MOT History from tests of petrol BMW Z3s year 2002

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Pass percent:73.05%

(The average a petrol BMW Z3 year 2002 passes without issue)

Based on:28,798 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1356
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1110
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	795
Registration plate lamp issues	546
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	331
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	331
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	317
Registration plate issues	278
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	246
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	238
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	211
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	210
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	183
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	167
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	163
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	161
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	152
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	136
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	127
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	119
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	117
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	109
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	102
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	101
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated \|7.2.4c\|	100
Windscreen washer not working	99
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	97
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	95
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))	94
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	92
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	90
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	84
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	80
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	78
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	75
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	74
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	71
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	70
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	70
Rear brake binding	68
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	66
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	63
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	62
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	61
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	60
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	60
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	60
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	60
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	58
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	58
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	57
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	56
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	55
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	53
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	52
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	51
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	51
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	51
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	50
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	48
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	48
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	46
Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i))	46
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	46
Front brake application uneven	45
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	44
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	42
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	40
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	40
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	39
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	38
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	37
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	37
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	36
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	36
Offside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	34
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	33
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	33
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	33
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	33
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	33
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	33
Offside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	32
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	31
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|4.4.3 \|a\|\|	31
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	31
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	31
Windscreen has damage	30
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|4.4.3 \|a\|\|	30
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	29
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	29
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	29
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	29
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	29
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	28
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	28
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	28
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	28
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	27
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	27
Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	26
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|8.2.1.2 \|c\|\|	25
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	24
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	24
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	24

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 2002

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