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MOT History from tests of diesel BMW 3-SERIESs year 2015

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Pass percent:88.41%
(The average a diesel BMW 3-SERIES year 2015 passes without issue)
Based on:205,227 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment4722
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1355
Registration plate issues1259
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1157
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1112
Windscreen washer not working 614
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))511
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))485
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))481
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))467
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))436
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))403
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak381
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))367
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))310
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))300
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak277
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))274
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))256
Horn not working (7.7 (a))250
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))244
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))225
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))223
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak217
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))178
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))177
Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))173
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))166
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak151
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened149
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))144
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))140
Brakes imbalanced across an axle134
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))129
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||127
Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))122
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||109
Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))105
Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))103
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault102
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened95
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))93
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))92
Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))92
Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))90
Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii||87
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))83
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))81
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))79
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))78
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))75

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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