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MOT History from tests of diesel BMW 3-SERIESs year 2013

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Pass percent:84.32%
(The average a diesel BMW 3-SERIES year 2013 passes without issue)
Based on:216,447 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment7330
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))2062
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1965
Registration plate issues1762
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1675
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|738
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|692
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak619
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||616
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||611
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))594
Windscreen washer not working 585
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))510
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|506
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak493
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|482
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))468
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))453
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))440
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))356
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak309
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))307
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))298
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|277
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))268
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|267
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))259
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened251
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))239
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))236
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))232
Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2|229
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))207
Brakes imbalanced across an axle194
Windscreen has damage191
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))185
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||185
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||185
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))181
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))174
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))173
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|166
Horn not working |1.6.2a|163
Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))163
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault157
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))155
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))154
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))153
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|151
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|151
Horn not working (7.7 (a))144
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened138
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak131
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||128
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|125
Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))121
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))117
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))116
Registration plate lamp issues113
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))112
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))110
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))107
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||106
Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|106
Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))105
Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a))103

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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