SRS warning lamp indicates a fault on the BMW 3 Series
SRS warning lamp indicates a fault on the BMW 3 Series is recorded on 11,349 tests — 0.9% of all its MOT tests, against 0.4% across every car in the data. That is 2.3× 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 2.3× that share |
| The 240 models compared | 63 of 240, 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, 1.2% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2010, 0.2%. The share has fallen 1.0 points over that time. Worst year 2000 at 1.2%; best 2010 at 0.2%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 341 | 28,011 | 1.2% |
| 2001 | 586 | 53,409 | 1.1% |
| 2002 | 834 | 82,704 | 1.0% |
| 2003 | 959 | 107,046 | 0.9% |
| 2004 | 751 | 101,322 | 0.7% |
| 2005 | 1,176 | 133,011 | 0.9% |
| 2006 | 1,556 | 207,462 | 0.8% |
| 2007 | 1,591 | 279,477 | 0.6% |
| 2008 | 1,062 | 243,507 | 0.4% |
| 2009 | 710 | 250,350 | 0.3% |
| 2010 | 597 | 278,706 | 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 £3–£12 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
- SRS warning lamp indicates a fault: 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 →