MOT History from tests of petrol BMW M5s year 1997

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Pass percent:55.56%

(The average a petrol BMW M5 year 1997 passes without issue)

Based on:18 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2
Registration plate issues	2
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Rear Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Registration plate lamp issues	1
Nearside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1c\|	1
Offside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1c\|	1
Rear An item not tested \|Manual\|	1
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Nearside Rear Upper Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Rear Upper Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	1
Nearside Front Power steering pipe\|s\| or hose\|s\| leaking from a joint \|2.3.3b\|	1
Nearside Inner Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Rear Fluid suspension pipe leaking \|2.4.D.2\|	1
Nearside Front Brake hose bulging under pressure \|3.6.B.3\|	1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Offside Rear Bumper insecure \|6.1.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	1
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	1
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1
Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	1
Centre Rear Statutory seat belt missing \|5.1.1\|	1
Hazard warning switch faulty \|1.4.B.1d\|	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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Most common failures	No# failures
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2
Registration plate issues	2
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Rear Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Registration plate lamp issues	1
Nearside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1c\|	1
Offside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1c\|	1
Rear An item not tested \|Manual\|	1
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Nearside Rear Upper Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Rear Upper Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	1
Nearside Front Power steering pipe\|s\| or hose\|s\| leaking from a joint \|2.3.3b\|	1
Nearside Inner Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Rear Fluid suspension pipe leaking \|2.4.D.2\|	1
Nearside Front Brake hose bulging under pressure \|3.6.B.3\|	1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Offside Rear Bumper insecure \|6.1.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	1
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	1
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1
Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	1
Centre Rear Statutory seat belt missing \|5.1.1\|	1
Hazard warning switch faulty \|1.4.B.1d\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol BMW M5s year 1997

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