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MOT History from tests of diesel BMW 3-SERIESs year 2016

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Pass percent:90.65%
(The average a diesel BMW 3-SERIES year 2016 passes without issue)
Based on:146,919 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment3132
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively832
Registration plate issues764
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak457
Windscreen washer not working 348
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))316
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))275
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))253
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))248
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))240
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))230
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))191
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))189
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))187
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))183
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak181
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))179
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))159
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))158
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))134
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))126
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))126
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))112
Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))107
Horn not working (7.7 (a))98
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak81
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))79
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak79
Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))78
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))73
Brakes imbalanced across an axle72
Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))70
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened70
Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))69
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))67
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))64
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))62
Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))57
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))57
Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))53
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))51
Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))51
Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))46
Offside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))45
Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))42
Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii))42

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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