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

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mot history
Pass percent:84.21%
(The average a petrol BMW 5-SERIES year 2011 passes without issue)
Based on:6,531 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment173
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively100
Registration plate issues46
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))41
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))40
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))38
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))32
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))32
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))25
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))25
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))22
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))18
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3|17
Windscreen washer not working 17
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))16
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))16
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))14
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|14
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|11
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||10
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))9
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))9
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak8
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|8
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|8
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))8
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))8
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))8
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|8
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|7
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|7
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|7
Registration plate lamp issues7
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))7
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||7
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|6
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))6
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|6
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))6
Nearside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a|6
Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))6
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|6
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))6
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))6
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||5
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||5
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||5
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))5
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|5
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||5
Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2|5
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c||5
Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))5
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))5
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))5
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c|4
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|4
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))4
Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))4
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||4
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|4
Offside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii||4
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))4
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))4
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))4
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak4
Offside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a|4
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||4
Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))4
Windscreen has damage4
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))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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