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MOT History from tests of diesel BMW 3-SERIESs year 2014

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Pass percent:84.74%
(The average a diesel BMW 3-SERIES year 2014 passes without issue)
Based on:245,240 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment7262
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))3041
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))2923
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1881
Registration plate issues1477
Windscreen washer not working 1059
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak910
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak769
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))756
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))713
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))699
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))685
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))625
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||544
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak519
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||517
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))475
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))466
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))458
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))409
Horn not working (7.7 (a))408
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))395
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))384
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|372
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))359
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))356
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|352
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))314
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|308
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))306
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|302
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))278
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))269
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))249
Brakes imbalanced across an axle245
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened240
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))229
Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))214
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))190
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))185
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak183
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))176
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault171
Horn not working |1.6.2a|160
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|151
Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))150
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||144
Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii||142
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))138
Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))136
Windscreen has damage133
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|128
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened126
Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))123
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||115
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))115

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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