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

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mot history
Pass percent:84.51%
(The average a petrol BMW 7-SERIES year 2011 passes without issue)
Based on:523 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment16
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively6
Registration plate issues6
Nearside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a|4
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|3
Nearside Front Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|2
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|2
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))2
Offside Front Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|2
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|2
Offside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|2
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|2
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1
Nearside Front Road wheel fractured |4.2.B.1a|1
Offside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))1
Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint outer joint |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush lower arm closest to the rear of vehicle |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush lower arm closest to the rear of vehicle |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))1
Horn not working (7.7 (a))1
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|1
Offside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|1
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||1
Windscreen washer not working 1
Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))1
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Forward arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Forward arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Road wheel fractured |4.2.B.1a|1
Stop lamp(s) remains on when the brakes are released (4.3.2 (a) (iii))1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Registration plate lamp issues1
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Electronic power steering warning lamp indicates a system malfunction (2.6 (a))1
Nearside Rear Inner Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a|1
Nearside Front Passengers airbag obviously inoperative (7.1.5 (c))1
Oil leaking continuously from engine posing a serious risk to road safety (8.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rearmost (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn both front lower thrust arms (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Offside Rear Road wheel fractured x2 (5.2.2 (a))1
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint both excessive lift |2.5.B.1a|1
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4|1
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3|1
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3|1
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3|1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured |2.4.G.1|1
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint rear arm |2.5.B.1a|1
Vehicle Identification Number has more than one different number displayed |0.2 |c||1
Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative |4.1.6 |a| |ii||1
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||1
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||1
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn Thrust Arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn Thrust Arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Nearside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))1
Offside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|1
Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|1
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|1
Offside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a|1
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|1
Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured |4.2.B.1a|1
Offside Rear Road wheel fractured |4.2.B.1a|1
Nearside Front Road wheel distorted |4.2.A.1a|1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))1
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Prop shaft joint excessively worn Rear Doughnut (6.1.7 (c) (i))1
Service brake indicates brake bind Excessive bind A1L |3.7.D.2a|1
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened1
Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn both side (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))1
Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))1
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c||1
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating |1.2.1 |e||1
Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating |1.2.1 |e||1

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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