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MOT History from tests of diesel BMW 3-SERIESs year 2017

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Pass percent:92.24%
(The average a diesel BMW 3-SERIES year 2017 passes without issue)
Based on:115,089 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment1744
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively664
Registration plate issues579
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak360
Windscreen washer not working 190
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))166
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak164
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))160
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))148
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))116
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))109
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))107
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))105
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))102
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))91
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))90
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))87
Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))83
Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))78
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak76
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))73
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak71
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))67
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))66
Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))64
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))58
Horn not working (7.7 (a))58
Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))57
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))53
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))53
Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))47
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))46
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))45
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))42
Brakes imbalanced across an axle40
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))38
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))38
Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii))37
Offside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))36
Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))34
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))33
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened32
Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))31
Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))29
Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))28
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))27
Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))27

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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