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MOT History from tests of petrol BMW 3-SERIESs year 2011

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Pass percent:81.90%
(The average a petrol BMW 3-SERIES year 2011 passes without issue)
Based on:86,839 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment2474
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))1042
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak930
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))912
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively764
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3|749
Registration plate issues689
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak525
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))442
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))439
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))427
Windscreen washer not working 369
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak364
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak285
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault271
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c||256
Brakes imbalanced across an axle223
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))176
Nearside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a|169
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))159
Registration plate lamp issues141
Offside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a|134
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))134
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))132
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))131
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))128
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))127
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))123
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))120
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))116
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||114
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))106
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))106
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))104
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened103
Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))101
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))99
Offside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))98
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))97
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))95
Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2|95
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))82
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))80
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))78
Windscreen has damage77
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened77
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))77
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|77
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))73
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))71
Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))68
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))66
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))61
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))61
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))61
Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d))59
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||53
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|51
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|50
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|50
Brake pipe excessively corroded49
Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))48

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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