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MOT History from tests of petrol BMW Z4s year 2004

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mot history
Pass percent:71.61%
(The average a petrol BMW Z4 year 2004 passes without issue)
Based on:74,708 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded3801
Headlamp aim out of alignment3321
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively2565
Registration plate lamp issues1087
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|942
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))871
Registration plate issues858
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a|845
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|808
Offside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|735
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a|704
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|568
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|550
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))483
Brakes imbalanced across an axle398
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault397
Brake hose excessively deteriorated373
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|339
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|334
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))291
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|244
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|241
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a||232
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))221
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|217
Windscreen washer not working 202
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3|202
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak200
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|190
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c|190
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))190
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|186
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|175
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))170
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak165
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|163
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|161
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened159
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))159
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|155
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))152
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|151
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))151
Brake servo vacuum pipe collapsed |3.6.C.1b|149
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened147
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|145
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))142
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort136
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))136
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))128
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|123
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))121
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|120
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated |7.2.4c|110
Nearside Rear coil spring cracked |2.4.C.1a|108
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))102
Horn not working |1.6.2a|101
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))101
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||98
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|96
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))96
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))96
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))95
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|94
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|93
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))93
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|92
Front brake application uneven90
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))85
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))85
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))84
Windscreen has damage83
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))83
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||82
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|80
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|80
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))79
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|78
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||78
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))77
Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i))76
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))75
Driver`s airbag obviously defective |5.4.1|73
Offside Rear coil spring cracked |2.4.C.1a|73
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position |8.4.1|73
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|72
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|71
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|71
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|70
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))70
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))68
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|67
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (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.

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