MOT History from tests of diesel BMW 5-SERIESs year 2005

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Pass percent:71.82%

(The average a diesel BMW 5-SERIES year 2005 passes without issue)

Based on:152,944 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	5776
Brake pipe excessively corroded	5616
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2953
Registration plate issues	2407
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	2230
Registration plate lamp issues	1888
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1663
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1651
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	1459
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1415
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1190
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	1178
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1103
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	979
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	782
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	736
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	716
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\|	691
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\|	629
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	609
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	576
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	569
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	483
Windscreen has damage	473
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	442
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\|	438
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	424
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	419
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	410
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\|	408
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	396
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	381
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	368
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	359
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	343
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	339
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	324
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	302
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	301
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	294
Windscreen washer not working	291
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	281
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	269
Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated \|3.6.G.2\|	261
Nearside Rear Road wheel cracked \|4.2.A.1a\|	251
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	250
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	249
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	247
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\|	244
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|5.3.4 \|b\| \|ii\|\|	239
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\|	230
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	229
Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	226
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	222
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	221
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	220
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	213
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|5.3.4 \|b\| \|ii\|\|	210
Parking brake lever ratchet mechanism is excessively worn \|3.1.5\|	210
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	208
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	205
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	203
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	202
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	198
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	197
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	194
Offside Rear Road wheel cracked \|4.2.A.1a\|	186
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	184
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	182
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\|	180
Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	180
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	179
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	178
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	177
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	175
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	162
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\|	158
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	155
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	150
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	149
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	149
Driver`s airbag obviously defective \|5.4.1\|	148
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	143
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	142
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	141
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	140
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	139
Nearside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	138
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	137
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	137
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	136
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	133
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	133
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	132
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	132
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\|	131
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	130

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 2005

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