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MOT History from tests of diesel BMW X3s year 2008

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Pass percent:75.60%
(The average a diesel BMW X3 year 2008 passes without issue)
Based on:28,554 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment971
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|645
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively569
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|555
Offside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|265
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault248
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|228
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a|226
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a|204
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))203
Registration plate issues203
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))165
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))156
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|154
Registration plate lamp issues148
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))130
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||124
Windscreen washer not working 112
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||110
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|103
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|101
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|100
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|88
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a||82
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|79
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|68
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))63
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))61
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))57
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|51
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))50
Parking brake lever ratchet mechanism is excessively worn |3.1.5|49
Brakes imbalanced across an axle48
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened47
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|47
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|46
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|42
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|42
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||40
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b|39
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|38
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))37
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|36
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|36
Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))36
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))35
Nearside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|34
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))32
Offside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|31
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak30
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c|30
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))30
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))30
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))29
Offside Rear coil spring cracked |2.4.C.1a|29
Windscreen has damage28
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|28
Nearside Rear coil spring cracked |2.4.C.1a|27
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))27
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))26
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault |7.12 |e||26
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort25
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))24
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))24
Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii||24
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))24
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))24
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))23
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))23
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))22
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|22
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened21
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|21
Offside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a|21
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak21

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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