MOT History from tests of petrol BMW 7-SERIESs year 1999

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Pass percent:65.48%

(The average a petrol BMW 7-SERIES year 1999 passes without issue)

Based on:21,278 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1040
Brake pipe excessively corroded	809
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	601
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	580
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	553
Registration plate lamp issues	373
Registration plate issues	357
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	290
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	282
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	282
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	263
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	210
Fuel tank leaking \|7.2.3\|	203
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	200
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	188
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	175
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	169
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	142
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	139
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	135
Nearside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	134
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	131
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	119
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	116
Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	112
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	111
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	106
Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	105
Windscreen has damage	100
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	98
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	95
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	95
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	93
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	93
Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	90
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	88
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	81
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	80
Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	80
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	79
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	77
Rear brake binding	75
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	74
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	74
Brake hose has insufficient room to move	70
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	69
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	68
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	68
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	67
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	64
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	62
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	61
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	58
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	58
Nearside Steering pivot point has excessive play \|2.2.B.1g\|	58
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp does not illuminate \|3.4.1b\|	57
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	56
Nearside Front Steering pivot point has excessive play \|2.2.B.1g\|	53
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	52
Nearside Front Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings \|2.2.B.1h\|	49
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	49
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	47
Offside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	45
Windscreen washer not working	44
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	44
Nearside Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings \|2.2.B.1h\|	42
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	41
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	41
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	41
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	40
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	40
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	40
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	40
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	40
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	40
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	39
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	37
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	36
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	35
Brake hose damaged	35
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	35
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	35
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released	34
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	34
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	33
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	33
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\|	32
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	32
Power steering pipe\|s\| or hose\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	32
Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated \|3.6.G.2\|	31
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	31
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	31
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	31
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	30
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	30
Front brake application uneven	29
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	29
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position \|8.4.1\|	29
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	29
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	29
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	29
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	29
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	29
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	28
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	28
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	28
Offside Rear coil spring cracked \|2.4.C.1a\|	27
Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	26
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	26
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\|	25
Offside Rear Upper Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	25
Offside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	24
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\|	24
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\|	24
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	23
Nearside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	23
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	23
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bearing \|2.4.G.2\|	23
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	23
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	23

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 1999

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