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:
Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle  Occurs:90 times
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:65 times
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:91 times
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users  Occurs:52 times
Rear Stop lamp not working  Occurs:152 times
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside  Occurs:49 times
Parking brake lever ratchet mechanism is broken  Occurs:59 times
Offside Rear Brake pipe leaking on a hydraulic braking system (1.1.11 (b) (ii)) Occurs:24 times
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect  Occurs:89 times
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:50 times
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) Occurs:137 times
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint rear arm  Occurs:37 times
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt missing  Occurs:357 times
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:124 times
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:47 times
Nearside Front Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users  Occurs:36 times
Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) Occurs:224 times
Nearside Rear Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement  Occurs:167 times
Nearside Rear Parking brake is not capable of being maintained in operation by direct mechanical action only  Occurs:24 times
Nearside Intermediate drop arm insecure  Occurs:37 times
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint  Occurs:692 times
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecure  Occurs:54 times
Bonnet retaining device ineffective  Occurs:95 times
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted  Occurs:248 times
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Occurs:358 times
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