MOT History from tests of petrol BMW M5s year 2001

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Pass percent:74.11%

(The average a petrol BMW M5 year 2001 passes without issue)

Based on:7,824 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	597
Brake pipe excessively corroded	305
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	175
Registration plate issues	127
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	124
Registration plate lamp issues	117
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	52
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting fractured \|2.4.G.1\|	47
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting fractured \|2.4.G.1\|	46
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	44
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting insecure \|2.4.G.1\|	43
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	41
Rear brake binding	38
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	36
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	34
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	34
Windscreen washer not working	33
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	30
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	28
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	27
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	27
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting insecure \|2.4.G.1\|	26
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	25
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	25
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	24
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	23
Windscreen has damage	21
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	20
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	20
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	19
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	19
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	18
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	18
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	16
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	15
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	14
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting cracked \|2.4.G.1\|	13
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage fractured \|2.4.G.1\|	13
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	12
Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	12
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	12
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting cracked \|2.4.G.1\|	11
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	11
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	11
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	11
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	11
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	11
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage insecure \|2.4.G.1\|	10
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage fractured \|2.4.G.1\|	10
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	10
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	10
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	10
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	10
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar insecure \|2.4.G.1\|	10
Rear brake application uneven	10
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	10
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp does not illuminate \|3.4.1b\|	10
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	9
Offside Front Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	9
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))	9
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	9
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	9
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	9
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	9
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	9
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	9
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	9
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	8
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	8
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	8
Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	8
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	8
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	8
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	8
Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	7
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	7
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	7
Nearside Front Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	7
Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated \|3.6.G.2\|	7
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	7
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	7
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	7
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting damaged and its strength is seriously reduced \|2.4.G.1\|	7
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	7
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	7
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	7
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	7
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	7
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	7
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	7
Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	7
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	7
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	7
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	7
Brake hose damaged	7
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	7

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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MOT History from tests of petrol BMW M5s year 2001

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