MOT History from tests of petrol BMW 7-SERIESs year 2002

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Pass percent:73.24%

(The average a petrol BMW 7-SERIES year 2002 passes without issue)

Based on:16,236 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	684
Brake pipe excessively corroded	540
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	405
Registration plate issues	326
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	306
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	234
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	190
Registration plate lamp issues	182
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	169
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	126
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	107
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	107
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	95
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	92
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	91
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	88
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	85
Windscreen has damage	79
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	70
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	68
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	67
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	64
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	64
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	63
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	56
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	50
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	50
Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction \|3.1.7\|	49
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	49
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	49
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	47
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	45
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	43
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	43
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	42
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	40
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	39
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	37
Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	37
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	37
Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	37
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	34
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	33
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	33
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	32
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	32
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	31
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	31
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	31
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\|	31
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	30
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	29
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	29
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	29
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\|	29
Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	28
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	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\|	27
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\|	26
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	25
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	25
Driver`s airbag obviously defective \|5.4.1\|	25
Exhaust emits excessive dense blue smoke during acceleration \|7.3.A.2c\|	24
Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	24
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	23
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	23
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	22
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	22
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	22
Exhaust emits dense blue smoke at idle \|7.3.A.2b\|	22
Rear brake binding	22
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	22
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	21
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	21
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	21
Power steering component\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	21
Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated \|3.6.G.2\|	20
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	20
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	19
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	19
Offside Front Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	18
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	18
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	18
Windscreen washer not working	17
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	17
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	17
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	17
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	16
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	16
Brake performance not tested \|3.7.A.1\|	16
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	16
Centre Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	16
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	16
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	15
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	15
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	15
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	15
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	15
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing \|3.3.A.1b\|	15
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously deteriorated, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	15
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	15
Power steering pipe\|s\| or hose\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	14
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	14
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	14
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	14

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 2002

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