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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MOT check Some examples of the most common issues are:Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam Occurs:4,507 times
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side a Occurs:325 times
Nearside Rear Upper Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a ball joint Occurs:664 times
Nearside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) Occurs:461 times
Bootlid cannot be secured in the closed position Occurs:676 times
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play Occurs:459 times
rear parking brakes imbalanced Occurs:948 times
Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative Occurs:867 times
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) Occurs:330 times
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint rear arm Occurs:181 times
Nearside Front Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) Occurs:227 times
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:253 times
Rear Parking brake lever has no reserve travel Occurs:329 times
Nearside Rear position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp Occurs:198 times
Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded Occurs:1,412 times
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Occurs:313 times
Centre Statutory seat belt missing Occurs:554 times
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working a Occurs:282 times
Rear Exhaust mounting missing Occurs:818 times
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement Occurs:642 times
Rear brake binding Occurs:4,416 times
Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bearing Occurs:366 times
Offside Front Front position lamp incorrect colour Occurs:287 times
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Occurs:1,768 times
Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (8.2.2.2 (b)) Occurs:209 times
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