6102
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively5423
Registration plate issues3823
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort3379
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))2887
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|2177
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault2056
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1566
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))1515
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1443
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|1286
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1283
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||1028
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c|1015
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak967
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak963
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|926
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|916
Windscreen has damage873
Windscreen washer not working 860
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))828
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|822
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|798
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|765
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|761
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|745
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|729
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|720
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|713
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|711
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|708
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|645
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|631
Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2|620
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))619
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened603
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak598
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|592
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))567
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak564
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))543
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|519
Brake hose damaged510
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|501
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a||496
Rear brake binding474
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e|455
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))443
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|439
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|431
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened431
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))414
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|388
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))381
Front brake application uneven376
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|375
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|374
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|372
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|366
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|364
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|360
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|354
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|343
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|342
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|336
Offside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|335
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|334
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))323
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|319
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii||304
Horn not working |1.6.2a|300
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|296
Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|293
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))290
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))281
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|279
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))276
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))274
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b|274
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|272
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))268
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))263
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault |7.12 |e||259
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))259
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))257
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))255
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|250
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|248
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|247
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|244
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))240
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))239
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour |7.4.B.4|238

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.

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