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MOT History from tests of petrol BMW M5s year 1989

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Pass percent:58.49%
(The average a petrol BMW M5 year 1989 passes without issue)
Based on:53 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment14
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|5
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively4
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|3
Offside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a|3
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|2
Oil leaking excessively from engine Pooling on floor whilst completing mot. |8.4.1 |a| |i||2
Nearside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|2
Nearside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a|2
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|2
Registration plate issues2
Rear brake binding2
Nearside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b|2
Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Horn not working |1.6.2a|1
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect |2.7.5|1
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a|1
Nearside front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Front Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen Both. |3.5 |a||1
Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.3 |a||1
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive |8.2.1.2 |b||1
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Hazard warning switch faulty |1.4.B.1d|1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Bootlid cannot be secured in the closed position |6.4.1|1
Brake hose excessively deteriorated1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1c|1
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|1
Nearside Front Fuel hose leaking |7.2.3|1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Rear Sub-frame has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Windscreen has damage1
Nearside Front Side repeater missing |1.4.A.2b|1
Offside Front Side repeater missing |1.4.A.2b|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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