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MOT History from tests of diesel BMW 6-SERIESs year 2009

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mot history
Pass percent:83.40%
(The average a diesel BMW 6-SERIES year 2009 passes without issue)
Based on:6,121 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment169
Registration plate issues96
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively68
Registration plate lamp issues67
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))31
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|24
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|20
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|19
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|18
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))18
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|16
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))16
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))16
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|16
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|13
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))13
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))12
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (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 Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))12
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|11
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))11
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))11
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))10
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i||10
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|9
Windscreen washer not working 8
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|8
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i||7
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||7
Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|7
Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|7
Windscreen has damage7
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||7
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))6
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))6
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))6
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e|6
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i))6
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|6
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort6
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))6
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))6
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|6
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|5
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))5
Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))5
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a||5
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))5
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened5
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||5
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))5
Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))5
Front Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|4
Brakes imbalanced across an axle4
Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))4
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))4
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|4
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault4
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||4
Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|4
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||4
Nearside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a|4
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|4
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))4
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|4
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened4
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))4
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||4

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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