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MOT History from tests of diesel BMW 5-SERIESs year 2009

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Pass percent:79.44%
(The average a diesel BMW 5-SERIES year 2009 passes without issue)
Based on:112,775 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment3949
Registration plate lamp issues1816
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1211
Registration plate issues996
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|634
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|628
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|530
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|504
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|473
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))461
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))458
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))445
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))442
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|433
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))425
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))379
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|360
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|343
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|341
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|323
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))279
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))234
Windscreen washer not working 227
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|226
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|219
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|214
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))214
Windscreen has damage211
Brake hose excessively deteriorated210
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))203
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||196
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|194
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||188
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort185
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|184
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i||173
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))170
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||148
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))148
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))146
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))146
Nearside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a|136
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))135
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault134
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))133
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))132
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i||123
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|121
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))121
Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2|112
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||110
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened109
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak106
Brakes imbalanced across an axle105
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))101
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))100
Offside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a|96
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i||93
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))92
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))92
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|91
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))90
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||88
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|87
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||87
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|85
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|84
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))84
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))82
Parking brake lever ratchet mechanism is excessively worn |3.1.5|82
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i||81
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))80
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|76
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|75
Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|74
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||74
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|72
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))70

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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