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MOT History from tests of diesel BMW 3s year 2005

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Pass percent:70.77%
(The average a diesel BMW 3 year 2005 passes without issue)
Based on:130 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively9
Headlamp aim out of alignment5
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|4
Brake hose excessively deteriorated4
Registration plate lamp issues3
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak3
Registration plate issues2
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault2
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak2
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect BULB NOT FITTED CORRECTLY |1.8.A.1b|1
Nearside Headlamp aim so that beam "kick up" is not visible on the screen |4.1.2 |a||1
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended Seat belt does not clip in. lock and release mechanism not working. (7.1.2 (c))1
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c|1
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|1
Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Front brake excessively fluctuating1
Front brake application uneven1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||1
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak1
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1
Nearside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers insecurely attached (5.3.2 (a) (i))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
Rear brake binding1
Offside Rear Upper Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Nearside Front Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|1
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|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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