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MOT History from tests of diesel BMW 7-SERIESs year 2018

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Pass percent:94.69%
(The average a diesel BMW 7-SERIES year 2018 passes without issue)
Based on:5,835 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment56
Registration plate issues52
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))42
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))19
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively16
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))12
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))11
Windscreen washer not working 9
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))8
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))6
Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))5
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))4
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))4
Offside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))4
Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))3
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))3
Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))3
Rear Prop shaft flexible coupling excessively deteriorated (6.1.7 (d) (i))2
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))2
Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))2
Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d))2
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))2
Nearside Rear Inner Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))2
Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))2
Nearside Front Inner Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))2
Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a))2
Nearside Front Road wheel has a welding defect cracked through weld (5.2.2 (a))1
Nearside Front Road wheel fractured twice (5.2.2 (a))1
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction light lit all the time (8.2.2.2 (g))1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage insecurely attached (5.3.3 (a) (i))1
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))1
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))1
Front Lower Bumper damaged and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted Bumper splitter damaged, likely to cause injury if contacted (6.1.4 (a) (i))1
Central Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c))1
Front Lower Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))1
Nearside Side repeater not working in door mirror (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Inner Road wheel fractured 2x (5.2.2 (a))1
Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii))1
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))1
Offside Side repeater not working within door mirror (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working mirror (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Drivers seat insecure (6.2.5 (a) (ii))1
Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn both side (1.1.14 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Prop shaft joint constant velocity boot no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))1
Nearside Front Road wheel more than one fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Suspension bellows damaged or deteriorated and function is seriously affected (5.3.5 (b) (ii))1
Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective Unable to access to check as fuel flap not opening (6.1.3 (b) (i))1
Nearside Front Side repeater missing (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Windscreen wiper not working (3.4 (a))1
Indicator switch inoperative (4.4.2 (a) (ii))1
Dipswitch does not operate immediately when selected on main beam (4.1.3 (b))1
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))1
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing Bolt missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Suspension system inoperative (5.3.5 (a))1
Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen significantly affected by an obstruction (3.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))1
Offside Front Front fog lamp does not face the front (4.5.4 (a))1
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))1
Offside Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen significantly affected by an obstruction (3.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a))1
Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))1
Windscreen in an unacceptable condition (3.2 (c) (i))1
Nearside Front Side repeater not working mirror indicator (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Rear All direction indicators incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))1
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1
Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d))1
Offside Rear Road wheel fractured x2 (5.2.2 (a))1
Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured x1 (5.2.2 (a))1
Offside Rear Inner Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))1
Offside Front Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))1
Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))1
Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))1
Nearside Rear Inner Road wheel has a welding defect (5.2.2 (a))1
Offside Rear Inner Road wheel has a welding defect (5.2.2 (a))1
Nearside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))1
Offside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper leaking and braking performance affected (1.1.16 (b) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))1
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))1
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction light on. (8.2.2.2 (g))1
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))1
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))1
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit 0.55 (8.2.2.2 (a))1
Rear Prop shaft flexible coupling excessively deteriorated rear rubber coupling (6.1.7 (d) (i))1
Offside Side repeater with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Rear Suspension unit modified so that its function is seriously affected hydraulic suspension leaking and very low (5.3.5 (b) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Seat belt webbing significantly weakened (7.1.2 (b) (ii))1
Seat belt webbing significantly stretched CENTRE REAR (7.1.2 (b) (ii))1
Offside Suspension system inoperative front and rear (5.3.5 (a))1
Offside Front Suspension component leaking (5.3.5 (c))1
Front Fluid leak harmful to the environment or a risk to other road users ad blue leaking from exhaust injector (8.4.1 (a) (i))1
Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))1
Nearside Rear Suspension system inoperative (5.3.5 (a))1
Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g))1
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak1
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak1
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn to the front of wheel (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Body component damaged and likely to cause injury side repeater (6.2.1 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Lower shock mount (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Lower shock mount (5.3.4 (a) (i))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.

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