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MOT History from tests of diesel BMW 6-SERIESs year 2017

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mot history
Pass percent:94.07%
(The average a diesel BMW 6-SERIES year 2017 passes without issue)
Based on:3,696 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Registration plate issues46
Headlamp aim out of alignment32
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively16
Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))10
Nearside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))7
Nearside Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))7
Windscreen washer not working 7
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))5
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))5
Nearside Rear Inner Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))4
Offside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))4
Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))4
Offside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))4
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))3
Offside Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))3
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak3
Offside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))3
Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))3
Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))2
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak2
Rear Prop shaft flexible coupling excessively deteriorated (6.1.7 (d) (i))2
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))2
Front Windscreen in an unacceptable condition (3.2 (c) (i))2
Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))2
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))2
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))2
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak2
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))2
Nearside Side repeater not working mirror indicator inop (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))1
Rear Prop shaft joint so worn it is likely to fail Damper split (6.1.7 (c) (ii))1
Offside Front Outer Prop shaft joint constant velocity boot no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))1
Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Both (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d))1
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing wheel bolt missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))1
Nearside Rear Seat belt installation causes a three point belt lap section to be incorrectly positioned across the occupant n/s/r seat belt twisted (10.1 (u))1
Nearside Front Road wheel fractured cracked (5.2.2 (a))1
Offside Front Road wheel badly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))1
Offside Side repeater not working led unit in door mirror (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar insecurely attached (5.3.3 (a) (i))1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Nearside Rear Body panel damaged and likely to cause injury door damaged (6.2.1 (a) (i))1
Central Rear Seat belt buckle missing (7.1.2 (d))1
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))1
Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Steering wheel rim fractured (2.2.1 (c) (i))1
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Straight control arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))1
Nearside Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c))1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn front control arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d))1
Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured Inner rim (5.2.2 (a))1
Central Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))1
Steering column has excessive movement up and down (2.2.2 (a))1
Offside Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative Missing (4.1.6 (a) (ii))1
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))1
Undertray likely to become detached front and rear (6.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Rear Road wheel fractured Multiple places (5.2.2 (a))1
Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured inner rim (5.2.2 (a))1
Trailer electrical socket (13 pin) not operating the trailer lamps as intended offside rear direction indicator fault (4.10 (c) (i))1
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing wheel bolt (5.2.1 (a) (i))1
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured 3 locations (5.2.2 (a))1
Nearside Front Inner Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))1
Offside Rear Inner Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))1
Offside Rear Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (7.1.2 (e))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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