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MOT History from tests of diesel BMW 6-SERIESs year 2011

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Pass percent:86.66%
(The average a diesel BMW 6-SERIES year 2011 passes without issue)
Based on:2,624 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Registration plate issues65
Headlamp aim out of alignment55
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively38
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))13
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))10
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))10
Windscreen washer not working 9
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))9
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))8
Registration plate lamp issues7
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))6
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))6
Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))5
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))5
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))5
Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|5
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|4
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a||4
Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|4
Nearside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a|4
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|4
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))4
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))3
Nearside Rear Inner Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))3
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|3
Offside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|3
Nearside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))3
Offside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))3
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))3
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))3
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak3
Offside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))3
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|3
Front brake excessively fluctuating3
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))3
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|2
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g||2
Offside Front Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|2
Nearside Headlamp cleaning device obviously defective |1.7.2|2
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))2
Nearside Front Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|2
Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))2
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak2
Offside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|2
Nearside Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))2
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak2
Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))2
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||2
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||2
Offside Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative |4.1.6 |a| |ii||2
Rear Prop shaft flexible coupling excessively deteriorated (6.1.7 (d) (i))2
Rear brake binding2
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|2
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))2
Brakes imbalanced across an axle2
Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))2
Offside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))2
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn Rear most arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))2
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn Rear most arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))2
Nearside Front Valve stem seriously damaged |4.1.D.1e|2
Offside Front Headlamp cleaning device obviously defective |1.7.2|2
Offside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a|2

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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