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MOT History from tests of lpg BMW 5-SERIESs year 1989

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Pass percent:46.15%
(The average a lpg BMW 5-SERIES year 1989 passes without issue)
Based on:39 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively6
Brake pipe excessively corroded6
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|3
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort2
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a|2
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content excessive |7.3.B.1b|2
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|2
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|2
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|2
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|2
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|2
Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|2
Headlamp aim out of alignment2
Steering box has relative movement between sector shaft and the drop arm |2.2.B.1b|1
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Front position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f|1
Offside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Outer Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Inner Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Outer Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Outer Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2|1
Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1|1
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Rear Front suspension has serious deterioration of the bonding between metal and flexible material of an upper support bearing |2.5.B.3a|1
Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2|1
Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Nearside Rear coil spring cracked |2.4.C.1a|1
Offside Rear coil spring cracked |2.4.C.1a|1
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2|1
Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Rear Fuel pipe leaking |7.2.3|1
Exhaust mounting missing |7.1.1b|1
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h|1
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition on |1.4.B.1f|1
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off |1.4.B.1f|1
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front Brake hose leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Horn not working |1.6.2a|1
Rear Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3|1
Nearside Rear Front suspension has serious deterioration of the bonding between metal and flexible material of an upper support bearing |2.5.B.3a|1
Offside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|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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