>

MOT History from tests of diesel BMW 5-SERIESs year 2007

Review the list of common BMW 5-SERIES failures below or to perform a specific mot history check on your BMW then use our popular KnowYourCar service

mot history
Pass percent:75.10%
(The average a diesel BMW 5-SERIES year 2007 passes without issue)
Based on:189,069 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment6756
Registration plate lamp issues2434
Registration plate issues2155
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|2059
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1996
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1817
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1355
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1351
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))1324
Brake hose excessively deteriorated1314
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1034
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1012
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|996
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))817
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))806
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|764
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort745
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|727
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))715
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))708
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))691
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))681
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened604
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))595
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|554
Windscreen washer not working 517
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))492
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|488
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|447
Windscreen has damage442
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|442
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|432
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|428
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))408
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))405
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))401
Brakes imbalanced across an axle378
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|358
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||342
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|342
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))327
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||326
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|325
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))315
Parking brake lever ratchet mechanism is excessively worn |3.1.5|295
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))292
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||292
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))288
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|284
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))282
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))276
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|275
Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2|272
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))267
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))259
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))250
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))250
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))246
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|244
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak240
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||229
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|228
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))227
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))226
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))218
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|217
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i||214
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e|205
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault204
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||204
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))199
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i||194
Nearside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a|184
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||179
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))177
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))173
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))171
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))165
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|163
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak162
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|160
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||158
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||151
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|150
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|147
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|145
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|144
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|142
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|142

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.

Got suggestions? We’re improving this section all the time. If you have any suggestions, please let us know.

Find us on Facebook

© KnowYourCar™ 2019. All rights reserved
Except where otherwise noted, content on our MOT statistics pages are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.
You are free to redistribute the material in any medium or format as long as credit is given to KnowYourCar

WARNING: We have placed hidden watermarks in our data. We will take action against our data being used outside of these terms.

MOT Data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0

By using our site you are agreeing to our terms and conditions
Terms & Conditions  Privacy Policy