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

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Pass percent:85.83%

(The average a diesel BMW 7-SERIES year 2011 passes without issue)

Based on:10,663 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	161
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	117
Registration plate issues	109
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	49
Nearside Rear Road wheel cracked \|4.2.A.1a\|	43
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	33
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	30
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	30
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	29
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	28
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 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\|	25
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	24
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	23
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	22
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	21
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	20
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	20
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	19
Registration plate lamp issues	19
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	17
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	16
Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	15
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))	13
Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	12
Offside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))	12
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	12
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	12
Windscreen washer not working	12
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	11
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	11
Windscreen has damage	10
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	10
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	10
Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))	10
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	9
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	9
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	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 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
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
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	7
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	7
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	7
Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated \|3.6.G.2\|	7
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	7
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 axle	7
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 fault	6
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
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	6
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	6
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))	6
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	6
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))	6
Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))	6
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing \|5.2.1 \|a\| \|i\|\|	6
Offside Rear Road wheel fractured \|4.2.B.1a\|	6
Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	6
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	6
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	6
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	6
Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction \|3.1.7\|	6
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	6
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	6
Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured \|4.2.B.1a\|	5
Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))	5
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	5
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))	5
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))	5
Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e))	5
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front (5.3.4 (a) (i))	5
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front (5.3.4 (a) (i))	5
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	5
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	5
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	5
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	5
Offside Front Lower Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	5
Nearside Front Road wheel cracked \|4.2.A.1a\|	5
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	5
Oil leaking excessively from engine \|8.4.1 \|a\| \|i\|\|	5
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	5
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	5
Front brake excessively fluctuating	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 diesel BMW 7-SERIESs year 2011

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