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MOT History from tests of diesel BMW 4-SERIESs year 2015

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mot history
Pass percent:89.48%
(The average a diesel BMW 4-SERIES year 2015 passes without issue)
Based on:103,987 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment1649
Registration plate issues1275
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively711
Windscreen washer not working 338
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak229
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))213
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))187
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak168
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))159
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))154
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak150
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))148
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))136
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))130
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))116
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))111
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))102
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))98
Horn not working (7.7 (a))97
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened92
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))90
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))88
Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))87
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))83
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))81
Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))67
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))62
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak61
Brakes imbalanced across an axle60
Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))60
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))57
Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))55
Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))55
Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))55
Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))51
Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))50
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))50
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))48
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))47
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))46
Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))45
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))45
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened41
Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))41
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))41
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))41
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))40
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))40
Registration plate lamp issues39
Offside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))39
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault35
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))34
Nearside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))33

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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