MOT History from tests of diesel BMW 7-SERIESs year 2005

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Pass percent:75.48%

(The average a diesel BMW 7-SERIES year 2005 passes without issue)

Based on:15,576 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	508
Brake pipe excessively corroded	381
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	275
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	254
Registration plate issues	253
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	252
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	209
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	203
Registration plate lamp issues	134
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	117
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	108
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	79
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	77
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	72
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	72
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	61
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	58
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	56
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	55
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	54
Windscreen has damage	50
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	49
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	45
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	44
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	42
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	40
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	38
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	38
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	36
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	34
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	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\|	33
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	31
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	31
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	31
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	30
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	28
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	27
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	27
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	26
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	26
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	25
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	24
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	24
Windscreen washer not working	24
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	24
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	23
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	22
Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	22
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	22
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	21
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	21
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	20
Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction \|3.1.7\|	20
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\|	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\|	18
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	17
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	17
Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	17
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\|	17
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	17
Nearside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	16
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))	16
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	16
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	16
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	15
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|5.3.4 \|b\| \|ii\|\|	15
Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	15
Offside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	14
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\|	14
Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated \|3.6.G.2\|	14
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	14
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	14
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	14
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	13
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	13
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	13
Centre Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	13
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	13
Offside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	12
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	12
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	12
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))	12
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	12
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	12
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	12

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 2005

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