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MOT History from tests of diesel BMW Z3s year 1997

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mot history
Pass percent:75.00%
(The average a diesel BMW Z3 year 1997 passes without issue)
Based on:28 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Brake hose excessively deteriorated3
Headlamp aim out of alignment2
Brake pipe excessively corroded2
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|2
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1
Registration plate issues1
Front brake excessively fluctuating1
Front brake application uneven1
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Offside Rear Radius arm corroded and seriously weakened |2.4.G.1|1
Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|1
Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel |steering rack fitted| |2.2.A.1b|1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))1
Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b))1
Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1

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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