MOT Check for BMW 7-SERIESs

The BMW 7-SERIES makes up 410,949 of the overall 25,932,658 BMW MOT test results. Select your 7-SERIES model year below to find the specific problems.

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Some examples of the most common issues are:
Offside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect  Occurs:182 times
Nearside Rear Lower Trailing arm has excessive play in a pin/bush  Occurs:46 times
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken bi Occurs:180 times
Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush  Occurs:27 times
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) Occurs:33 times
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint  Occurs:308 times
Rear Rear fog lamp not working  Occurs:72 times
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt  Occurs:190 times
brake disc excessively pitted  Occurs:33 times
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint  Occurs:1,753 times
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:47 times
Nearside Rear Inner Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) Occurs:56 times
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement  Occurs:169 times
Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on  Occurs:36 times
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam aii Occurs:28 times
Power steering pipe or hose leaking from a seal  Occurs:23 times
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour  Occurs:542 times
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) Occurs:24 times
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) Occurs:31 times
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam aii Occurs:35 times
Offside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play  Occurs:141 times
Centre Rear Statutory seat belt missing  Occurs:146 times
Offside Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint  Occurs:39 times
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) Occurs:24 times
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) Occurs:205 times
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