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MOT History from tests of diesel BMW 7-SERIESs year 2015

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mot history
Pass percent:90.38%
(The average a diesel BMW 7-SERIES year 2015 passes without issue)
Based on:5,252 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Registration plate issues69
Headlamp aim out of alignment47
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively42
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))22
Windscreen washer not working 21
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))20
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))17
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))15
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))14
Offside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))13
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))12
Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))9
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))9
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))6
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))6
Nearside Rear Inner Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))6
Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))6
Nearside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a|5
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))5
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))4
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))3
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault3
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))3
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))3
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))3
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))3
Nearside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))3
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))3
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))3
Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured |5.2.2 |a||3
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))3
Offside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a|3
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))3
Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))3
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))3
Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative |4.1.6 |a| |ii||3
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||3
Offside Front Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen significantly affected by an obstruction (3.1 (a) (ii))2
Fuel cap/sealing device missing (6.1.3 (b) (i))2
Suspension system inoperative (5.3.5 (a))2
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))2
Nearside Rear Suspension unit leaking (5.3.5 (c))2
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))2
Offside Rear Inner Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))2
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn brake reaction arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))2
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))2
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing |5.2.1 |a| |i||2
Nearside Rear Road wheel has a welding defect (5.2.2 (a))2
Nearside Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative |4.1.6 |a| |ii||2
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front (5.3.4 (a) (i))2
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front (5.3.4 (a) (i))2
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))2
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))2
Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a))2
Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))2
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))2
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))2
Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))2
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))2
Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))2
Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))2
Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))2
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))2
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))2
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))2
Offside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))2

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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