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MOT History from tests of petrol BMW X3s year 2003

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Pass percent:76.60%
(The average a petrol BMW X3 year 2003 passes without issue)
Based on:94 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment6
Registration plate issues3
Registration plate lamp issues3
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))2
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|2
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|2
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))1
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))1
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))1
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))1
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a|1
Nearside Front Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a pin/bush front bush |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a pin/bush front bush |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))1
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault1
Offside Rear Lower Trailing arm severely distorted |2.4.G.1|1
Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|1
Oil leaking excessively from engine |8.4.1 |a| |i||1
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||1
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Offside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a|1
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|1
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||1
Offside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|1
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a||1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))1
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|1
Rear fog lamp obviously incorrectly positioned |1.3.2a|1
Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d))1
Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))1
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))1
Offside Rear Valve stem seriously damaged |4.1.D.1e|1
Nearside Rear Valve stem seriously damaged |4.1.D.1e|1
Offside Front Valve stem seriously damaged |4.1.D.1e|1
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear |5.3.4 |a| |i||1
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))1
Front brake application uneven1
front brakes release unevenly |3.7.B.4|1
Nearside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Front brake excessively fluctuating1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1

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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