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MOT History from tests of diesel BMW 5-SERIESs year 1971

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Pass percent:64.58%
(The average a diesel BMW 5-SERIES year 1971 passes without issue)
Based on:48 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively8
Brake pipe excessively corroded3
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|2
Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded stork mounted area |5.2.6|2
Brake hose excessively deteriorated2
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Headlamp aim out of alignment1
Registration plate issues1
Steering column top mounting bracket insecure |2.1.2d|1
Nearside Rear Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Rear Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Windscreen has damage1
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching by more than 10mm within zone `A` |8.3.1b|1
Offside Front Seat belt damaged sufficient to obstruct correct operation of the belt |5.2.2a|1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Rear brake application uneven1
rear brakes release unevenly |3.7.B.4|1
Axle beam has excessive vertical movement between stub axle and axle beam |2.5.A.1a|1
Nearside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a|1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Rear Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a|1
Nearside Front Road wheel badly damaged |4.2.A.1a|1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Rear brake disc excessively scored |3.5.1h|1
Rear brake binding1
Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||1
Nearside Outer Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced sill as marked holed & distorted |7.1.1 |a| |i||1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm attachment bracket/mounting insecure front as marked |5.3.3 |a| |i||1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front as marked |5.3.4 |a| |i||1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn droplink |5.3.4 |a| |i||1
Nearside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.1.3 |g| |ii||1
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a||1
Nearside Brake pipe leaking on a hydraulic braking system Front to rear brake pipe |1.1.11 |b| |ii||1
Registration plate lamp issues1
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3|1
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|1

We get to these numbers by trawling through over 1 billion MOT test results since 2004 and crunched the numbers. We remove anything to do with Tyres, as they are model independent and group together common non-model specific issues. We are trying to get to a picture of what models have what issues.

Please note: We take the data from the DVSA. This data is raw and can contain typos and spelling mistakes that garages may have entered while recording a MOT result. Specifically miss-match on names of models and makes. We are constantly cleaning the data so bear with the odd issue.

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