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

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Pass percent:85.34%
(The average a petrol BMW 5-SERIES year 2011 passes without issue)
Based on:5,281 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment136
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively86
Registration plate issues37
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))27
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))25
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))24
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))18
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))18
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))18
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3|17
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))14
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|14
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))13
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))13
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|11
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))11
Windscreen washer not working 11
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))10
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||10
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
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
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||7
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak6
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|6
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|6
Registration plate lamp issues6
Nearside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a|6
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|6
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (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
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|5
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))5
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))5
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||5
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))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
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c|4
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|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 Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))4
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))4
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
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))4
Windscreen has damage4
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||3
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))3
Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|3
Offside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|3
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))3
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))3
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))3
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))3
Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|3
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))3
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|3
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||3
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3|3
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened3
Nearside Rear Air suspension unit deteriorated and likely to fail |2.4.D.1b|3

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.

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