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MOT History from tests of g BMW 5-SERIESs year 2004

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Pass percent:68.29%
(The average a g BMW 5-SERIES year 2004 passes without issue)
Based on:41 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened3
Headlamp aim out of alignment3
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|2
Registration plate issues2
Brake hose excessively deteriorated2
Offside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii||1
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|1
Brake pipe excessively corroded1
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
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|1
Nearside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Windscreen has damage1
Nearside Front Electrical wiring insecure brake wire |1.9.2a|1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
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|1
Nearside Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e|1
Offside Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e|1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))1
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension component pin or bush excessively worn rose bush |5.3.4 |a| |i||1
Offside Rear Lower Suspension component pin or bush excessively worn rose bush |5.3.4 |a| |i||1
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn forward arm |5.3.4 |a| |i||1
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear most arm |5.3.4 |a| |i||1
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))1
Offside Front Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|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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