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MOT History from tests of petrol BMW 4-SERIESs year 2014

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Pass percent:90.06%
(The average a petrol BMW 4-SERIES year 2014 passes without issue)
Based on:32,145 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment491
Registration plate issues285
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively178
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak106
Windscreen washer not working 91
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak83
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak79
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))63
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened46
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))45
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))43
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))41
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))41
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))39
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))36
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))32
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))28
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))25
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|24
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault24
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))24
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))22
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))22
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))22
Brakes imbalanced across an axle21
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))20
Horn not working (7.7 (a))19
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))18
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))18
Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))18
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))18
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))17
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))17
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak17
Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))16
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))15
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))15
Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))14
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))14
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))14
Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii||13
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened13
Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))13
Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))13
Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))12
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))12
Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))12
Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))12
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))12
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing |5.2.1 |a| |i||11
Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative |4.1.6 |a| |ii||11
Fuel cap/sealing device missing (6.1.3 (b) (i))11
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))11
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))11
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))11
Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))11
Offside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii||10
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))10
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))10
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))10

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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