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MOT History from tests of petrol BMW 3s year 2003

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mot history
Pass percent:70.54%
(The average a petrol BMW 3 year 2003 passes without issue)
Based on:112 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively3
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|3
Brake pipe excessively corroded3
Headlamp aim out of alignment3
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3|3
Registration plate issues2
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|2
Offside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|2
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))2
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|2
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|2
Registration plate lamp issues2
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3|2
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault2
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|2
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|2
Brake hose excessively deteriorated2
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4|2
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1
Nearside Front Suspension arm severely distorted |2.4.G.1|1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Rear Outer Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front brake caliper securing device missing |3.5.1j|1
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting bolt missing |2.4.G.1|1
Nearside Front Brake hose twisted |found during steering lock to lock check| |2.2.D.2b|1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt upper/lower (5.3.4 (b) (ii))1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt upper/lower (5.3.4 (b) (ii))1
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Nearside Rear Lower Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Nearside Front Lower Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Drivers seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. (6.2.5 (b) (i))1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1
Main beam tell-tale missing |4.9.1 |a| |ii||1
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush |5.3.4 |a| |i||1
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Nearside Rear Upper Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a|1
Offside Rear Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2|1
Offside Rear Brake pipe leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Offside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Offside Rear Sub-frame attachment synthetic mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Front Service brake indicates brake bind |3.7.D.2a|1
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|1
Power steering component|s| leaking |2.3.3b|1
Exhaust emits excessive dense blue smoke during acceleration |7.3.A.2c|1
Offside Front Lower Tie bar/rod ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1

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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