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MOT History from tests of diesel BMW 3-SERIESs year 2018

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Pass percent:92.71%
(The average a diesel BMW 3-SERIES year 2018 passes without issue)
Based on:58,395 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment769
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively394
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))307
Registration plate issues216
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))125
Windscreen washer not working 99
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak76
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak68
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak63
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))63
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))61
Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))59
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))58
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))42
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))35
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))34
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak29
Offside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))28
Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))26
Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))23
Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))22
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))22
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))22
Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))21
Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))19
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened19
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))19
Brakes imbalanced across an axle19
Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii))19
Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))18
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))16
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))15
Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))15
Central Rear Seat belt buckle missing (7.1.2 (d))14
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))14
Electronic braking system warning device indicates a fault (1.7 (b))14
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))14
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))14
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))14
Nearside Rear Inner Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))13
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))13
Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))13
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))13
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))13
Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))13
Offside Front Daytime running lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))13
Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a))13

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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