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:
Rear Brake valve leaking  Occurs:27 times
Nearside Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases  Occurs:30 times
Nearside Rear coil spring broken  Occurs:625 times
Offside Rear Sub-frame attachment rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement  Occurs:26 times
Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle  Occurs:244 times
Centre Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective  Occurs:60 times
Offside Front Front position lamp incorrect colour  Occurs:30 times
Windscreen washer not working  Occurs:865 times
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint  Occurs:116 times
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt  Occurs:33 times
Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) Occurs:224 times
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value aii Occurs:125 times
Nearside Front position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp  Occurs:22 times
Offside Inner Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement  Occurs:26 times
Nearside Front position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp  Occurs:22 times
Nearside Front Road wheel bead rim badly distorted  Occurs:52 times
Offside Front Torque/reaction arm has excessive play in a pin/bush  Occurs:22 times
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view  Occurs:201 times
Offside Front front brake juddering severely  Occurs:24 times
Nearside Rear Exhaust mounting missing  Occurs:66 times
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) Occurs:1,069 times
Offside Inner Track rod end ball joint has excessive play  Occurs:69 times
Offside Rear Brake hose excessively damaged  Occurs:110 times
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour a Occurs:29 times
Offside Front Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view  Occurs:85 times
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