MOT History from tests of g BMW 5-SERIESs year 1998

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Pass percent:43.75%

(The average a g BMW 5-SERIES year 1998 passes without issue)

Based on:16 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	6
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	3
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	3
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	2
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	2
Brake pipe excessively corroded	2
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	1
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1
Windscreen has damage	1
Nearside Rear Upper Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	1
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	1
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	1
Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated \|3.6.G.2\|	1
Nearside Inner Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Outer Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Rear Statutory seat belt missing \|5.1.1\|	1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is inadequately repaired \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is inadequately repaired \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	1
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded outer sill \|5.2.6\|	1
Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded outer sill \|5.2.6\|	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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Most common failures	No# failures
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	6
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	3
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	3
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	2
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	2
Brake pipe excessively corroded	2
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	1
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1
Windscreen has damage	1
Nearside Rear Upper Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	1
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	1
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	1
Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated \|3.6.G.2\|	1
Nearside Inner Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Outer Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Rear Statutory seat belt missing \|5.1.1\|	1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is inadequately repaired \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is inadequately repaired \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	1
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded outer sill \|5.2.6\|	1
Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded outer sill \|5.2.6\|	1

MOT History from tests of g BMW 5-SERIESs year 1998

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