MOT History from tests of petrol BMW M3s year 2001

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Pass percent:71.37%

(The average a petrol BMW M3 year 2001 passes without issue)

Based on:13,458 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	969
Registration plate issues	517
Registration plate lamp issues	509
Brake pipe excessively corroded	509
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	264
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	206
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	187
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	176
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	172
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	157
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	149
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	120
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	110
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	104
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	99
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	98
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	90
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	86
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	78
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	77
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	66
Rear brake binding	65
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	63
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	63
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	62
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	57
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	53
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	48
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	48
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	48
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	43
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	43
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	42
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	37
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	33
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	33
Offside Rear coil spring cracked \|2.4.C.1a\|	32
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	32
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	31
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	31
Windscreen washer not working	30
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	29
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	29
Offside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	28
Windscreen has damage	28
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	28
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	26
Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	25
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	25
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated \|7.2.4c\|	24
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	24
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	24
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	23
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	23
Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	23
Nearside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	23
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	23
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	23
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	22
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	21
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	21
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	20
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	19
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	19
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	18
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	18
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	18
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	17
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	17
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	17
Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	17
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))	17
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	16
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	16
Nearside Rear coil spring cracked \|2.4.C.1a\|	16
Offside Front Headlamp levelling device obviously defective \|1.7.2\|	16
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	16
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	16
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	15
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| incorrect colour \|1.1.A.3e\|	15
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	15
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	15
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	15
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	15
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	15
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	15
Brake performance not tested \|3.7.A.1\|	14
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	14
Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	13
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	13
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	13
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	13
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	13
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	13
Front brake application uneven	12
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	12
Headlamp levelling device obviously defective \|1.7.2\|	12
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	12
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| incorrect colour \|1.1.A.3e\|	12
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	12
Front Headlamp levelling device obviously defective \|1.7.2\|	12
Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i))	12
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	12
Offside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	12
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	12
Brake hose has insufficient room to move	12

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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MOT History from tests of petrol BMW M3s year 2001

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