MOT History from tests of petrol BMW M3s year 2004

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Pass percent:76.37%

(The average a petrol BMW M3 year 2004 passes without issue)

Based on:35,688 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2021
Brake pipe excessively corroded	869
Registration plate issues	798
Registration plate lamp issues	568
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	546
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	457
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	417
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	380
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	379
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	369
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	327
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	158
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	146
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	141
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	134
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	128
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	110
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	110
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	109
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	106
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	100
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	97
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	90
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	90
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	86
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated \|7.2.4c\|	83
Rear brake binding	80
Windscreen washer not working	78
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	74
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	74
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	73
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	69
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	67
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	65
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	65
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	62
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	60
Windscreen has damage	57
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	57
Offside Front Headlamp levelling device obviously defective \|1.7.2\|	56
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	55
Nearside Rear coil spring cracked \|2.4.C.1a\|	53
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	50
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\|	48
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	47
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\|	47
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	47
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	46
Offside Rear coil spring cracked \|2.4.C.1a\|	46
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	45
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))	44
Headlamp levelling device obviously defective \|1.7.2\|	43
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	42
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	42
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	41
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	41
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	39
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	37
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	35
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	35
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\|	34
Front brake application uneven	34
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	33
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\|	33
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	32
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	32
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	30
Front Headlamp levelling device obviously defective \|1.7.2\|	29
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	28
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	27
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	27
Offside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	26
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	26

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 2004

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