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

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mot history
Pass percent:91.41%
(The average a petrol BMW 3-SERIES year 2015 passes without issue)
Based on:31,339 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment616
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively186
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))92
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))89
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))66
Registration plate issues65
Windscreen washer not working 64
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))52
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))51
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))51
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak46
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))46
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened45
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))37
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))35
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))32
Horn not working (7.7 (a))30
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))30
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))28
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))27
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))26
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))24
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))23
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak21
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak21
Brakes imbalanced across an axle19
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))18
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))18
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))16
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak16
Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))15
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault15
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))14
Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))13
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))12
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))12
Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))11
Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))11
Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii||11
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))11
Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))11
Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))11
Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))11
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))11
Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii||10
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened10
Registration plate lamp issues10
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))10
Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))9
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))9
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))9
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))9

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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