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MOT History from tests of petrol BMW 7-SERIESs year 2013

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Pass percent:91.25%
(The average a petrol BMW 7-SERIES year 2013 passes without issue)
Based on:617 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment7
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively4
Registration plate issues3
Windscreen washer not working 3
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))3
Brake pipe excessively corroded2
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))2
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))2
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))2
Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))2
Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))2
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn tension strut bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Offside Rear Road wheel fractured |5.2.2 |a||1
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))1
Offside Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a))1
Nearside Front Headlamp cleaning device obviously defective |1.7.2|1
Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn lower arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn lower arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Rear Reversing lamp inoperative |4.6.1 |a||1
Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))1
Boot lid component damaged and likely to cause injury (6.2.1 (a) (i))1
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c|1
Offside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative |4.1.6 |a| |ii||1
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn forward ball joint (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Nearside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative |4.1.6 |a| |ii||1
Offside Rear Road wheel fractured Crack to inner part of rim (5.2.2 (a))1
Nearside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i||1
Oil leaking excessively from engine |8.4.1 |a| |i||1
Nearside Rear Inner Road wheel cracked edge |4.2.A.1a|1
Offside Rear Inner Road wheel cracked edge |4.2.A.1a|1
Windscreen has damage1
Electronic power steering warning lamp indicates a system malfunction (2.6 (a))1
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1
Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))1
Oil leaking continuously from engine posing a serious risk to road safety (8.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))1
Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||1
Offside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))1
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))1
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Side repeater lens defective such that the emitted light is adversely affected (4.4.1 (b) (ii))1
Front brake excessively fluctuating1
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))1
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1
Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn both front forward lower arms (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle Boot lid failed time of test (6.2.3 (a))1
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement brake reaction arm |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement brake reaction arm |2.4.G.2|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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