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MOT History from tests of diesel BMW 6-SERIESs year 2018

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mot history
Pass percent:93.78%
(The average a diesel BMW 6-SERIES year 2018 passes without issue)
Based on:3,698 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Registration plate issues31
Headlamp aim out of alignment26
Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))20
Offside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))18
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively17
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))14
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))6
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))5
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))5
Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))4
Nearside Rear Inner Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))4
Offside Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))3
Windscreen washer not working 3
Offside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))2
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing wheel bolt (5.2.1 (a) (i))2
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))2
Nearside Front Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))2
Nearside Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))2
Offside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))2
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))2
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))2
Nearside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))2
Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g))2
Central Rear Lower Prop shaft flexible coupling excessively deteriorated (6.1.7 (d) (i))1
Emissions not tested (8.2.2.2 (e))1
Nearside Front Body panel damaged and likely to cause injury (6.2.1 (a) (i))1
Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative Both headlamp washers inop (4.1.6 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured inner bead (5.2.2 (a))1
Nearside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (7.1.2 (e))1
Offside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (7.1.2 (e))1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Side repeater not working door mirror (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))1
Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of an obligatory external mirror (3.2 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured Inner wheel rim fractured (5.2.2 (a))1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii))1
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working on door mirror (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))1
Nearside Side repeater light intensity significantly reduced (4.4.3 (a))1
Offside Rear Road wheel fractured inner bead (5.2.2 (a))1
Offside Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Inner Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))1
Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))1
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))1
Offside Front Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii||1
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak1
Offside Rear Inner Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))1
Offside Rear Road wheel fractured inner rim (5.2.2 (a))1
Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing x1 (5.2.1 (a) (i))1
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing x1 (5.2.1 (a) (i))1
Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a))1
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction eml on dash (8.2.2.2 (g))1
Offside Front Road wheel fractured inner rim (5.2.2 (a))1
Nearside Rear Road wheel has a welding defect inner rim weld cracked) (5.2.2 (a))1
Front Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction light on (8.2.2.2 (g))1
Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Road wheel fractured On the inside edge of rim. (5.2.2 (a))1
Offside Rear Road wheel fractured On the inside edge of the rim (5.2.2 (a))1
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing wheel bolt (5.2.1 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Headlamp lens seriously defective headlamp lens broken, exposed sharp edges (4.1.1 (b) (ii))1
Offside Front Hydraulic fluid leaking excessively brake caliper wet / dripping (8.4.1 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Inner Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))1
Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii))1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))1
Rear Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a))1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached front (5.3.4 (a) (ii))1
Offside Rear Road wheel fractured x2 (5.2.2 (a))1
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))1
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))1
Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d))1
Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Steering system excessively rough (2.1.1 (a))1
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction light is on indicating a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))1
Offside Front Road wheel fractured Inner wheel cracked (5.2.2 (a))1
Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured inner rim (5.2.2 (a))1
Nearside Front Road wheel fractured wheel has cracked on a weld previously done to repair wheel (5.2.2 (a))1
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak1
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Upper Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Road wheel fractured In two places (5.2.2 (a))1
Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (7.1.2 (e))1
Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing wheel security bolt (5.2.1 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Nearside Direction indicator missing side repeator (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn Excessive play (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Rear Brake lining(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))1
Front Brake lining(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured 2 cracks (5.2.2 (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.

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