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MOT History from tests of diesel BMW 3-SERIESs year 2019

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mot history
Pass percent:92.18%
(The average a diesel BMW 3-SERIES year 2019 passes without issue)
Based on:36,801 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment493
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))348
Registration plate issues227
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively154
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))144
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))107
Windscreen washer not working 76
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))69
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak33
Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))31
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))29
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))26
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))25
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))25
Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))24
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))22
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))22
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))22
Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))21
Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d))21
Offside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))20
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))17
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak17
Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d))16
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))15
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))14
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))14
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak14
Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))13
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))13
Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii))12
Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d))12
Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))12
Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))11
Nearside Rear Inner Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))11
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))11
Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))9
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))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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