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

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Pass percent:86.98%
(The average a petrol BMW 6-SERIES year 2011 passes without issue)
Based on:5,570 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment127
Registration plate issues69
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively57
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))53
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))41
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))23
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))21
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))20
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))17
Nearside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a|17
Windscreen washer not working 13
Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))13
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))11
Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|10
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))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
Registration plate lamp issues7
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))7
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak7
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))7
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))7
Offside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))6
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))6
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|5
Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|5
Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|5
Nearside Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))5
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))5
Nearside Front Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|5
Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (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
Nearside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))4
Offside Front 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
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))3
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
Rear Prop shaft flexible coupling excessively deteriorated (6.1.7 (d) (i))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
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))3
Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))3
Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))3
Offside Rear Inner Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))3
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))3
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))3
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||3
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak3
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|3
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))3
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b))3
Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))3
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))3

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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