MOT History from tests of diesel BMW 5-SERIESs year 2002

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Pass percent:65.35%

(The average a diesel BMW 5-SERIES year 2002 passes without issue)

Based on:64,904 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	4554
Headlamp aim out of alignment	4256
Brake pipe excessively corroded	2847
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	2215
Registration plate lamp issues	2207
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1467
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	902
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	889
Registration plate issues	875
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	768
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	533
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	524
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	473
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	428
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	410
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	386
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	363
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	361
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	344
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	324
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	314
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	297
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user \|1.6.2b\|	274
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\|	247
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	243
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	238
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\|	234
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	233
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	232
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	228
Windscreen has damage	225
Rear brake binding	215
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	213
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	212
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	209
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	208
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	206
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\|	203
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	200
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	196
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	196
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\|	194
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	193
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	192
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	192
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	175
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	169
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	165
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	164
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	152
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	151
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	150
Windscreen washer not working	146
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	145
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	139
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	133
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	121
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	120
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	114
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	112
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	111
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	110
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	109
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	107
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	103
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	102
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\|	99
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	98
Front brake application uneven	97
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	96
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour \|7.4.B.4\|	95
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	94
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	94
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	93
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp does not illuminate \|3.4.1b\|	92
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\|	89
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	89
Offside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1c\|	89
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	88
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	84
Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	83
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	83
Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	82
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	82
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\|	80
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	80
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	79
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	77
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	76
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	76
Nearside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	74
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	74
Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	72
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	72
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	69
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	69
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	69
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	68

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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MOT History from tests of diesel BMW 5-SERIESs year 2002

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