Position lamp partly not working on the BMW X3
Position lamp partly not working on the BMW X3 is recorded on 2,643 tests — 0.8% of all its MOT tests, against 0.3% across every car in the data. That is 2.7× 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 2.7× that share |
| The 158 models compared | 40 of 158, highest first |
| The model's own record | 317,988 tests · every year of the X3 → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every BMW X3 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 2004, 1.3% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2015, 0.2%. The share has fallen 1.0 points over that time. Worst year 2007 at 3.6%; best 2015 at 0.2%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 104 | 8,067 | 1.3% |
| 2005 | 133 | 9,639 | 1.4% |
| 2006 | 368 | 11,217 | 3.3% |
| 2007 | 297 | 8,204 | 3.6% |
| 2008 | 120 | 5,335 | 2.3% |
| 2009 | 87 | 4,803 | 1.8% |
| 2010 | 62 | 3,188 | 1.9% |
| 2011 | 230 | 14,200 | 1.6% |
| 2012 | 392 | 24,620 | 1.6% |
| 2013 | 408 | 25,705 | 1.6% |
| 2014 | 310 | 21,533 | 1.4% |
| 2015 | 57 | 24,197 | 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 X3 MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every BMW model →