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

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Pass percent:93.75%
(The average a petrol BMW 3-SERIES year 2020 passes without issue)
Based on:14,435 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment316
Registration plate issues84
Windscreen washer not working 39
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively27
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))26
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
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))15
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))13
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))13
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))12
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))12
Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d))11
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))11
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))9
Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))9
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))7
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))7
Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d))7
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))7
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak6
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))6
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))5
Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d))5
Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))5
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak4
Brake performance unable to be tested (1.2.1 (g))4
Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))4
Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))4
Electronic braking system warning device indicates a fault (1.7 (b))4
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))4
Registration plate lamp issues4
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))3
Offside Front Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))3
Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))3
Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))3
Central Rear Seat belt buckle missing (7.1.2 (d))3
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))3
Brakes imbalanced across an axle3
Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d))3
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))3
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))3
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))3
Offside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))3
Front Bumper damaged and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted (6.1.4 (a) (i))3
Nearside Front Bumper damaged and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted (6.1.4 (a) (i))3
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))3
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))3

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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