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

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mot history
Pass percent:76.99%
(The average a petrol BMW 5-SERIES year 2006 passes without issue)
Based on:27,176 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment943
Brake pipe excessively corroded662
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively321
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|250
Registration plate issues244
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|217
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|206
Registration plate lamp issues191
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|181
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))170
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))151
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|146
Brake hose excessively deteriorated137
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))115
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))110
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|104
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))102
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|84
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort83
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|81
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))81
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|76
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))75
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|68
Windscreen washer not working 67
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened61
Brakes imbalanced across an axle53
Windscreen has damage53
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))52
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))52
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|50
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))49
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|49
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|48
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|47
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|46
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))46
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))43
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||43
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||43
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))42
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||42
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))41
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|39
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3|39
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))38
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3|37
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||36
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|33
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|33
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))32
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i||31
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|30
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))29
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|29
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))27
Nearside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a|27
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))26
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|26
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e|25
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|25
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|25
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|25
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a||25
Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2|25
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|25
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))24
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|24
Nearside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a|24
Offside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a|23
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))23
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))23
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|22
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))22
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|21
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))21
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))20
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||20
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))20
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))20
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||19
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))19
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||19
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))19

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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