MOT History from tests of petrol BMW 7-SERIESs year 2000

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Pass percent:66.28%

(The average a petrol BMW 7-SERIES year 2000 passes without issue)

Based on:17,949 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	861
Brake pipe excessively corroded	586
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	528
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	487
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	371
Registration plate lamp issues	349
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	270
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	249
Registration plate issues	248
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	241
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	203
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	185
Fuel tank leaking \|7.2.3\|	174
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	173
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	160
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	159
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	145
Nearside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	132
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	132
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	125
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	113
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	101
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	98
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	96
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	95
Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	95
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	91
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	91
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	91
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	90
Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	89
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	86
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	83
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	83
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	82
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	81
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	79
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	78
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	75
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	75
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	74
Windscreen has damage	72
Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	71
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	71
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	69
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	67
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	66
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	64
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	64
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	64
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	63
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	62
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	61
Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	59
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	58
Rear brake binding	52
Brake hose has insufficient room to move	52
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	52
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	51
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	49
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	49
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	47
Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	45
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	44
Nearside Steering pivot point has excessive play \|2.2.B.1g\|	44
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	42
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	41
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	41
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	40
Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated \|3.6.G.2\|	39
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	38
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\|	37
Windscreen washer not working	37
Nearside Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings \|2.2.B.1h\|	37
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	36
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	36
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\|	35
Nearside Front Steering pivot point has excessive play \|2.2.B.1g\|	35
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp does not illuminate \|3.4.1b\|	34
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	34
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	33
Brake hose damaged	32
Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	32
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	32
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	31
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	31
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	30
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	29
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	29
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	29
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	28
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bearing \|2.4.G.2\|	28
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	28
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\|	28
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	27
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	27
Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	26
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	26
Nearside Front Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings \|2.2.B.1h\|	26
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	25
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	24
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	24
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	23
Offside Rear Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	23
Offside Rear coil spring cracked \|2.4.C.1a\|	23
Front brake application uneven	22
Offside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	22
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	22
Nearside Rear Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	21
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	21
Nearside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	21
Offside Rear Upper Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	21
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	21
Nearside Rear Upper Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	21
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	20
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	20
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	20
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	20
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))	20
Power steering pipe\|s\| or hose\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	20
Parking brake lever defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated \|3.1.3c\|	20
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	20
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	19
Nearside Outer Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	19
Offside Outer Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	19
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	19
Nearside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	19

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.

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MOT History from tests of petrol BMW 7-SERIESs year 2000

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