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

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mot history
Pass percent:71.50%
(The average a diesel BMW 5-SERIES year 2005 passes without issue)
Based on:161,459 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment6041
Brake pipe excessively corroded5971
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|2953
Registration plate issues2471
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|2230
Registration plate lamp issues1959
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1751
Brake hose excessively deteriorated1743
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))1680
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1663
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1415
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1190
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1103
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))985
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
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened737
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 damage473
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
Brakes imbalanced across an axle430
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
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))402
Windscreen washer not working 399
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))398
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))387
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||381
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|368
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))366
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))362
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
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))321
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))313
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|302
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|294
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))291
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))290
Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2|261
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))260
Nearside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a|251
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|250
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 Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))238
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))236
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
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))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 Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|221
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
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault207
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|203
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|202
Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|197
Offside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a|186
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))183
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))183
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))182
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
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))177
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak176
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|175
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))174
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))173
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))163
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))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 Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))144
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|143
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|141
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))140
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))139
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|139

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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