BMW Vehicle check

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Vehicle check

Amalgamated Vehicle checks of BMW vehicles

Our proprietary algorithms have number crunched over 21,837,651 BMW Vehicle checks and ranked the reasons that BMWs fail their tests. Use this service to help find a new vehicle that’s right for you or get ready for your own BMW's check.

Some examples of the most common issues are:
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete  Occurs:2,809 times
Offside Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush  Occurs:1,071 times
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play  Occurs:1,225 times
Offside Outer Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint  Occurs:1,015 times
Power steering inoperative  Occurs:1,361 times
Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play  Occurs:3,846 times
Offside Rear position lamp not working  Occurs:19,492 times
Offside Front Headlamp aim so that beam "kick up" is not visible on the screen a Occurs:1,014 times
Offside Front position lamp not in good working order  Occurs:1,255 times
Nearside Front Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users  Occurs:3,741 times
rear brakes release unevenly  Occurs:1,094 times
Nearside Rear position lamp excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance  Occurs:15,355 times
Nearside Inner Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement  Occurs:1,396 times
Nearside Front Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc  Occurs:1,210 times
Offside Rear position lamp excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance  Occurs:1,419 times
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint  Occurs:8,454 times
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Occurs:1,382 times
Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) Occurs:2,003 times
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt bii Occurs:2,650 times
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user  Occurs:1,663 times
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Occurs:32,288 times
Brake performance not tested g Occurs:977 times
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc  Occurs:3,668 times
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken bi Occurs:3,601 times
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt bii Occurs:1,810 times
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