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MOT History from tests of petrol BMW 5-SERIESs year 2016

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Pass percent:94.55%
(The average a petrol BMW 5-SERIES year 2016 passes without issue)
Based on:1,542 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment15
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively8
Registration plate issues4
Windscreen washer not working 3
Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))2
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))2
Brake hose excessively deteriorated2
Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))2
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1
Direction indicator incorrect colour both sides rear (4.4.3 (a))1
Rear fog lamp missing (4.5.1 (a) (ii))1
Brake pipe excessively corroded1
Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative washers not spraying headlight (4.1.6 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||1
Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g))1
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1
Nearside Front Road wheel badly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))1
Nearside Rear Inner Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))1
Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d))1
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii))1
Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))1
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))1
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak1
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))1
Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii))1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Position lamp with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))1
Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))1
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened1
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced beam converter (4.1.4 (b))1
Nearside Side repeater not working LED (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))1
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear most (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended |7.1.2 |d||1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii))1
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||1
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Inner Road wheel fractured n/s/r inner edge split. (5.2.2 (a))1
Nearside Rear Inner Brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))1
Offside Rear Inner Brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))1
Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))1
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))1
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1
Offside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1

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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