MOT History from tests of diesel BMW X3s year 2004

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Pass percent:72.29%

(The average a diesel BMW X3 year 2004 passes without issue)

Based on:11,903 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	499
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	316
Registration plate lamp issues	190
Registration plate issues	176
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	137
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	136
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	121
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	114
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	99
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	88
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	86
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	82
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	67
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	61
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	58
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	57
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	44
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	43
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	42
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	39
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour \|7.4.B.4\|	31
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	31
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	30
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	30
Windscreen washer not working	29
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	29
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	29
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	29
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	28
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	27
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	27
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	27
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	26
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	26
Parking brake lever ratchet mechanism is excessively worn \|3.1.5\|	26
Offside Rear coil spring cracked \|2.4.C.1a\|	25
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	25
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	25
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	24
Windscreen has damage	24
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	23
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	23
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	22
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	21
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	20
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	20
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	20
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	20
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	20
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	19
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	19
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	19
Offside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	18
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	18
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	18
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	17
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	17
Front brake application uneven	16
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	16
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	16
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	15
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	15
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	15
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	15
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	15
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	15
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	15
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	14
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	14
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	14
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	14
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	14
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	14
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	14
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	14
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	13
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	13
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	13
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	13
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	13
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	13
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	13
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	13
Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	13
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	13
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	12
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	12
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	12
Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	12
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\|	12
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	12
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	11
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	11
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|5.3.4 \|b\| \|ii\|\|	11
Offside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	10
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	10
Nearside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	10
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	10
Nearside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	10
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	10
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect \|4.1.2 \|c\|\|	10
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect \|4.1.2 \|c\|\|	10
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	10

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 diesel BMW X3s year 2004

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