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

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mot history
Pass percent:82.47%
(The average a diesel BMW 3-SERIES year 2013 passes without issue)
Based on:275,238 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment9696
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))3197
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))3019
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively2201
Registration plate issues2128
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak1312
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))1304
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak1133
Windscreen washer not working 951
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))815
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))788
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))761
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|738
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))724
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak719
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|692
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))637
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||616
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||611
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))562
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))551
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))538
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|506
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|482
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))473
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))458
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))444
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))426
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))392
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))349
Horn not working (7.7 (a))344
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))342
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))341
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))340
Brakes imbalanced across an axle334
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))330
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened330
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak327
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))326
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))303
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))300
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))298
Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))291
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|277
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|267
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault250
Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2|229
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))224
Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a))223
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))218
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))215
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened215
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))206
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))205
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))201
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))192
Windscreen has damage191
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||185
Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))185
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||185
Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))177
Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))177
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))172
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|166
Horn not working |1.6.2a|163
Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))156
Registration plate lamp issues155
Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))154
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))154
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))154
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))153
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|151
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|151
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))148

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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