MOT Check for BMW X5s

The BMW X5 makes up 1,245,653 of the overall 25,932,658 BMW MOT test results. Select your X5 model year below to find the specific problems.

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Some examples of the most common issues are:
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt missing  Occurs:1,179 times
Nearside Rear Upper Rear position lamp not working  Occurs:77 times
Nearside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced  Occurs:70 times
Nearside Front position lamp has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating  Occurs:66 times
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint  Occurs:1,249 times
Brake pedal creeps down when held under pressure  Occurs:153 times
Offside Rear Direction indicators not working  Occurs:82 times
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported  Occurs:111 times
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Front arm ai Occurs:68 times
Brake hose damaged Occurs:627 times
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) Occurs:75 times
Nearside Front Wheel bolt missing  Occurs:1,312 times
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position  Occurs:103 times
Nearside Rear Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a ball joint  Occurs:127 times
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement front arm  Occurs:88 times
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect c Occurs:151 times
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour a Occurs:84 times
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) Occurs:3,397 times
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a track control arm inner bush  Occurs:88 times
Nearside Front brake caliper securing device missing  Occurs:182 times
Parking brake lever defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated d Occurs:81 times
Offside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc  Occurs:1,921 times
Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:112 times
Nearside Front position lamp excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance  Occurs:83 times
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:541 times
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