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:
Electronic braking system warning device indicates a fault (1.7 (b)) Occurs:29 times
Nearside front brake binding  Occurs:139 times
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) Occurs:33 times
Offside Front Direction indicator incomplete  Occurs:31 times
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint  Occurs:1,865 times
Nearside Front Headlamp insecure  Occurs:90 times
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working  Occurs:106 times
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn ai Occurs:27 times
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Occurs:470 times
Nearside Rear Upper Trailing arm has excessive play in a pin/bush  Occurs:25 times
Offside Front coil spring fractured  Occurs:414 times
Passenger`s airbag obviously defective  Occurs:34 times
Brake pedal creeps down when held under pressure  Occurs:116 times
Centre Rear Statutory seat belt missing  Occurs:146 times
Offside Outer Rear position lamp excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance  Occurs:36 times
Offside Fuel tank leaking  Occurs:26 times
Nearside Front coil spring broken  Occurs:198 times
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) Occurs:64 times
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) Occurs:51 times
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt bii Occurs:24 times
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken bi Occurs:180 times
Offside Rear Shock absorber casing corroded externally so the unit does not function  Occurs:67 times
Nearside Rear Brake hose excessively damaged  Occurs:108 times
Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.1.2 (d)) Occurs:23 times
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect  Occurs:89 times
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