MOT History from tests of petrol BMW Ms year 1996

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Pass percent:63.64%

(The average a petrol BMW M year 1996 passes without issue)

Based on:33 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded	9
Headlamp aim out of alignment	3
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	2
Fuel tank leaking \|7.2.3\|	2
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	2
Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1
Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	1
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	1
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	1
Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	1
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	1
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	1
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Front Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings \|2.2.B.1h\|	1
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Offside Front Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Offside Front Macpherson strut upper support bearing is stiff in operation \|2.5.B.1b\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1
Power steering pipe\|s\| or hose\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	1
Offside Front Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Front Power steering pipe\|s\| or hose\|s\| leaking from a joint \|2.3.3b\|	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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Most common failures	No# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded	9
Headlamp aim out of alignment	3
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	2
Fuel tank leaking \|7.2.3\|	2
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	2
Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1
Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	1
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	1
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	1
Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	1
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	1
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	1
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Front Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings \|2.2.B.1h\|	1
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Offside Front Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Offside Front Macpherson strut upper support bearing is stiff in operation \|2.5.B.1b\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1
Power steering pipe\|s\| or hose\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	1
Offside Front Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Front Power steering pipe\|s\| or hose\|s\| leaking from a joint \|2.3.3b\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol BMW Ms year 1996

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