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

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Pass percent:67.95%

(The average a petrol BMW 7-SERIES year 2001 passes without issue)

Based on:15,665 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	794
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	379
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	375
Brake pipe excessively corroded	327
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	266
Registration plate lamp issues	250
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	245
Registration plate issues	224
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	191
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	161
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	160
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	159
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	131
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	124
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	120
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	113
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	111
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	108
Nearside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	106
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	95
Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	91
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	89
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	89
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	88
Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	87
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	83
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	77
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	77
Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	73
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	73
Fuel tank leaking \|7.2.3\|	70
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	70
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	69
Windscreen has damage	69
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	68
Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	66
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	64
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	64
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	62
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	61
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	58
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	58
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	54
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	54
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	53
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	52
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	52
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	51
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	50
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	50
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	47
Rear brake binding	46
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	45
Offside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	45
Brake hose has insufficient room to move	44
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	43
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	41
Offside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	39
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	37
Nearside Steering pivot point has excessive play \|2.2.B.1g\|	37
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	35
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	35
Nearside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	34
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	34
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	33
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	33
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	32
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	32
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	31
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	29
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	28
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\|	27
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	27
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	26
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp does not illuminate \|3.4.1b\|	26
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	26
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	26
Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	26
Brake hose damaged	26
Windscreen washer not working	25
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	25
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	23
Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	23
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	22
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	22
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\|	22
Nearside Front Steering pivot point has excessive play \|2.2.B.1g\|	22
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	22
Nearside Front Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings \|2.2.B.1h\|	21
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	21
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	21
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	21
Nearside Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings \|2.2.B.1h\|	20
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\|	20
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	20
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	19
Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated \|3.6.G.2\|	19
Nearside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	18
Offside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	18
Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	18
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	18
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	18
Nearside Rear Upper Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	18
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	17
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	17
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	17
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	17
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	17
Offside Rear Upper Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	17
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bearing \|2.4.G.2\|	17
Power steering pipe\|s\| or hose\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	16
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	16
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	16
Nearside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	16

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 2001

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