MOT History from tests of diesel BMW 5-SERIESs year 2006

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Pass percent:71.35%

(The average a diesel BMW 5-SERIES year 2006 passes without issue)

Based on:179,036 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	6854
Brake pipe excessively corroded	6038
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	3269
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	2800
Registration plate lamp issues	2392
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	2274
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2252
Registration plate issues	2229
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	2065
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2033
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	1815
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	1236
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	927
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	875
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	866
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	768
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	759
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	733
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	711
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\|	670
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\|	654
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	628
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	623
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	568
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	557
Windscreen washer not working	502
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	498
Windscreen has damage	480
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	449
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	441
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\|	435
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\|	421
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	418
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	367
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	361
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	360
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	351
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	346
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	342
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	321
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	315
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	298
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	296
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	270
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	266
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	263
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|5.3.4 \|b\| \|ii\|\|	260
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	259
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	256
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	255
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|5.3.4 \|b\| \|ii\|\|	254
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	254
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	249
Nearside Rear Road wheel cracked \|4.2.A.1a\|	245
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	245
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	243
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	242
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	241
Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated \|3.6.G.2\|	240
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	236
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	230
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	221
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	220
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	219
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	217
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	217
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	216
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	205
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	199
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	199
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\|	198
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\|	193
Offside Rear Road wheel cracked \|4.2.A.1a\|	191
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	190
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	187
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	186
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	184
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	181
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	181
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	178
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	175
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	175
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	173
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	170
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	166
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	160
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	158
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))	158
Offside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	157
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	157
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	156
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))	154

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 2006

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