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MOT History from tests of petrol BMW 7-SERIESs year 1978

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Pass percent:71.60%
(The average a petrol BMW 7-SERIES year 1978 passes without issue)
Based on:81 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded8
Rear brake binding5
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|4
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively4
Registration plate lamp issues4
Headlamp aim out of alignment4
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|4
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive |7.3.B.1a|2
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|2
Battery insecure |1.9.1|2
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|2
front brake binding |3.7.B.1|2
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|2
Brakes imbalanced across an axle2
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|2
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|2
Offside Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Rear Fuel hose leaking by fuel pump & filter |7.2.3|1
Offside Front Steering locking device missing track rod end lock split pin missing |2.2.C.1g|1
Rear Fuel hose leaking |7.2.3|1
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Brake pipe kinked on master cylinder |3.6.B.2b|1
Offside Rear Inner Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded sill |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Rear Inner Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded sill |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded inner and outer sill |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Front Fluid suspension unit leaking |2.4.D.2|1
Offside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a|1
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position |8.4.1|1
Registration plate issues1
Hazard warning switch faulty |1.4.B.1d|1
Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Front front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Offside Rear front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Offside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Rear front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Offside Rear front parking brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.6a|1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings floor |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Outer Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Rear Fuel pipe leaking |7.2.3|1
Brake actuating linkage mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |3.3.A.2|1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect |2.7.5|1
Offside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect |2.7.5|1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Nearside Front Brake hose bulging under pressure |3.6.B.3|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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