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MOT History from tests of petrol BMW 5-SERIESs year 2019

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Pass percent:94.94%
(The average a petrol BMW 5-SERIES year 2019 passes without issue)
Based on:15,230 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment162
Registration plate issues126
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively52
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))30
Windscreen washer not working 24
Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))20
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))20
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))15
Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d))14
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))12
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))12
Offside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))12
Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))10
Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))9
Nearside Rear Inner Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))9
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))8
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))7
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))6
Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))6
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak6
Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d))6
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak6
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))5
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))5
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))5
Electronic braking system warning device indicates a fault (1.7 (b))5
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))5
Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))4
Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d))4
Central Rear Seat belt buckle missing (7.1.2 (d))4
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))4
Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))4
Offside Rear Road wheel has a welding defect (5.2.2 (a))3
Offside Rear Inner Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))3
Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii))3
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b))3
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))3
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))3
Windscreen in such a condition that visibility through swept area is seriously affected (3.2 (c) (ii))3
Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d))3
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))3
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))3
Brakes imbalanced across an axle3
Position lamp switch does not operate in accordance with the requirements (4.2.2 (a))3
Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i))3
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened3

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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