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

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mot history
Pass percent:78.62%
(The average a diesel BMW 5-SERIES year 2009 passes without issue)
Based on:127,713 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment4391
Registration plate lamp issues1954
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1415
Registration plate issues1116
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))701
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))695
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))670
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))668
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))653
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 (2.1.3 (b) (i))540
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 Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|433
Brake hose excessively deteriorated431
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))404
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))366
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|360
Windscreen washer not working 351
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))351
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
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))306
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))234
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))234
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))230
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|226
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))222
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|219
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))217
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))215
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|214
Windscreen has damage211
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))208
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))204
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))200
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 Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))180
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak178
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i||173
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault160
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))153
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))149
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||148
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))147
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))144
Nearside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a|136
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))136
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))134
Brakes imbalanced across an axle131
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))126
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i||123
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened122
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|121
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))112
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
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))106
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))106
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))100
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))99
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
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak92
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|91
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
Parking brake lever ratchet mechanism is excessively worn |3.1.5|82

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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