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MOT History from tests of hybrid BMW 3-SERIESs year 2020

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Pass percent:92.10%
(The average a hybrid BMW 3-SERIES year 2020 passes without issue)
Based on:19,240 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment461
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively122
Windscreen washer not working 81
Registration plate issues65
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))37
Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d))30
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))27
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))25
Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d))23
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))21
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))21
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))20
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))20
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))16
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))16
Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))15
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))13
Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))12
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))12
Nearside 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))11
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))10
Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))9
Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d))9
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak8
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak8
Offside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))7
Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii))7
Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))7
Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d))7
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))6
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i))6
Central Rear Seat belt buckle missing (7.1.2 (d))6
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))6
Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))6
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))5
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))5
Offside 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))5
Nearside Front Road wheel badly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))5
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))5
Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d))5
Brakes imbalanced across an axle5

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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