MOT History from tests of petrol BMW 7-SERIESs year 1996

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Pass percent:58.65%

(The average a petrol BMW 7-SERIES year 1996 passes without issue)

Based on:17,423 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1038
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	952
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	826
Headlamp aim out of alignment	803
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	543
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	502
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	465
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	374
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	351
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	328
Registration plate issues	326
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	324
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	309
Registration plate lamp issues	294
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	218
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	201
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	169
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	168
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	166
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	157
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	156
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	156
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	153
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	142
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	140
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	140
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	136
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	133
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	127
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	124
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	120
Fuel tank leaking \|7.2.3\|	120
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	115
Windscreen has damage	109
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	108
Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	107
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	103
Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	96
Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	93
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	90
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	89
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	84
Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	82
Nearside Steering pivot point has excessive play \|2.2.B.1g\|	79
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	78
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	74
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	72
Offside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	68
Rear brake binding	68
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	66
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	66
Brake hose damaged	66
Brake hose has insufficient room to move	63
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	62
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	61
Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	56
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	56
Nearside Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings \|2.2.B.1h\|	55
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	55
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	54
Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	53
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	53
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	52
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	52
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\|	51
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	48
Nearside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	48
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	48
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	47
Nearside Front Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings \|2.2.B.1h\|	46
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	46
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	43
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	43
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	43
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\|	41
Nearside Front Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	41
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	41
Nearside Front Steering pivot point has excessive play \|2.2.B.1g\|	41
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	41
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	40
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	39
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp does not illuminate \|3.4.1b\|	38
Nearside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	36
Nearside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	35
Offside 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\|	35
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	34
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	34
Power steering pipe\|s\| or hose\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	33
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	33
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	32
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	32
Parking brake lever defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated \|3.1.3c\|	31
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\|	31
Front brake application uneven	31
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	30
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	29
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	29
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	29
Driver`s door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	29
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	28
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	28
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	28
Offside Rear Upper Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	27
Offside Front Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	27
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	26
Offside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	26
Offside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	26
Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	26
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	25
Offside Outer Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	24
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position \|8.4.1\|	24
Brake performance not tested \|3.7.A.1\|	23
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	23
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	23
Power steering component\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	23
Offside Rear Brake hose excessively damaged \|3.6.B.4d\|	23
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bearing \|2.4.G.2\|	23
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bearing \|2.4.G.2\|	23
Nearside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	22
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	22
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	22
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	22

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 1996

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