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

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mot history
Pass percent:75.68%
(The average a diesel BMW 5-SERIES year 2007 passes without issue)
Based on:172,816 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment6248
Registration plate lamp issues2274
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|2059
Registration plate issues2024
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1817
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1810
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
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
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))874
Brake hose excessively deteriorated846
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
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))619
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))583
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened572
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|554
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))504
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))494
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 Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))475
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))461
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
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))377
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
Windscreen washer not working 348
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||342
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|342
Brakes imbalanced across an axle331
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
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))319
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))313
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))307
Parking brake lever ratchet mechanism is excessively worn |3.1.5|295
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||292
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 Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|275
Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2|272
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))266
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))251
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|244
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))241
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||229
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|228
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
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||204
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))203
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i||194
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))193
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))190
Nearside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a|184
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))183
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||179
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak173
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))169
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault168
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))168
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))167
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))164
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
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))161
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 ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))157
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
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))148
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|147
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))146
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
Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|141
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|140
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))139
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|139
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i||133
Nearside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a|132
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||132
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|130
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))130
Offside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a|130
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|128
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||127

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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