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

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Pass percent:87.66%
(The average a diesel BMW 6-SERIES year 2012 passes without issue)
Based on:13,916 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment402
Registration plate issues249
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively183
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))103
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))44
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))42
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))40
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))33
Registration plate lamp issues27
Windscreen washer not working 27
Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|26
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))23
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|21
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|19
Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))18
Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|16
Offside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))15
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))15
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 Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))14
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))14
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))14
Nearside Front Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|13
Nearside Front 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 Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))11
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))11
Offside Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))10
Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|10
Offside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a|9
Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))9
Nearside Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))8
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak8
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))8
Offside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|8
Offside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|8
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))8
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))8
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))8
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))7
Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2|7
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak7
Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))7
Nearside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))7
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a||7
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||6
Nearside Headlamp cleaning device obviously defective |1.7.2|6
Offside Headlamp cleaning device obviously defective |1.7.2|6
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|6
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))6
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))6
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 Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||6
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|6
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))6
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|6

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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