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

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mot history
Pass percent:87.72%
(The average a petrol BMW 6-SERIES year 2011 passes without issue)
Based on:4,617 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment116
Registration plate issues60
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively49
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))31
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))25
Nearside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a|17
Windscreen washer not working 13
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))12
Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|10
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))10
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))10
Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))9
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||9
Offside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a|8
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|7
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))7
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))7
Registration plate lamp issues6
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))6
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))6
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|5
Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|5
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak5
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))5
Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|5
Nearside Front Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|5
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))5
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a||4
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|4
Offside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))4
Nearside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))4
Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))4
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))4
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))4
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|3
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|3
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||3
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c||3
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||3
Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))3
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||3
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|3
Nearside Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))3
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))3
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))3
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))3
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|2
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3|2
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing |5.2.1 |a| |i||2
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|2
Windscreen has damage2
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||2
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))2
Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured |4.2.B.1a|2
Nearside Rear Inner Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a|2
Offside Rear Inner Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))2
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))2
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))2
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak2
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))2
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b))2
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|2
Offside Front Obligatory mirror missing (3.3 (a))2
Horn not working |1.6.2a|2
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint rear |2.4.G.2|2
Offside Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative |4.1.6 |a| |ii||2
Nearside Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative |4.1.6 |a| |ii||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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