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MOT History from tests of diesel BMW 7-SERIESs year 2007

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Pass percent:80.00%
(The average a diesel BMW 7-SERIES year 2007 passes without issue)
Based on:14,107 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment403
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively268
Registration plate issues158
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|148
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))137
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|123
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|98
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|86
Registration plate lamp issues82
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))73
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))68
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|61
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))59
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))56
Brake hose excessively deteriorated55
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a||53
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))41
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|41
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|40
Windscreen washer not working 39
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|37
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|32
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||31
Windscreen has damage31
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|29
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|27
Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|26
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort24
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||24
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|24
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))23
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|23
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|21
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|20
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|20
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||19
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))18
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))18
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||17
Brakes imbalanced across an axle17
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|17
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))16
Brake pipe excessively corroded16
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c|16
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened16
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||15
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))15
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))15
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))15
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))14
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))14
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))14
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault14
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))13
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))13
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|12
Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2|12
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|11
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))11
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))11
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|11
Offside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|11
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))10
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|10
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||10
Horn not working |1.6.2a|9
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|9
Driver`s airbag obviously defective |5.4.1|9
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|9
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))9
Offside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a|9
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|9
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|9
Offside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|9

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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