MOT History from tests of diesel BMW 7-SERIESs year 2004

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Pass percent:74.30%

(The average a diesel BMW 7-SERIES year 2004 passes without issue)

Based on:8,533 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	315
Brake pipe excessively corroded	275
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	193
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	177
Registration plate lamp issues	160
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	159
Registration plate issues	149
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	91
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	72
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	61
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	47
Windscreen has damage	39
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	38
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	36
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	35
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	34
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	34
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	34
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	33
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	33
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	33
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	33
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\|	32
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	29
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	28
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	28
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	28
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	27
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	27
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	27
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	26
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	26
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	25
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	23
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	21
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	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
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	19
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	18
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	18
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	17
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	17
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\|	17
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	16
Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	16
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	16
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	16
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	15
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	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 Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	14
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	14
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	14
Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	14
Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated \|3.6.G.2\|	14
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	13
Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	13
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	13
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	13
Nearside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1c\|	12
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	12
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	12
Offside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	12
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	12
Centre Rear Statutory seat belt missing \|5.1.1\|	12
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	12
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	11
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	11
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	11
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\|	11
Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	11
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	11
Windscreen washer not working	11
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\|	11
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	11
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	10
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	10
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	10
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	10
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|5.3.4 \|b\| \|ii\|\|	9
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	9
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	9
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	9
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	9
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\|	9
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	9
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|5.3.4 \|b\| \|ii\|\|	9
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	9
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	8
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|5.3.4 \|b\| \|ii\|\|	8
Centre Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	8
Offside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	8
Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction \|3.1.7\|	8
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	8
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	8
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	8
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	7
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	7
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	7
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	7
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	7
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	7
Offside Outer Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	7
Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	7
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	7

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 2004

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