MOT History from tests of diesel BMW ALPINAs year 2007

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Pass percent:81.98%

(The average a diesel BMW ALPINA year 2007 passes without issue)

Based on:2,159 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	81
Registration plate lamp issues	26
Registration plate issues	24
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	18
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	17
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	15
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	11
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	9
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	8
Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated \|3.6.G.2\|	8
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	7
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	7
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	6
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	6
Rear brake binding	5
Windscreen washer not working	5
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	5
Nearside Rear Road wheel cracked \|4.2.A.1a\|	5
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	5
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	5
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	5
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	4
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	3
Brake pipe excessively corroded	3
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	3
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	3
Nearside Front Road wheel bead rim badly distorted \|4.2.A.1a\|	3
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	3
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	3
Nearside Rear Road wheel bead rim badly distorted \|4.2.A.1a\|	3
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	3
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	3
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	3
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	3
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	2
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	2
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	2
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	2
Vehicle Identification Number has more than one different number displayed \|6.3.5.b\|	2
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	2
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	2
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	2
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|4.5.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	2
Nearside Side repeater not working \|4.4.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	2
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage missing \|5.3.3 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	2
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage missing \|5.3.3 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	2
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	2
Rear brake application uneven	2
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	2
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect \|4.1.2 \|c\|\|	2
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit \|8.2.2.2 \|a\|\|	2
Offside Rear Road wheel cracked \|4.2.A.1a\|	2
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|4.1.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	2
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	2
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	2
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	2
Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))	2
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	2
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	2
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	2
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	2
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	2
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	2
Offside Front Obligatory mirror missing \|8.1.1\|	2
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	2

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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Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	81
Registration plate lamp issues	26
Registration plate issues	24
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	18
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	17
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	15
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	11
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	9
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	8
Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated \|3.6.G.2\|	8
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	7
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	7
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	6
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	6
Rear brake binding	5
Windscreen washer not working	5
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	5
Nearside Rear Road wheel cracked \|4.2.A.1a\|	5
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	5
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	5
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	5
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	4
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	3
Brake pipe excessively corroded	3
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	3
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	3
Nearside Front Road wheel bead rim badly distorted \|4.2.A.1a\|	3
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	3
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	3
Nearside Rear Road wheel bead rim badly distorted \|4.2.A.1a\|	3
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	3
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	3
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	3
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	3
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	2
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	2
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	2
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	2
Vehicle Identification Number has more than one different number displayed \|6.3.5.b\|	2
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	2
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	2
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	2
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|4.5.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	2
Nearside Side repeater not working \|4.4.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	2
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage missing \|5.3.3 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	2
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage missing \|5.3.3 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	2
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	2
Rear brake application uneven	2
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	2
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect \|4.1.2 \|c\|\|	2
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit \|8.2.2.2 \|a\|\|	2
Offside Rear Road wheel cracked \|4.2.A.1a\|	2
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|4.1.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	2
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	2
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	2
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	2
Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))	2
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	2
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	2
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	2
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	2
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	2
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	2
Offside Front Obligatory mirror missing \|8.1.1\|	2
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	2

MOT History from tests of diesel BMW ALPINAs year 2007

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