>

MOT History from tests of petrol BMW 3-SERIESs year 2012

Review the list of common BMW 3-SERIES failures below or to perform a specific mot history check on your BMW then use our popular KnowYourCar service

mot history
Pass percent:83.51%
(The average a petrol BMW 3-SERIES year 2012 passes without issue)
Based on:61,695 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment1748
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively504
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))494
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))438
Registration plate issues413
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak353
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))341
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))339
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3|285
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak252
Windscreen washer not working 226
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))225
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))184
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak159
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))148
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))144
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak142
Brakes imbalanced across an axle131
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))113
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c||111
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))103
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))100
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault98
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))91
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))87
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened77
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))73
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|70
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))69
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))68
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))67
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|66
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))65
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))64
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))60
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))59
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))58
Offside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))58
Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))58
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|57
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|57
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))57
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))55
Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2|51
Nearside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a|49
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))48
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))48
Registration plate lamp issues47
Horn not working |1.6.2a|47
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))47
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))47
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))45
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))42
Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))42
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||42
Horn not working (7.7 (a))41
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||41
Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))40
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||40
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|39
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))38
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))38
Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))35
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))35
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))34
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))33
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))32
Offside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a|32
Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii||31

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.

Got suggestions? We’re improving this section all the time. If you have any suggestions, please let us know.

Find us on Facebook

© KnowYourCar™ 2019. All rights reserved
Except where otherwise noted, content on our MOT statistics pages are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.
You are free to redistribute the material in any medium or format as long as credit is given to KnowYourCar

WARNING: We have placed hidden watermarks in our data. We will take action against our data being used outside of these terms.

MOT Data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0

By using our site you are agreeing to our terms and conditions
Terms & Conditions  Privacy Policy