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MOT History from tests of diesel BMW 5-SERIESs year 2011

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Pass percent:79.84%
(The average a diesel BMW 5-SERIES year 2011 passes without issue)
Based on:166,391 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment5201
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively2705
Registration plate issues1722
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1389
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1347
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1220
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1182
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))918
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))891
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))681
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))673
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|618
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|568
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|528
Windscreen washer not working 454
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|442
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))434
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))423
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|419
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|407
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))398
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))388
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))372
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))359
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||357
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))324
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak314
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|306
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|290
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))259
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))255
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|253
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|249
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))247
Nearside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a|246
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))245
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak241
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|241
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|239
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|234
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))233
Registration plate lamp issues229
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||228
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|221
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))220
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||201
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||198
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened195
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))188
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||185
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||180
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||179
Windscreen has damage177
Brakes imbalanced across an axle165
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|164
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))164
Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2|157
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))153
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|150
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|148
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))148
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||147
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||142
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|141
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|140
Offside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a|138
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|138
Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))137
Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))137
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))137
Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))132
Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))128
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||127
Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|123
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||118
Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a))117
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened109
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||106
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))105
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))104
Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))102

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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