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MOT History from tests of petrol BMW M3s year 2016

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mot history
Pass percent:91.97%
(The average a petrol BMW M3 year 2016 passes without issue)
Based on:4,957 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Registration plate issues121
Headlamp aim out of alignment52
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))51
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))45
Windscreen washer not working 18
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively15
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))13
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))10
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))9
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))7
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))7
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))5
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))5
Horn not working (7.7 (a))5
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))4
Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))4
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b))4
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))3
Central Rear Seat belt buckle missing (7.1.2 (d))3
Offside Rear Lower Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))3
Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))3
Exhaust catalytic converter missing where one was fitted as standard (8.2.1.1 (a))3
Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d))3
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))3
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))2
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))2
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))2
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))2
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))2
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))2
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c||2
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))2
Nearside Rear Lower Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))2
Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.1.2 (d))2
Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))2
Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))2
Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a))2
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))2
Registration plate lamp issues2

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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