BMW Vehicle check

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Vehicle check

Amalgamated Vehicle checks of BMW vehicles

Our proprietary algorithms have number crunched over 25,932,658 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 Rear brake caliper securing device missing  Occurs:2,490 times
Rear coil spring fractured  Occurs:1,381 times
Power steering component leaking  Occurs:4,229 times
Front Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) Occurs:1,599 times
Offside Outer Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint  Occurs:1,551 times
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) Occurs:3,797 times
Nearside Rear Road wheel bead rim badly distorted  Occurs:2,548 times
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement  Occurs:48,908 times
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:10,448 times
Offside Rear position lamp excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance  Occurs:14,391 times
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated  Occurs:3,697 times
Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective bi Occurs:1,144 times
Offside Rear Parking (secondary brake) on a single line braking system has inadequate effort at a wheel (1.3.1 (a) (i)) Occurs:1,709 times
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecure  Occurs:3,999 times
Offside Rear Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement  Occurs:4,450 times
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:9,643 times
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play  Occurs:2,673 times
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing  Occurs:2,263 times
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour  Occurs:11,902 times
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam aii Occurs:5,845 times
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement  Occurs:7,488 times
Nearside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release  Occurs:8,467 times
Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect  Occurs:1,507 times
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt  Occurs:1,802 times
Offside Front coil spring fractured  Occurs:6,964 times
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