MOT History from tests of petrol BMW M3s year 2002

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Pass percent:73.01%

(The average a petrol BMW M3 year 2002 passes without issue)

Based on:44,050 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	3125
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1549
Registration plate issues	1348
Registration plate lamp issues	1112
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	804
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	613
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	536
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	478
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	468
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	457
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	433
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	390
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	311
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	304
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	252
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	229
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	219
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	214
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	207
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	204
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	186
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	176
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	165
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	163
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	149
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	148
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	143
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	140
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	139
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	136
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	134
Rear brake binding	133
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	128
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	123
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	118
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	117
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	113
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated \|7.2.4c\|	99
Windscreen washer not working	97
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	89
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	89
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	89
Windscreen has damage	88
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	83
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	81
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	81
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	80
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	74
Offside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	73
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	67
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	66
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	66
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	65
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	62
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	61
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	60
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	59
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	58
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	58
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	57
Offside Front Headlamp levelling device obviously defective \|1.7.2\|	57
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	54
Offside Rear coil spring cracked \|2.4.C.1a\|	54
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\|	53
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	51
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\|	49
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	49
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	49
Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	48
Nearside Rear coil spring cracked \|2.4.C.1a\|	48
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	48
Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i))	47
Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	46
Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	46
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	45
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	44
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	43
Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	43
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	43
Front Headlamp levelling device obviously defective \|1.7.2\|	41
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))	41
Headlamp levelling device obviously defective \|1.7.2\|	41
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	41
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	41
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	41
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	40
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	40
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	40
Front brake application uneven	39
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	39
Driver`s seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. \|6.2.A.3\|	39
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\|	38
Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	38
Nearside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	38
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	36
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	36
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	36

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 2002

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