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MOT History from tests of petrol BMW 5s year 1996

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Pass percent:46.88%
(The average a petrol BMW 5 year 1996 passes without issue)
Based on:32 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment9
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|5
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3|3
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively3
Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1|2
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4|2
Offside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|2
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|2
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|2
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c|2
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c|2
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|2
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort2
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3|1
Exhaust tailpipe not capable of allowing the emission probe to be inserted |7.3.D.1|1
Emissions not tested |7.0|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Brake hose excessively deteriorated1
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| loose |4.2.A.1e|1
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|1
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Exhaust emits dense blue smoke at idle |7.3.A.2b|1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint dust covers split |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint outer |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint outer |2.4.G.2|1
Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Front Wheel bolt|s| loose |4.2.A.1e|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|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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