Position lamp partly not working on the BMW 3 Series
Position lamp partly not working on the BMW 3 Series is recorded on 12,239 tests — 0.9% of all its MOT tests, against 0.3% across every car in the data. That is 3.0× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 0.3% of tests record it — this model is 3.0× that share |
| The 158 models compared | 32 of 158, highest first |
| The model's own record | 1,302,681 tests · every year of the 3 Series → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every BMW 3 Series tested, whatever its mileage, service history and use. The like-for-like comparison on the model page is the fairer number.
Year by year
In 2000, 0.4% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2014, 0.2%. The share has barely moved over that time. Worst year 2007 at 2.9%; best 2014 at 0.2%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38 | 9,337 | 0.4% |
| 2001 | 116 | 17,803 | 0.7% |
| 2002 | 142 | 27,568 | 0.5% |
| 2003 | 310 | 35,682 | 0.9% |
| 2004 | 486 | 33,774 | 1.4% |
| 2005 | 776 | 44,337 | 1.8% |
| 2006 | 1,658 | 69,154 | 2.4% |
| 2007 | 2,677 | 93,159 | 2.9% |
| 2008 | 1,589 | 81,169 | 2.0% |
| 2009 | 982 | 83,450 | 1.2% |
| 2010 | 741 | 92,902 | 0.8% |
| 2011 | 917 | 99,851 | 0.9% |
| 2012 | 918 | 117,613 | 0.8% |
| 2013 | 422 | 116,041 | 0.4% |
| 2014 | 227 | 104,635 | 0.2% |
Years with fewer than 0.2% of tests recording the item are left out: a year with two failures in 400 tests is noise, and this table is not here to make noise look like a trend.
What it costs
A typical UK repair for this item is £5–£25 fitted. It is a job a careful owner can do at home. What the part is, and what to buy →
Prices are typical UK supply-and-fitting estimates, not quotes. What happens if it fails covers the retest rules.
Where this sits
- Position lamp partly not working: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- BMW 3 Series MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every BMW model →