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MOT History from tests of petrol BMW 6-SERIESs year 2013

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Pass percent:90.93%
(The average a petrol BMW 6-SERIES year 2013 passes without issue)
Based on:816 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively12
Registration plate issues12
Headlamp aim out of alignment10
Registration plate lamp issues4
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))3
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))2
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))2
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b))2
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))2
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))2
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))2
Windscreen has damage2
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))2
Offside Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended |7.1.2 |c||1
Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|1
Nearside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|1
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|1
Offside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|1
Offside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|1
Offside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))1
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))1
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|1
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a||1
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c|1
Nearside Rear Seat belt has a cut which has significantly weakened the webbing |5.2.2a|1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage severely distorted |2.4.G.1|1
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))1
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak1
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))1
Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|1
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))1
Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))1
Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))1
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))1
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4|1
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3|1
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c||1
Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii||1
Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative |4.1.6 |a| |ii||1
Nearside Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative |4.1.6 |a| |ii||1
Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Outer Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Outer Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Drivers airbag obviously inoperative (7.1.5 (c))1
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1
Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))1
Rear brake binding1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||1
Nearside Front Road wheel badly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))1
Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect BOTH beam kicks incorrect side (4.1.2 (c))1
Offside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative |4.1.6 |a| |ii||1
Nearside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a))1

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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