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

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mot history
Pass percent:75.64%
(The average a diesel BMW 3-SERIES year 2006 passes without issue)
Based on:324,350 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment15415
Registration plate lamp issues5687
Brake hose excessively deteriorated4819
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively4042
Registration plate issues4015
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|2878
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))2831
Brake pipe excessively corroded2722
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault2229
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))1908
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak1793
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1461
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak1424
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|1266
Windscreen washer not working 1240
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1210
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1093
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak1070
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|975
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak946
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|913
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|912
Brakes imbalanced across an axle877
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))874
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 damage808
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|790
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))784
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))777
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|764
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|735
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||720
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened691
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c|656
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|599
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))573
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))523
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
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))437
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))436
Nearside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a|430
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))417
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e|416
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))414
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))408
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))403
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened401
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|392
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))385
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a||384
Offside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a|361
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|343
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))334
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))333
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))330
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))326
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|322
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
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))304
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))304
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|291
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|282
Rear brake binding280
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))279
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))277
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|271
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))270
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|257
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))257
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|254
Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|244

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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