MOT History from tests of diesel BMW 5-SERIESs year 2000

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Pass percent:57.91%

(The average a diesel BMW 5-SERIES year 2000 passes without issue)

Based on:24,660 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2319
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2180
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1766
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1189
Registration plate lamp issues	1017
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	666
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	588
Registration plate issues	431
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	396
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	357
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	342
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	335
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	326
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	271
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	228
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	224
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	209
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	186
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	181
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	178
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	163
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	150
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	148
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	130
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	129
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	129
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	122
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	122
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	118
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	112
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	111
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	108
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	107
Windscreen has damage	107
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	106
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	106
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	105
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	103
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	102
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	101
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	99
Offside 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\|	97
Rear brake binding	96
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	95
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\|	94
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	94
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	91
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	89
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp does not illuminate \|3.4.1b\|	89
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user \|1.6.2b\|	89
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	87
Fuel pipe leaking \|7.2.3\|	86
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	85
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	85
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	82
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	81
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	79
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	76
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	74
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	72
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	72
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	70
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	69
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	68
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	67
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	67
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	66
Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	66
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	65
Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	64
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	64
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	64
Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	62
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	62
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	61
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	59
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	57
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	57
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	57
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	56
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	54
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	54
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	53
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	52
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	52
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	50
Nearside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	49
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	49
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	47
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	47
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	46
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	45
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	44
Offside Rear Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	43
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	42
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	42
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	42
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	42
Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	41
Nearside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	41
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	40
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	40
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	40
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	40
Offside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	40
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	40
Front brake application uneven	38
Offside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	38
Offside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	37
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\|	36
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	36
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	36
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	36
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	35
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	35
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\|	35
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	35
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working \|1.3.1b\|	34
Windscreen washer not working	34
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| incorrect colour \|1.1.A.3e\|	34
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	34
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	33
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	33
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	33
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	33
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	32
Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	32
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	32

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.

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MOT History from tests of diesel BMW 5-SERIESs year 2000

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