MOT History from tests of diesel BMW 3-SERIESs year 2006

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Pass percent:76.41%

(The average a diesel BMW 3-SERIES year 2006 passes without issue)

Based on:300,784 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	14288
Registration plate lamp issues	5397
Registration plate issues	3808
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	3721
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	3621
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2878
Brake pipe excessively corroded	2205
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	1929
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	1848
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1461
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	1413
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	1266
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	1265
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	1210
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	1115
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	1093
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	975
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	913
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	912
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	895
Windscreen washer not working	884
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	863
Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated \|3.6.G.2\|	852
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	837
Windscreen has damage	808
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	790
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	783
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	764
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	763
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	735
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	720
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	656
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	649
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	599
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	584
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	513
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	504
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	457
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	454
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	441
Nearside Rear Road wheel cracked \|4.2.A.1a\|	430
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	416
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))	400
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	392
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	384
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	376
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	368
Offside Rear Road wheel cracked \|4.2.A.1a\|	361
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	343
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	322
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	309
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	308
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	308
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	298
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	291
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	291
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	282
Rear brake binding	280
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	279
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	273
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	272
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	271
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	259
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	257
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	254
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	244
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	237
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	234
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))	234
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	222
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	221
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	220
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	215

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 2006

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