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

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Pass percent:94.54%
(The average a petrol BMW 6-SERIES year 2017 passes without issue)
Based on:1,263 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment14
Registration plate issues8
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively4
Nearside Rear Inner Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))3
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))3
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))3
Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))3
Nearside Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))3
Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))2
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))2
Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))2
Offside Rear Inner Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))1
Windscreen washer not working 1
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))1
Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road zone a (3.2 (a) (ii))1
Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))1
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))1
Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))1
Offside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))1
Nearside Rear Inner Road wheel fractured fractured on repaired before (5.2.2 (a))1
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1
Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))1
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))1
Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured inner rim has x3 cracks , marked with chalk (5.2.2 (a))1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii))1
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Inner Road wheel fractured x2 (5.2.2 (a))1
Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured 3 places (5.2.2 (a))1
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak1
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))1
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))1
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt split. (6.1.7 (g) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper inadequately mounted calliper securing bolt missing and bottom one loose (1.1.16 (c) (i))1
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Road wheel badly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn Straight arm. (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d))1
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))1
Brake pipe excessively corroded1
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))1
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction Indicates A Malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Direction indicator not working side repeater (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Registration plate lamp issues1
Rear Prop shaft flexible coupling excessively deteriorated (6.1.7 (d) (i))1
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))1
Offside Front Outer Prop shaft joint constant velocity boot no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))1
Nearside Front Outer Prop shaft joint constant velocity boot no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))1
Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (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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