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MOT History from tests of petrol BMW 6-SERIESs year 2007

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mot history
Pass percent:80.86%
(The average a petrol BMW 6-SERIES year 2007 passes without issue)
Based on:19,299 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment585
Registration plate issues341
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively222
Registration plate lamp issues189
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))124
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))114
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|114
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))113
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))104
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))88
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|87
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|85
Windscreen washer not working 79
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|79
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))78
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))76
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|70
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|64
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|58
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|55
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))51
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|50
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))42
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))41
Brake pipe excessively corroded36
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||35
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))35
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort34
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|34
Brakes imbalanced across an axle33
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))32
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|31
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))30
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))29
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))28
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened25
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))25
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))24
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||24
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))23
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))23
Nearside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a|23
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))22
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))22
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|21
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i||20
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))20
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|20
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))20
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||19
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))19
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|18
Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2|17
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|17
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i||16
Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|16
Windscreen has damage16
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a||15
Front brake excessively fluctuating15
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))15
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3|14
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|14
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))14
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))13
Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|13
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||13
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))13
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|12
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))12
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||12
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|12
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))12
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||12
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))12

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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