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MOT History from tests of diesel BMW X3s year 2009

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mot history
Pass percent:76.34%
(The average a diesel BMW X3 year 2009 passes without issue)
Based on:22,734 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment697
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|559
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|467
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively438
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))288
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault234
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))214
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))213
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))169
Registration plate issues126
Registration plate lamp issues121
Offside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|121
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|110
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a|104
Windscreen washer not working 104
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|89
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||81
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))80
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||74
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a|74
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))64
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))62
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|59
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|59
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|59
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))53
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a||46
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))46
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|45
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))43
Brakes imbalanced across an axle42
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|40
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))40
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))37
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened36
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))36
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))36
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|35
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))34
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))32
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))32
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))32
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))30
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|29
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))29
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|28
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|28
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))28
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))28
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b|27
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|27
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak25
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))25
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|24
Windscreen has damage24
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||23
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak23
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))23
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))23
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))23
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))22
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))22
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))22
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))22
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort21
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|21
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (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
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened19
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))19
Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))19
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))19
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak18
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|18
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|18
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|18
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c|17
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|17
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))17
Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))17
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))17

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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