MOT History from tests of diesel BMW X6s year 2008

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Pass percent:81.54%

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

Based on:9,053 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	192
Registration plate issues	189
Registration plate lamp issues	96
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	68
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	59
Windscreen washer not working	48
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	47
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 Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	29
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	28
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	22
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	22
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	21
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	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
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	17
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	17
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	17
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	16
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	16
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	16
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	15
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	15
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	15
Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e))	15
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	15
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))	15
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	15
Offside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	14
Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction \|3.1.7\|	14
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	14
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	14
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	14
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	14
Offside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	13
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	13
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	13
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	13
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	12
Nearside Front Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	12
Offside Front Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	12
Windscreen has damage	12
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	12
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	12
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))	12
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	11
Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated \|3.6.G.2\|	11
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	11
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	11
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	11
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	11
Front Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	10
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	10
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	10
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	10
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	10
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	10
Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d))	10
Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))	10
Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	9
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	9
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	9
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	9
Offside Headlamp cleaning device obviously defective \|1.7.2\|	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 control insecure \|3.1.3b\|	8
Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction \|1.1.6 \|e\|\|	8
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	8
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))	8
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	8
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	8
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	7
Nearside Headlamp cleaning device obviously defective \|1.7.2\|	7
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	7
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	7
Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated \|3.1.3c\|	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 Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	7
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	7
Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d))	7
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	7
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	7
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	6
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	6
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	6
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	6
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|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
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))	6
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	6
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	6
Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))	6
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	6
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	6
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	6
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	6

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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