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

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Pass percent:74.42%
(The average a petrol BMW 3-SERIES year 2005 passes without issue)
Based on:237,869 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment10761
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively4870
Brake pipe excessively corroded4536
Brake hose excessively deteriorated3748
Registration plate lamp issues3261
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|3001
Registration plate issues2728
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))1903
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1881
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))1670
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1310
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault1282
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1209
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|1173
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3|1132
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))1012
Windscreen washer not working 994
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|907
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3|768
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c|742
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak742
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|738
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak732
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|728
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|597
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))592
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened573
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||553
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||552
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|538
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|518
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|506
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|477
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|465
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4|463
Offside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|458
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))436
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|434
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|432
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))411
Windscreen has damage410
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))410
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))405
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened387
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|386
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))383
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|383
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|380
Front brake application uneven371
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|360
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|359
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))357
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))356
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))353
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|353
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a|339
Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))332
Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2|330
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|320
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))310
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|309
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|279
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e|278
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|277
Rear brake binding276
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a||275
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3|267
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a|257
Brake hose damaged244
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|243
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))238
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits |8.2.1.2 |b||237
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))236
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|232
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|229
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))229
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|228
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|226
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|219
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|218
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|206
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))204
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak191
Horn not working |1.6.2a|190
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|188
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))187
Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|187
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|186

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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