BMW Vehicle check
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Some examples of the most common issues are:Offside Front Headlamp light source and lamp not compatible (4.1.4 (c)) Occurs:1,223 times
Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush Occurs:1,571 times
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits Occurs:109,905 times
Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured a Occurs:1,937 times
Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) Occurs:1,469 times
Nearside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings Occurs:2,371 times
Offside Front Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) Occurs:3,277 times
Offside Stop lamp excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance Occurs:1,291 times
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt bii Occurs:1,810 times
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete Occurs:59,203 times
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) Occurs:7,637 times
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced Occurs:3,784 times
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt gii Occurs:1,200 times
Offside Front position lamp incorrect colour Occurs:5,538 times
Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) Occurs:4,172 times
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour Occurs:16,303 times
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Occurs:37,502 times
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement Occurs:7,488 times
Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured Occurs:1,493 times
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded Occurs:13,101 times
Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated Occurs:3,223 times
Offside Front Headlamp insecure Occurs:3,000 times
Drivers door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) Occurs:2,551 times
Braking system leaking Occurs:1,116 times
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement rear bush Occurs:1,799 times
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