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MOT History from tests of petrol BMW 6-SERIESs year 2006

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Pass percent:76.81%
(The average a petrol BMW 6-SERIES year 2006 passes without issue)
Based on:30,833 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment920
Brake pipe excessively corroded866
Registration plate issues552
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively398
Registration plate lamp issues371
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|305
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|277
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|232
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))230
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))209
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|207
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))206
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|201
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|186
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|182
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|151
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))149
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))141
Windscreen washer not working 126
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))106
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))103
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|98
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))89
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort86
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))81
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))80
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|74
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|73
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))69
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||65
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))61
Brakes imbalanced across an axle60
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))58
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|57
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||56
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))53
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||52
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|51
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened47
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))47
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))46
Windscreen has damage43
Nearside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a|42
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))41
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))40
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|39
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|39
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a||37
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|35
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))34
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i||34
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))33
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))33
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|32
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||32
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak31
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))30
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|30
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))30
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))29
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))29
Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2|28
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))27
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||27
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))27
Offside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a|27
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|26
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i||25
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3|25
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a||25
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))25
Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))24
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))24
Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|24
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))23
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault23
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||23
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|23
Offside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a|23
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))22
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))22

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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