MOT History from tests of petrol BMW 7-SERIESs year 1995

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Pass percent:58.56%

(The average a petrol BMW 7-SERIES year 1995 passes without issue)

Based on:10,506 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	708
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	689
Brake pipe excessively corroded	679
Headlamp aim out of alignment	453
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	372
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	333
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	290
Registration plate lamp issues	264
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	248
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	217
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	216
Registration plate issues	195
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	187
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	180
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	114
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	112
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	104
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	103
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	102
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	98
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	98
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	97
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	95
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	94
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	89
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	88
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	85
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	81
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	80
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	77
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	73
Fuel tank leaking \|7.2.3\|	70
Windscreen has damage	66
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	65
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	64
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	62
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	60
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	60
Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	58
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	56
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	56
Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	50
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	50
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	50
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	48
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	48
Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	48
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	46
Nearside Steering pivot point has excessive play \|2.2.B.1g\|	46
Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	45
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	45
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	43
Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	41
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	41
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	40
Rear brake binding	40
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	39
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	39
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	39
Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	38
Brake hose damaged	38
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp does not illuminate \|3.4.1b\|	37
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	36
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	35
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	34
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	33
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	30
Nearside Rear Brake hose excessively damaged \|3.6.B.4d\|	28
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	28
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	27
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	26
Power steering pipe\|s\| or hose\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	25
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	25
Nearside Front Steering pivot point has excessive play \|2.2.B.1g\|	25
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	25
Offside Rear Brake hose excessively damaged \|3.6.B.4d\|	24
Nearside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	23
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	23
Nearside Front Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings \|2.2.B.1h\|	22
Brake hose has insufficient room to move	22
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	22
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	22
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	22
Nearside Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings \|2.2.B.1h\|	22
Offside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	22
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	20
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	20
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	20
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	20
Offside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	20
Nearside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	20
Offside Front Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	20
Nearside Front Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	20
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	19
Offside Front coil spring cracked \|2.4.C.1a\|	19
Offside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	18
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	18
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	18
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	18
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	18
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position \|8.4.1\|	17
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	17
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	17
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	17
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	16
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	16
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	16
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	16
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	16
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	15
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	15
Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	15
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	15
Windscreen washer not working	15
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	15
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	15
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	15
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	14
Offside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	14
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	14
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	14
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	14

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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MOT History from tests of petrol BMW 7-SERIESs year 1995

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