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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Some examples of the most common issues are:
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint  Occurs:23 times
Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint  Occurs:28 times
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage insecure  Occurs:39 times
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken bi Occurs:18 times
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour  Occurs:43 times
Front brake application uneven Occurs:33 times
Nearside Front coil spring broken  Occurs:28 times
Nearside Front front brake binding  Occurs:12 times
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault  Occurs:50 times
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside  Occurs:41 times
Offside Front Exhaust system not adequately supported  Occurs:35 times
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working  Occurs:46 times
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp does not illuminate  Occurs:35 times
Offside Rear position lamp excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance  Occurs:13 times
Windscreen has damage Occurs:150 times
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault a Occurs:31 times
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt  Occurs:74 times
Brake hose excessively deteriorated Occurs:99 times
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken bi Occurs:18 times
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:43 times
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting insecure  Occurs:113 times
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting fractured  Occurs:155 times
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) Occurs:17 times
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image  Occurs:31 times
Nearside Stop lamp not working  Occurs:98 times
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