MOT History from tests of petrol BMW Z3s year 2001

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Pass percent:70.39%

(The average a petrol BMW Z3 year 2001 passes without issue)

Based on:46,701 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded	2141
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2004
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1369
Registration plate lamp issues	958
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	631
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	601
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	588
Registration plate issues	553
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	542
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	510
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	410
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	408
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	397
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	379
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	368
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	359
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	349
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	324
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	292
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	291
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	279
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	257
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	252
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	249
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	199
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	190
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	179
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	177
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	173
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	172
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	170
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	169
Windscreen washer not working	161
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	159
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	153
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	152
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	144
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	142
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	135
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	134
Rear brake binding	130
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	128
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	125
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	125
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	121
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	112
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	111
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	109
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	108
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	104
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	103
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	100
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	93
Front brake application uneven	93
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	93
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	92
Offside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	91
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	91
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	89
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	82
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	82
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	81
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	80
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	79
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	79
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	79
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	77
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|8.2.1.2 \|c\|\|	77
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	72
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	71
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	70
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	70
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated \|7.2.4c\|	69
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	69
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	68
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	67
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	66
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	66
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))	66
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	65
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	64
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	64
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	64
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	63
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	62
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	62
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	62
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	62
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	61
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	61
Windscreen has damage	59
Hazard warning switch faulty \|1.4.B.1d\|	58
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	56
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	56
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	55
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	54
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	52
Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	48
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	47
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	46
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	46
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	46
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	45
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	45
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	45
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	45
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	44
Rear brake application uneven	44
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	43
Driver`s seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. \|6.2.A.3\|	43
rear parking \|secondary\| brakes imbalanced	43
Offside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	43
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	43

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 2001

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