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MOT History from tests of diesel BMW 6-SERIESs year 2012

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Pass percent:86.83%
(The average a diesel BMW 6-SERIES year 2012 passes without issue)
Based on:16,881 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment462
Registration plate issues267
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively215
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))175
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))100
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))76
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))69
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))67
Windscreen washer not working 39
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))38
Registration plate lamp issues32
Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))28
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))28
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))27
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))26
Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|26
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))25
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))24
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))23
Offside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))21
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|21
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))20
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|19
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))18
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))17
Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|16
Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))16
Windscreen has damage15
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||15
Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|15
Nearside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a|15
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak14
Nearside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))14
Nearside Front Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|13
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))13
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak13
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))13
Offside Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))12
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))12
Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))12
Offside Front Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|12
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|11
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))10
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))10
Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|10
Nearside Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))9
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))9
Offside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a|9
Offside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))9
Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))9
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))9
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))9
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))8
Offside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|8
Offside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|8
Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2|7
Rear Prop shaft flexible coupling excessively deteriorated (6.1.7 (d) (i))7
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a||7
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))7
Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))7

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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