MOT History from tests of diesel BMW X6s year 2008

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Pass percent:82.34%

(The average a diesel BMW X6 year 2008 passes without issue)

Based on:8,143 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate issues	182
Headlamp aim out of alignment	177
Registration plate lamp issues	84
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	53
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	45
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	37
Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	31
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	30
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	30
Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	29
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	28
Windscreen washer not working	28
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	22
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	21
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	20
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	19
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	19
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	17
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	17
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	17
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	15
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	15
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	15
Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction \|3.1.7\|	14
Offside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	14
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	14
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	13
Offside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	13
Nearside Front Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	12
Offside Front Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	12
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	12
Windscreen has damage	12
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	12
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))	12
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	12
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	11
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	11
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	11
Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated \|3.6.G.2\|	11
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	10
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	10
Front Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	10
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	10
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	10
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	10
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	10
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	9
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	9
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	9
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	9
Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	9
Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e))	8
Offside Headlamp cleaning device obviously defective \|1.7.2\|	8
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	8
Electronic parking brake control insecure \|3.1.3b\|	8
Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))	8
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	8
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	8
Offside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	8
Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction \|1.1.6 \|e\|\|	8
Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d))	7
Nearside Headlamp cleaning device obviously defective \|1.7.2\|	7
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	7
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	7
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	7
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	7
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	7
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	7
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	7
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	7
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))	7
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	7
Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated \|3.1.3c\|	7
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	7
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	7
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	7
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	7
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	6
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	6
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	6
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	6
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	6
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing \|5.2.1 \|a\| \|i\|\|	6
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	6
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	6
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	6
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	6
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	5
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	5
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	5
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))	5
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	5
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	5
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	5
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	5
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	5
Electronic parking brake control inoperative \|1.1.6 \|d\|\|	5
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i))	5
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	5
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	5
Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d))	5
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	5

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 diesel BMW X6s year 2008

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