MOT Check for BMW 7-SERIESs

The BMW 7-SERIES makes up 370,237 of the overall 21,837,651 BMW MOT test results. Select your 7-SERIES model year below to find the specific problems.

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Some examples of the most common issues are:
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits b Occurs:64 times
Nearside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings  Occurs:36 times
Rear Exhaust mounting missing  Occurs:89 times
Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) Occurs:24 times
Offside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded  Occurs:96 times
Fuel tank leaking bi Occurs:29 times
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:193 times
Centre Exhaust mounting missing  Occurs:194 times
Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d)) Occurs:32 times
Offside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective  Occurs:44 times
Nearside Rear Radius arm has excessive play in a ball joint  Occurs:70 times
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn ai Occurs:35 times
Offside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play  Occurs:143 times
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:171 times
Offside Rear Brake hose excessively damaged  Occurs:110 times
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image  Occurs:140 times
Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) Occurs:47 times
Nearside Front Brake back plate securing device loose  Occurs:32 times
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a track control arm inner bush  Occurs:31 times
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements  Occurs:103 times
Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:21 times
Offside Front Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced  Occurs:20 times
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted  Occurs:265 times
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Occurs:219 times
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt  Occurs:190 times
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