MOT History from tests of petrol BMW X3s year 2004

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Pass percent:73.42%

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

Based on:70,452 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2786
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2089
Registration plate lamp issues	1269
Registration plate issues	1006
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	797
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	787
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	692
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	653
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	637
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	610
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	598
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	515
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	393
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	390
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	326
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	296
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	262
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	251
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	244
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	228
Windscreen washer not working	217
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	206
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	193
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	191
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	190
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	181
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	179
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	177
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	173
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	173
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	169
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	165
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	159
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	153
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	148
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\|	147
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	144
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	141
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	140
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	139
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	136
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	123
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	123
Windscreen has damage	118
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	114
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	113
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	112
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\|	109
Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))	103
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	101
Offside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	97
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	96
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	93
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	90
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	89
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|5.3.4 \|b\| \|ii\|\|	86
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	86
Nearside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	83
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	82
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	82
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	81
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	80
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	79
Offside Rear coil spring cracked \|2.4.C.1a\|	78
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	77
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	76
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	74
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	70
Nearside Rear coil spring cracked \|2.4.C.1a\|	70
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	70
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	70
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	69
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	69
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	68
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\|	68
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	66
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\|	65
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|8.2.1.2 \|c\|\|	64
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position \|8.4.1\|	63
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	63
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	62
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	61
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))	58
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	58
Oil leaking excessively from engine \|8.4.1 \|a\| \|i\|\|	57
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|5.3.4 \|b\| \|ii\|\|	57
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	57

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 X3s year 2004

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