MOT History from tests of petrol BMW M5s year 1998

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Pass percent:76.39%

(The average a petrol BMW M5 year 1998 passes without issue)

Based on:72 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded	11
Registration plate issues	4
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	4
Headlamp aim out of alignment	3
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	2
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	2
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1
Offside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	1
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	1
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	1
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Front Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings \|2.2.B.1h\|	1
Nearside Rear Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	1
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.6.B1\|	1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.6.B1\|	1
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside rear brake juddering severely \|3.7.A.5b\|	1
Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	1
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Rear rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Hazard warning lamps inoperative \|1.4.B.1b\|	1
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	1
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	1
Offside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	1
Offside Front suspension locking device ineffective \|2.5.A.4\|	1
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	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
Brake pipe excessively corroded	11
Registration plate issues	4
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	4
Headlamp aim out of alignment	3
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	2
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	2
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1
Offside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	1
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	1
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	1
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Front Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings \|2.2.B.1h\|	1
Nearside Rear Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	1
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.6.B1\|	1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.6.B1\|	1
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside rear brake juddering severely \|3.7.A.5b\|	1
Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	1
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Rear rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Hazard warning lamps inoperative \|1.4.B.1b\|	1
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	1
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	1
Offside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	1
Offside Front suspension locking device ineffective \|2.5.A.4\|	1
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol BMW M5s year 1998

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