MOT Check for BMW M5s
The BMW M5 makes up 73,448 of the overall 25,932,658 BMW MOT test results. Select your M5 model year below to find the specific problems.
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MOT check Some examples of the most common issues are:Offside Front Direction indicator not working Occurs:18 times
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush Occurs:11 times
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working Occurs:48 times
Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings Occurs:11 times
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint Occurs:20 times
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint Occurs:52 times
Front brake disc excessively pitted Occurs:29 times
Horn not working Occurs:187 times
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) Occurs:13 times
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete Occurs:12 times
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Occurs:18 times
Offside Front position lamp not working Occurs:160 times
Nearside Rear Sub-frame has excessive play in a pin/bush Occurs:11 times
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint Occurs:22 times
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) Occurs:31 times
Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint Occurs:20 times
Exhaust system not adequately supported Occurs:46 times
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint Occurs:30 times
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working Occurs:17 times
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) Occurs:19 times
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced Occurs:22 times
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Occurs:15 times
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak Occurs:35 times
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint Occurs:20 times
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Occurs:15 times
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