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MOT History from tests of diesel BMW 7-SERIESs year 2001

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Pass percent:64.63%
(The average a diesel BMW 7-SERIES year 2001 passes without issue)
Based on:82 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment4
Brake pipe excessively corroded3
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort3
Fuel tank leaking |7.2.3|2
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|2
Offside Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1|2
Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3|1
Nearside Steering pivot point has excessive play idle arm |2.2.B.1g|1
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|1
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|1
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint front arm |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Nearside Ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c|1
Offside Ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c|1
Nearside Rear Brake hose excessively damaged |3.6.B.4d|1
Offside Rear Brake hose excessively damaged |3.6.B.4d|1
Rear brake binding1
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|1
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|1
Nearside Rear Fuel tank leaking (6.1.3 (b) (i))1
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Brake performance not tested |3.7.A.1|1
Centre Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Nearside Rear Air suspension bellows leaking |2.4.D.2|1
Offside Rear Upper Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.6.B1|1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Rear brake application uneven1
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Lower Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.6.B1|1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Registration plate lamp issues1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|1
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b|1
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|1
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1

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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