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This paper studies the aeroacoustics of the side view mirrors by wind tunnel tests and numerical simulations. The mirror is placed on a table in the wind tunnel test. Based on the experiment results, a numerical analysis model is established to analyze the acoustic field in the wake of the side view mirror by the Large Eddy Simulation (LES). The flow field and the noise level of two different side view mirrors are compared in the simulation. It is shown that, with the serration structures applied onto the mirror surface, the turbulence zone and the pressure fluctuation in the wake of the bionic model are improved effectively, which helps its flow control and noise reduction. Meanwhile, as is shown in the noise spectra, when the noise frequency is over 500 Hz, for the bionic mode, the noise is reduced to a lower level than with the original one, which further shows its effectiveness in the noise reduction.