MOT History from tests of petrol BMW 6-SERIESs year 2004

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Pass percent:75.95%

(The average a petrol BMW 6-SERIES year 2004 passes without issue)

Based on:37,189 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1366
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1238
Registration plate issues	915
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	532
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	446
Registration plate lamp issues	408
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	226
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	226
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	225
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	212
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	188
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	170
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	160
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	153
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	153
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	151
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	148
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	147
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	147
Windscreen washer not working	135
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	131
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	129
Nearside Rear Road wheel cracked \|4.2.A.1a\|	125
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	112
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	112
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	108
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	103
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	100
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	97
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	95
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	95
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	94
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	93
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	92
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	91
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	89
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	87
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	77
Offside Rear Road wheel cracked \|4.2.A.1a\|	76
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	73
Windscreen has damage	72
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	72
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	70
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	69
Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	66
Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	62
Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))	61
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	59
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	56
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	56
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	55
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	55
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	53
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	52
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	51
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	50
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	50
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	46
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	46
Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	45
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	44
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	43
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	43
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	42
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	41
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	41
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	41
Exhaust emits excessive dense blue smoke during acceleration \|7.3.A.2c\|	40
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	40
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	39
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|5.3.4 \|b\| \|ii\|\|	39
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	39
Oil leaking excessively from engine \|8.4.1 \|a\| \|i\|\|	39
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	38
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	38
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	38
Front Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	37
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	36
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|5.3.4 \|b\| \|ii\|\|	36
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	36
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	36
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	35
Electronic power steering warning lamp indicates a system malfunction (2.6 (a))	35
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	35
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	35
Nearside Front Road wheel cracked \|4.2.A.1a\|	35
Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	34
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	34
Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	34
Front brake application uneven	33
Front brake excessively fluctuating	32
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	32
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	32
Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	32
Rear brake binding	31
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	31
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	31
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	30
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	30
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	30
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	30
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	29
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	29
Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated \|3.6.G.2\|	28
Electronic power steering warning lamp indicates a failure in the system \|2.3.8\|	27
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	27
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	27
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	27

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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MOT History from tests of petrol BMW 6-SERIESs year 2004

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