MOT Check for BMW 5-SERIESs

The BMW 5-SERIES makes up 3,586,878 of the overall 25,932,658 BMW MOT test results. Select your 5-SERIES model year below to find the specific problems.

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Some examples of the most common issues are:
Registration plate issues Occurs:42,671 times
Offside Rear brake disc excessively scored  Occurs:563 times
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance  Occurs:1,327 times
Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) Occurs:226 times
Rear Passenger`s seat insecure  Occurs:171 times
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort Occurs:58,429 times
Brakes imbalanced across an axle Occurs:10,916 times
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt  Occurs:648 times
Offside Rear Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt  Occurs:194 times
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Occurs:1,898 times
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bearing  Occurs:861 times
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) Occurs:483 times
Nearside Front Side repeater not working  Occurs:1,225 times
Nearside Rear Front position lamp not working  Occurs:284 times
Exhaust fumes entering cabin (6.1.2 (b) (i)) Occurs:222 times
Offside Front Body has a sharp edge caused by damage  Occurs:258 times
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) Occurs:2,129 times
Fuel system component leaking  Occurs:1,620 times
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint  Occurs:1,078 times
Offside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play  Occurs:439 times
Offside Rear Trailing arm has excessive play in a pin/bush  Occurs:460 times
Offside Rear Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement  Occurs:924 times
Nearside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect  Occurs:1,842 times
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement  Occurs:237 times
Offside Rear Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt  Occurs:194 times
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