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MOT History from tests of petrol BMW 3SERIESs year 1993

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Pass percent:44.83%
(The average a petrol BMW 3SERIES year 1993 passes without issue)
Based on:29 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment6
Brake pipe excessively corroded4
Brake hose excessively deteriorated4
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|4
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort4
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|2
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|2
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|2
Registration plate lamp issues2
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a|1
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush |2.5.A.1c|1
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Offside Rear brake disc excessively scored |3.5.1h|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.4.A.2e|1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incomplete |1.5.A1b|1
Nearside Front Road wheel badly damaged |4.2.A.1a|1
Nearside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Offside Front coil spring cracked |2.4.C.1a|1
Offside Front Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault1
Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a|1
Offside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a|1
Centre Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Hazard warning switch faulty |1.4.B.1d|1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded innersill/floor |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded innersill/floor |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded floor |2.4.A.3|1
Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded boot floor |2.4.A.3|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
Emissions not tested all readings erratic |7.3.A.1|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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