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

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Pass percent:88.40%
(The average a petrol BMW 5-SERIES year 2013 passes without issue)
Based on:3,707 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment77
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively51
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))25
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))22
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))18
Windscreen washer not working 12
Registration plate issues12
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))12
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))12
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak6
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))6
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))5
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))5
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))5
Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))5
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))5
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))5
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened5
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))4
Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))4
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|4
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c||3
Offside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))3
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||3
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak3
Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))3
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))3
Offside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))3
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))3
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))3
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||3
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))3
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|3
Offside Rear Valve stem seriously damaged (5.2.3 (j))3
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))3
Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))3
Nearside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))3
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))3
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak2
Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))2
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))2
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))2
Registration plate lamp issues2
Rear fog lamp switch missing (4.5.3 (a) (ii))2
Rear fog lamp tell-tale missing (4.9.1 (a) (ii))2
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3|2
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|2
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))2
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|2
Horn not working (7.7 (a))2
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault2
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))2
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))2
Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d))2
Offside Front Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a))2
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))2
Nearside Rear Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a|2
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))2
Brake hose excessively deteriorated2

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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