MOT History from tests of petrol BMW Z3s year 1997

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Pass percent:60.82%

(The average a petrol BMW Z3 year 1997 passes without issue)

Based on:55,506 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded	4960
Headlamp aim out of alignment	3022
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	2826
Registration plate lamp issues	2818
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2326
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	1347
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	1328
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1300
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	1127
Registration plate issues	1002
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	937
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	840
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	819
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	806
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	704
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	692
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	589
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	536
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	530
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	505
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	442
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	418
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	417
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	370
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	363
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	333
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	326
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	318
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	318
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	310
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	307
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	283
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	277
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	274
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	267
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	253
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	251
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	232
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	229
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	226
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	224
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))	215
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	209
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	209
Hazard warning switch faulty \|1.4.B.1d\|	208
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	207
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	204
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	200
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	196
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	196
Front brake application uneven	196
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	184
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits \|8.2.1.2 \|b\|\|	182
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	175
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	171
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	169
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	164
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	164
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	160
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	159
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	156
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	143
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	143
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	137
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	136
Windscreen washer not working	136
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	135
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	132
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	127
Rear brake binding	126
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	124
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|8.2.1.2 \|c\|\|	123
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	120
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	117
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	112
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	109
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	109
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer`s specified limits \|8.2.1.2 \|a\|\|	100
Offside Obligatory mirror insecure \|8.1.1\|	99
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	98
Rear fog lamp switch faulty \|1.3.1a\|	96
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	96
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	96
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	94
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	94
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	93
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	91
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	89
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	87
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	83
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	82
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	82
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	81
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	81
Brake hose damaged	80
Windscreen has damage	79
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	78
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	78
Driver`s airbag obviously defective \|5.4.1\|	78
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	78
Driver`s seat insecure \|6.2.A.1\|	77
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	76
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	75
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	75
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	74
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	71
Nearside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	69
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	69
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	69
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	68
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	68
Driver`s seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. \|6.2.A.3\|	67
Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	67
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	67
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	67
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	66

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 petrol BMW Z3s year 1997

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