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 Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users  Occurs:52 times
Windscreen washer not working  Occurs:865 times
Nearside Front Wheel bolt missing  Occurs:349 times
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Occurs:117 times
Nearside Front Intermediate drop arm insecure  Occurs:40 times
Offside Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings  Occurs:53 times
Offside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle  Occurs:118 times
Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint  Occurs:791 times
Offside Rear Upper Radius arm has excessive play in a pin/bush  Occurs:23 times
Offside Ball joint has excessive play  Occurs:77 times
Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:48 times
Nearside Rear Braking system leaking  Occurs:23 times
Nearside Rear Sub-frame attachment rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement  Occurs:23 times
Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) Occurs:32 times
Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) Occurs:24 times
Nearside Front All position lamps not working  Occurs:83 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
Front Direction indicator incorrect colour  Occurs:41 times
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort  Occurs:76 times
Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) Occurs:55 times
Offside Front Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a ball joint  Occurs:39 times
Nearside Inner Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play  Occurs:35 times
Offside Front Brake back plate securing device excessively deteriorated  Occurs:30 times
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt  Occurs:34 times
Passenger`s airbag obviously defective  Occurs:34 times
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