MOT History from tests of petrol BMW Z3s year 2005

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Pass percent:69.70%

(The average a petrol BMW Z3 year 2005 passes without issue)

Based on:66 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded	5
Registration plate issues	3
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	2
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	2
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	2
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	2
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	2
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	2
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	1
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	1
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Rear Brake pipe inadequately clipped \|3.6.B.1\|	1
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	1
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	1
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	1
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	1
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	1
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	1
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	1
Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	1
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	1
Hazard warning switch inoperative (4.4.2 (a) (ii))	1
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	1
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	1
Offside Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a))	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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Most common failures	No# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded	5
Registration plate issues	3
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	2
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	2
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	2
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	2
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	2
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	2
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	1
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	1
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Rear Brake pipe inadequately clipped \|3.6.B.1\|	1
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	1
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	1
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	1
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	1
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	1
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	1
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	1
Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	1
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	1
Hazard warning switch inoperative (4.4.2 (a) (ii))	1
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	1
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	1
Offside Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a))	1

MOT History from tests of petrol BMW Z3s year 2005

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