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MOT History from tests of diesel BMW 4-SERIESs year 2016

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Pass percent:91.04%
(The average a diesel BMW 4-SERIES year 2016 passes without issue)
Based on:89,049 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment1217
Registration plate issues816
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively606
Windscreen washer not working 283
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak230
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))187
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))147
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))131
Horn not working (7.7 (a))112
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))100
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))96
Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))89
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))88
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak84
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak80
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))79
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))72
Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))71
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))71
Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))63
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))63
Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))57
Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))56
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))54
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))53
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))52
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak51
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))44
Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))42
Offside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))42
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))41
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened41
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))38
Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))35
Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))34
Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))33
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))32
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))31
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))31
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))31
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))30
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))28
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))28
Brakes imbalanced across an axle27
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault26
Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))25
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))24

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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