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MOT History from tests of diesel BMW X3s year 2012

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Pass percent:81.42%
(The average a diesel BMW X3 year 2012 passes without issue)
Based on:73,023 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment2572
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1420
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))951
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))829
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))751
Registration plate issues460
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))434
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))325
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))321
Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))305
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault234
Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))223
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))222
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))206
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))198
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))193
Windscreen washer not working 183
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))177
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak169
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))168
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))159
Offside Side repeater light intensity significantly reduced (4.4.3 (a))154
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|145
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))139
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|129
Nearside Side repeater light intensity significantly reduced (4.4.3 (a))129
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))125
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|109
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|102
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||96
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))82
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))81
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))81
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))78
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))77
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|73
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))71
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))70
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|65
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|63
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))58
Offside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii||56
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||55
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||53
Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d))52
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|50
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|49
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))46
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))46
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||45
Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d))44
Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2|43
Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))43
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))43
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||42
Offside Front Side repeater light intensity significantly reduced (4.4.3 (a))42

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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