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

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Pass percent:76.91%

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

Based on:6,427 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	234
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	113
Brake pipe excessively corroded	112
Registration plate issues	96
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	74
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	73
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	61
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	53
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	50
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	49
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	39
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	35
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	33
Windscreen has damage	32
Registration plate lamp issues	31
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	29
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	27
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	27
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	25
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	23
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	21
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	19
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	19
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	18
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	18
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	17
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))	16
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	16
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	16
Exhaust emits excessive dense blue smoke during acceleration \|7.3.A.2c\|	16
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	14
Windscreen washer not working	14
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	14
Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction \|3.1.7\|	13
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	13
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	13
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	13
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	13
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	12
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	11
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	11
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	10
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\|	10
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	10
Exhaust emits dense blue smoke at idle \|7.3.A.2b\|	10
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	10
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	10
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	10
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	9
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	8
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	8
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	8
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\|	7
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	7
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	7
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	7
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	7
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	7
Exhaust emits excessive dense blue smoke during acceleration (8.2.1.2 (g))	7
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))	7
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	7
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	7
Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))	6
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	6
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	6
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	6
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	6
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|5.3.4 \|b\| \|ii\|\|	6
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|5.3.4 \|b\| \|ii\|\|	6
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	6
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	6
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	6
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	6
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	6
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	6
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	6
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\|	6
Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	6
Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	6
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	5
Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e))	5
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	5
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	5
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	5
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	5
Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	5
Exhaust emits excessive dense blue smoke during acceleration \|8.2.1.2 \|g\|\|	5
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))	5
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	5
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	5
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	5
Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	5
Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	5

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 2005

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