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MOT History from tests of diesel BMW 7-SERIESs year 2011

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Pass percent:85.19%
(The average a diesel BMW 7-SERIES year 2011 passes without issue)
Based on:12,419 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment181
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively128
Registration plate issues114
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))74
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))51
Nearside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a|43
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))42
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))42
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak39
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))38
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))36
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))34
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))32
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))31
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|29
Offside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a|27
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||26
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|25
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))24
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||23
Registration plate lamp issues23
Windscreen washer not working 22
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|20
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|20
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))20
Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))19
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak19
Offside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))18
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))17
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||16
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))16
Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|15
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))14
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))14
Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|12
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))11
Windscreen has damage10
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|10
Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))10
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))10
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))10
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|9
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))9
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))9
Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))9
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|9
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))9
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))9
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|9
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))9
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|9
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|9
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))8
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|8
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|8
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|8
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))8
Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))7
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||7
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|7
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))7
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))7
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))7
Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|7
Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2|7
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened7
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|7
Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured |5.2.2 |a||7
Offside Rear Road wheel fractured |5.2.2 |a||7
Brakes imbalanced across an axle7
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|7
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|7
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|7
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault6
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||6
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||6
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))6
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))6
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing |5.2.1 |a| |i||6
Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e))6
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))6
Offside Rear Road wheel fractured |4.2.B.1a|6
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front (5.3.4 (a) (i))6
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front (5.3.4 (a) (i))6
Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|6
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))6
Nearside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))6
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||6
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))6
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened6
Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction |3.1.7|6
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|6

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.

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