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:
Offside Front Coil spring not correctly located  Occurs:1,429 times
rear brake recording little or no effort  Occurs:1,228 times
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn ai Occurs:2,557 times
Offside Rear fog lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp  Occurs:1,225 times
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Occurs:14,832 times
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working aii Occurs:2,855 times
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken bi Occurs:2,532 times
Offside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) Occurs:1,465 times
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits  Occurs:109,905 times
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint  Occurs:8,454 times
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour  Occurs:4,556 times
Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) Occurs:2,117 times
Bonnet retaining device ineffective  Occurs:3,463 times
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Occurs:7,035 times
Nearside Inner Rear position lamp excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance  Occurs:2,283 times
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition on  Occurs:2,179 times
Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) Occurs:3,927 times
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush  Occurs:2,725 times
Nearside Front position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp  Occurs:1,838 times
Fuel pipe leaking  Occurs:3,266 times
Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) Occurs:2,480 times
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement rear bush  Occurs:1,732 times
Offside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) Occurs:6,274 times
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt  Occurs:1,499 times
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam  Occurs:51,957 times
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