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 Rear Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement  Occurs:163 times
Nearside Rear Radius arm has excessive play in a pin/bush  Occurs:61 times
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside  Occurs:139 times
Front Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) Occurs:27 times
Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) Occurs:38 times
Offside Front Wheel nut missing  Occurs:36 times
Nearside Front brake disc excessively scored  Occurs:27 times
Centre Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases  Occurs:25 times
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:91 times
Centre Stop lamp not working  Occurs:630 times
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported  Occurs:425 times
Offside Rear Brake pipe leaking  Occurs:38 times
Nearside Rear Front position lamp not working  Occurs:35 times
Driver`s airbag obviously defective  Occurs:219 times
Offside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect  Occurs:53 times
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements  Occurs:103 times
Brake pipe excessively corroded Occurs:11,766 times
Nearside Headlamp cleaning device obviously defective  Occurs:24 times
Nearside Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings  Occurs:333 times
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) Occurs:88 times
Offside Headlamp insecure  Occurs:139 times
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt  Occurs:97 times
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:177 times
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn ai Occurs:33 times
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) Occurs:40 times
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