MOT History from tests of petrol BMW 7-SERIESs year 1998

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Pass percent:62.31%

(The average a petrol BMW 7-SERIES year 1998 passes without issue)

Based on:22,510 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1163
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1041
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	887
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	670
Registration plate lamp issues	537
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	491
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	455
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	442
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	415
Registration plate issues	402
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	390
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	368
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	315
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	286
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	283
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	278
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	259
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	229
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	219
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	202
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	199
Fuel tank leaking \|7.2.3\|	194
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	165
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	162
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	158
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	148
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	147
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	124
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	120
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	118
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	118
Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	107
Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	107
Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	103
Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	103
Offside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	102
Nearside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	101
Windscreen has damage	98
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	94
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	94
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	91
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	89
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	86
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	84
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	80
Nearside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	78
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	75
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	72
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	72
Nearside Steering pivot point has excessive play \|2.2.B.1g\|	72
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	71
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp does not illuminate \|3.4.1b\|	68
Brake hose has insufficient room to move	67
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	66
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	65
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	63
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	62
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	61
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	57
Nearside Front Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings \|2.2.B.1h\|	56
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	56
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	56
Rear brake binding	55
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	55
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	54
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	53
Nearside Front Steering pivot point has excessive play \|2.2.B.1g\|	52
Nearside Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings \|2.2.B.1h\|	52
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	51
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	48
Power steering pipe\|s\| or hose\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	48
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	48
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	47
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	47
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	46
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	46
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	45
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	44
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position \|8.4.1\|	43
Brake hose damaged	42
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	40
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	40
Windscreen washer not working	39
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	38
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	38
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	37
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	37
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	36
Centre Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	36
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	35
Front brake application uneven	35
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	34
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	34
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	33
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	32
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	32
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	32
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	32
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	31
Offside Rear Upper Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	31
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	31
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	30
Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated \|3.6.G.2\|	30
Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	30
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	30
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	30
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	28
Nearside Rear Upper Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	28
Power steering component\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	28
Parking brake lever defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated \|3.1.3c\|	28
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	28
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\|	28
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	27
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bearing \|2.4.G.2\|	27
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	27
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	27
Offside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	26
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\|	26
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	26
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	26
Driver`s door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	26
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	26
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously deteriorated, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	26
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	26
Power steering pipe\|s\| or hose\|s\| leaking from a joint \|2.3.3b\|	26

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 1998

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