MOT History from tests of petrol BMW X3s year 2005

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Pass percent:73.84%

(The average a petrol BMW X3 year 2005 passes without issue)

Based on:20,358 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	807
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	655
Registration plate issues	258
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	243
Registration plate lamp issues	208
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	205
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	197
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	193
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	179
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	177
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	148
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	122
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	117
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	102
Windscreen washer not working	95
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	95
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	92
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	75
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	72
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	71
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	66
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	64
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	63
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	59
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	58
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	58
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	54
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	54
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	53
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	50
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	49
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	45
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	43
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	43
Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))	43
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	41
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	40
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	39
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	38
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	36
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	35
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	34
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	33
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	33
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	31
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	31
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	30
Windscreen has damage	29
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))	29
Offside Rear coil spring cracked \|2.4.C.1a\|	28
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	28
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	27
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	26
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	26
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	26
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\|	26
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	26
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	26
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	23
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	23
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	23
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|5.3.4 \|b\| \|ii\|\|	23
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	22
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	22
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	21
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	21
Offside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	20
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	20
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	19
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	19
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	18
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	18
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	18
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	18
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	18
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	18
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	18
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	17
Nearside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	17
Nearside Rear coil spring cracked \|2.4.C.1a\|	17
Oil leaking excessively from engine \|8.4.1 \|a\| \|i\|\|	17
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	17
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	17
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|8.2.1.2 \|c\|\|	17
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\|	17
Parking brake lever ratchet mechanism is excessively worn \|3.1.5\|	16
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	16
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|5.3.4 \|b\| \|ii\|\|	16

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 2005

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