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MOT History from tests of petrol BMW 5-SERIESs year 2010

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Pass percent:84.71%
(The average a petrol BMW 5-SERIES year 2010 passes without issue)
Based on:7,356 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment196
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively103
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))45
Registration plate issues44
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))33
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3|33
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))28
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|27
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))25
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))24
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|24
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))23
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))19
Nearside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a|19
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||18
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))15
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||14
Registration plate lamp issues14
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|14
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c||14
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))13
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))12
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|12
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|12
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))12
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))11
Windscreen has damage11
Offside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a|10
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|10
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|10
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|10
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|10
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||9
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||9
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||9
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||9
Windscreen washer not working 9
Brakes imbalanced across an axle9
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened8
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|8
Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2|8
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|8
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))7
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak7
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|7
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))7
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|6
Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|6
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))6
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))6
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||6
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))6
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||6
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|5
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||5
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|5
Nearside Front Road wheel bead rim badly distorted |4.2.A.1a|5
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))5
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|5
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))5
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))5
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|4
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|4
Offside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|4
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|4
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))4
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak4
Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))4
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))4
Offside Front Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a|4
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing |5.2.1 |a| |i||4
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|4
Offside Rear Road wheel fractured |5.2.2 |a||4
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))4
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))4
Offside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))4

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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