MOT Check for BMW 8-SERIESs

The BMW 8-SERIES makes up 38,870 of the overall 25,932,658 BMW MOT test results. Select your 8-SERIES model year below to find the specific problems.

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Some examples of the most common issues are:
Offside Front Ball joint has excessive play  Occurs:15 times
Offside Rear Brake hose excessively damaged  Occurs:11 times
Registration plate issues Occurs:747 times
Nearside Front Side repeater not working  Occurs:40 times
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image  Occurs:13 times
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush  Occurs:15 times
Nearside Front Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings  Occurs:11 times
Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement  Occurs:11 times
Nearside front brake binding  Occurs:27 times
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively Occurs:1,002 times
Nearside Front coil spring fractured  Occurs:16 times
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content excessive  Occurs:22 times
Nearside Front Brake hose twisted  Occurs:14 times
Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted  Occurs:56 times
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured  Occurs:74 times
Offside Rear Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement  Occurs:30 times
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam  Occurs:38 times
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play  Occurs:37 times
Brake hose damaged Occurs:39 times
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement  Occurs:20 times
Centre Stop lamp not working  Occurs:17 times
Rear fog lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp  Occurs:29 times
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:11 times
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak  Occurs:106 times
Brake pedal creeps down when held under pressure  Occurs:35 times
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