MOT History from tests of diesel BMW 7-SERIESs year 2003

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Pass percent:74.34%

(The average a diesel BMW 7-SERIES year 2003 passes without issue)

Based on:9,863 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	344
Brake pipe excessively corroded	277
Registration plate issues	225
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	211
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	203
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	193
Registration plate lamp issues	171
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	90
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	81
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	67
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	65
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	61
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	61
Windscreen has damage	60
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	60
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	59
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	48
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	47
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	46
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	45
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	44
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	43
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	43
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	39
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	38
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	36
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\|	35
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	32
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	32
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	32
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	30
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	30
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	29
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	28
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	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\|	26
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	23
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\|	23
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	23
Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	22
Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	22
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	22
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	22
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	21
Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	21
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	20
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\|	20
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	19
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	19
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	17
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	17
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	16
Windscreen washer not working	16
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	16
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	16
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	16
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	15
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	15
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\|	15
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	14
Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction \|3.1.7\|	14
Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	14
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	14
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	13
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	13
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	13
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	13
Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated \|3.6.G.2\|	13
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	12
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	12
Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	11
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	11
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	11
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	11
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	11
Driver`s airbag obviously defective \|5.4.1\|	11
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	11
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	11
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	11
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	11
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	11
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	10
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	10
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	10
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	10
Centre Rear Statutory seat belt missing \|5.1.1\|	10
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\|	10
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	10
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	10
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	10
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	10
Offside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1c\|	10
Offside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	10
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	9
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	9
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	9
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	9
Rear brake binding	9
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	9
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	9
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	9
Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	9
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	9
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	8
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	8
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	8
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	8
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	8
Offside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	8
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	8

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 diesel BMW 7-SERIESs year 2003

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