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MOT History from tests of diesel BMW 4-SERIESs year 2020

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Pass percent:94.22%
(The average a diesel BMW 4-SERIES year 2020 passes without issue)
Based on:3,061 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment54
Registration plate issues14
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively10
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))7
Horn not working (7.7 (a))7
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak4
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))4
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))3
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))2
Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))2
Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))2
Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))2
Offside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))2
Nearside Side repeater not working in door mirror (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened1
Offside Front Inner Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured inner rim (5.2.2 (a))1
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak1
Offside Front Road wheel badly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))1
Front Brake disc fractured (1.1.14 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))1
Offside Rear Position lamp lens seriously defective (4.2.1 (b))1
Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))1
Horn sound not in accordance with requirements working but very quiet and unable to be heard by other road users (7.7 (c))1
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Inner Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))1
Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))1
Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))1
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))1
Offside Front Service brake grabbing severely (1.2.1 (c))1
Offside Rear Parking (secondary brake) on a single line braking system has no recorded effort at a wheel (1.3.1 (a) (ii))1
Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))1
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))1
Horn sound not in accordance with requirements (7.7 (c))1
Nearside Front Headlamp levelling device inoperative bracket broken (4.1.5 (a))1
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit plate 0.10 (8.2.2.2 (a))1
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))1
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))1
Windscreen washer not working 1
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault1
Nearside Rear Seat belt installation causes a three point belt lap section to be incorrectly positioned across the occupant (10.1 (u))1
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))1
Nearside Front Bumper damaged and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted (6.1.4 (a) (i))1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii))1
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Rear Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a))1
Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak1
Offside Rear Road wheel fractured inner rim. (5.2.2 (a))1
Nearside Front Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Front Bumper damaged and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted grille (6.1.4 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Headlamp are incorrectly positioned (4.1.4 (a))1
Registration plate lamp issues1
Position lamp switch does not illuminate the front and rear position lamps with a single operation (4.2.2 (a))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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