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:
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play bi Occurs:89 times
Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated  Occurs:322 times
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm ai Occurs:80 times
Offside Front Wheel nut missing  Occurs:93 times
Offside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release  Occurs:866 times
Nearside Front Position lamp light intensity significantly reduced (4.2.3 (a) (ii)) Occurs:124 times
Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) Occurs:789 times
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush  Occurs:156 times
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Occurs:250 times
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a track control arm inner bush  Occurs:68 times
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) Occurs:127 times
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working  Occurs:1,978 times
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:71 times
Nearside Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp  Occurs:70 times
Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc  Occurs:1,782 times
Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc  Occurs:184 times
Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect both (4.1.2 (c)) Occurs:72 times
Fuel cap/sealing device missing  Occurs:201 times
Offside Front Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) Occurs:166 times
Power steering pipe or hose leaking from a joint  Occurs:138 times
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:250 times
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:864 times
Offside Front Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced  Occurs:90 times
Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush  Occurs:183 times
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam aii Occurs:242 times
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