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:
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush  Occurs:125 times
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak  Occurs:106 times
Offside Front Brake hose twisted  Occurs:15 times
Parking brake efficiency below requirements ai Occurs:18 times
Offside Rear coil spring fractured  Occurs:113 times
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working  Occurs:157 times
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint  Occurs:16 times
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint  Occurs:30 times
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) Occurs:25 times
Offside Rear position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp  Occurs:14 times
Brakes imbalanced across an axle Occurs:257 times
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) Occurs:19 times
Windscreen wiper not working (3.4 (a)) Occurs:22 times
Offside Front front brake binding  Occurs:40 times
Nearside Front Brake hose bulging under pressure  Occurs:20 times
Offside Fuel pipe leaking  Occurs:13 times
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive  Occurs:408 times
Offside Rear fog lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp  Occurs:33 times
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A`  Occurs:27 times
Offside Rear Rear position lamp excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance  Occurs:17 times
Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) Occurs:14 times
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt  Occurs:15 times
Nearside Front Brake hose twisted  Occurs:14 times
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp sequence is incorrect  Occurs:11 times
Nearside Stop lamp not working  Occurs:88 times
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