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MOT History from tests of diesel BMW 6-SERIESs year 2010

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Pass percent:83.34%
(The average a diesel BMW 6-SERIES year 2010 passes without issue)
Based on:6,697 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment155
Registration plate issues83
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively80
Registration plate lamp issues76
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))53
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))33
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))28
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))26
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|22
Windscreen washer not working 20
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))18
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|16
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||15
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort15
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))14
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))14
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))13
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|12
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))12
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|12
Windscreen has damage11
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))11
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i))11
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|10
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))10
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))10
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))10
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))10
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))9
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))9
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))9
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))9
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))9
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|9
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|8
Brakes imbalanced across an axle8
Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))8
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))7
Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|7
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i||7
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|6
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))6
Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|6
Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|6
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i||6
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))6
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))6
Front Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|5
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))5
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))5
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i))5
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))5
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|5
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))5
Nearside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))5
Offside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))5
Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))5
Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|5
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))5
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|5
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened5
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))4
Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))4
Nearside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a|4
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||4
Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.3 |a||4
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))4
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i||4
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak4
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment (2.1.3 (b) (ii))4
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|4
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))4
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||4
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))4
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened4
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))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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