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

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mot history
Pass percent:79.95%
(The average a petrol BMW 5-SERIES year 2007 passes without issue)
Based on:20,130 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment613
Registration plate issues193
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively185
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3|148
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))138
Registration plate lamp issues135
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|101
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))96
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|96
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))92
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))88
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))78
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|70
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))67
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|61
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|61
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|55
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))53
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))52
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort50
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|49
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))49
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))48
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))48
Brake hose excessively deteriorated47
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|45
Windscreen washer not working 43
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))43
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))41
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|41
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|40
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3|39
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))38
Windscreen has damage38
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|37
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|37
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||35
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))35
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|34
Brakes imbalanced across an axle33
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))33
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|32
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|32
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault31
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|31
Brake pipe excessively corroded30
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||29
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|27
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||25
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|23
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|23
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened23
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))22
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))22
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))22
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|22
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))22
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))21
Nearside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a|21
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak21
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||20
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))19
Parking brake lever ratchet mechanism is excessively worn |3.1.5|19
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||19
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|19
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|18
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|18
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))18
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e|18
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|17
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))17
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))17
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))16
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))15
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))15
Offside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a|15
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|15
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|15
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||14
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b))14
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))14
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4|14
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||14
Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|14
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|13
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))13
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|13
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))13
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i||13
Offside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a|13
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))13

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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