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MOT History from tests of diesel BMW 5-SERIESs year 2013

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Pass percent:84.61%
(The average a diesel BMW 5-SERIES year 2013 passes without issue)
Based on:142,303 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment2790
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively2558
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1534
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1179
Registration plate issues1153
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))850
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))585
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))574
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak443
Windscreen washer not working 420
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak361
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))331
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))316
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))295
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))285
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))277
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))273
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))269
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))240
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))220
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|204
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|189
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||158
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))153
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))151
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|135
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))133
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))133
Brakes imbalanced across an axle128
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))121
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))120
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|117
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened115
Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))109
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|109
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))109
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||104
Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))103
Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))101
Windscreen has damage98
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened94
Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a))93
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak90
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|88
Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))88
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||82
Nearside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a|79
Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2|79
Registration plate lamp issues77
Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))75
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))73
Nearside Rear Air suspension unit deteriorated and likely to fail |2.4.D.1b|72
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||72
Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))72
Rear Prop shaft flexible coupling excessively deteriorated (6.1.7 (d) (i))72
Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))71
Offside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))70
Horn not working (7.7 (a))69
Offside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))69

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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