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:
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:57 times
Centre Exhaust mounting missing  Occurs:194 times
Offside Front Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) Occurs:27 times
Brake pipe excessively corroded Occurs:11,766 times
Nearside Stop lamp not working  Occurs:2,275 times
Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush  Occurs:64 times
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bearing  Occurs:35 times
Rear Fuel pipe leaking  Occurs:81 times
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken bi Occurs:57 times
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) Occurs:86 times
Rear Fuel tank leaking  Occurs:28 times
Offside Front coil spring cracked  Occurs:72 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
Offside Rear position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp  Occurs:32 times
Offside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image  Occurs:74 times
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:44 times
Nearside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective  Occurs:33 times
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement  Occurs:258 times
Rear Fluid suspension unit supply pipe corroded and seriously weakened  Occurs:23 times
Intermediate drop arm insecure  Occurs:62 times
Offside Front Wheel bolt missing  Occurs:191 times
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt bii Occurs:51 times
Steering box has relative movement between sector shaft and the drop arm  Occurs:205 times
Nearside Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint  Occurs:25 times
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour a Occurs:53 times
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