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MOT History from tests of diesel BMW 4-SERIESs year 2013

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mot history
Pass percent:86.66%
(The average a diesel BMW 4-SERIES year 2013 passes without issue)
Based on:9,546 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment162
Registration plate issues111
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively61
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak58
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))52
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak51
Windscreen washer not working 31
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))25
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))20
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))19
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))18
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))17
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))17
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak17
Brakes imbalanced across an axle16
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))16
Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))16
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))16
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened14
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))13
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))12
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))12
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))12
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))11
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))11
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))11
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))11
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))10
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))9
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))9
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))9
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened8
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))8
Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))8
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))8
Horn not working (7.7 (a))8
Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))7
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))7
Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a))7
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))7
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))7
Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))7
Windscreen has damage6
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))6
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))6
Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|5
Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2|5
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|5
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|5
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))5
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))5
Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))5
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))5
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))5
Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))5
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))5
Nearside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))5
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))5
Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|4
Nearside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a|4
Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|4
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing |5.2.1 |a| |i||4
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|4
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|4
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing |5.2.1 |a| |i||4
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|4
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))4
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))4
Offside Rear Inner Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))4
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))4
Nearside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))4
Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))4
Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))4
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault4
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak4
Offside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))4
Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))4

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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