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

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mot history
Pass percent:86.40%
(The average a petrol BMW 3-SERIES year 2013 passes without issue)
Based on:68,947 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment1904
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))570
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))548
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively466
Registration plate issues384
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))248
Windscreen washer not working 199
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))183
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))176
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))155
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))153
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))144
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))136
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak131
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))130
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))115
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||113
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||101
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))101
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak97
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|96
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened89
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak86
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|84
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))79
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))76
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))75
Brakes imbalanced across an axle73
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))68
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))68
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|64
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|61
Horn not working (7.7 (a))61
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))56
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))55
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))55
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))55
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault53
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak53
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3|52
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))52
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))50
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))49
Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))45
Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))43
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))43
Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))41
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))40
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))40
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened39
Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a))39
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))38
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c||37
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))36
Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))36
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))35
Registration plate lamp issues35
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))32
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))31
Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))31
Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))30
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||30
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))30
Horn not working |1.6.2a|30
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))29
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))29
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))29

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.

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