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MOT History from tests of diesel BMW 5s year 2008

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Pass percent:76.15%
(The average a diesel BMW 5 year 2008 passes without issue)
Based on:109 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment4
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|3
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively3
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|3
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|2
Registration plate lamp issues2
Windscreen has damage2
rear parking |secondary| brakes imbalanced2
Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release rear center |5.2.5a|1
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))1
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))1
Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))1
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Emissions not tested (8.2.2.2 (e))1
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))1
Registration plate issues1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position |8.4.1|1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Rear Statutory seat belt missing |5.1.1|1
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Front Road wheel more than one fixing loose (5.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Road wheel more than one fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Road wheel more than one fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|1
Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2|1
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a||1
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||1
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||1
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Centre Upper Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|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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