Shock absorber has no damping on the BMW 3 Series
Shock absorber has no damping on the BMW 3 Series is recorded on 14,457 tests — 1.1% of all its MOT tests, against 0.4% across every car in the data. That is 2.8× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 0.4% of tests record it — this model is 2.8× that share |
| The 221 models compared | 11 of 221, 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, 0.3% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2014, 0.4%. The share has barely moved over that time. Worst year 2006 at 0.8%; best 2000 at 0.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 63 | 18,674 | 0.3% |
| 2001 | 170 | 35,606 | 0.5% |
| 2002 | 255 | 55,136 | 0.5% |
| 2003 | 322 | 71,364 | 0.5% |
| 2004 | 303 | 67,548 | 0.5% |
| 2005 | 491 | 88,674 | 0.6% |
| 2006 | 1,046 | 138,308 | 0.8% |
| 2007 | 1,354 | 279,477 | 0.5% |
| 2008 | 1,296 | 243,507 | 0.5% |
| 2009 | 1,335 | 250,350 | 0.5% |
| 2010 | 1,538 | 278,706 | 0.6% |
| 2011 | 1,661 | 299,553 | 0.6% |
| 2012 | 1,702 | 235,226 | 0.7% |
| 2013 | 1,295 | 348,123 | 0.4% |
| 2014 | 878 | 209,270 | 0.4% |
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 £30–£75 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
- Shock absorber has no damping: 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 →