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MOT History from tests of petrol BMW M5s year 2006

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Pass percent:85.11%
(The average a petrol BMW M5 year 2006 passes without issue)
Based on:7,004 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Registration plate issues181
Headlamp aim out of alignment169
Brake pipe excessively corroded114
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively50
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|39
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|31
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))29
Horn not working |1.6.2a|28
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|26
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|25
Registration plate lamp issues22
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3|21
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|20
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|18
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened16
Windscreen washer not working 15
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|14
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault14
Brakes imbalanced across an axle14
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))13
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))12
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))11
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))11
Windscreen has damage11
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|10
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened10
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|10
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|10
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|9
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a||9
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|9
Horn not working (7.7 (a))9
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||8
Rear brake binding8
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|8
Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|8
Front brake excessively fluctuating7
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|7
Nearside 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 Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))7
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))7
Front Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|6
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|6
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|6
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))6
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))6
Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|6
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))6
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))6
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|5
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||5
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|5
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|5
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|5
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))5
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))5
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b|5
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|5
Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h|5
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|5
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak4
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))4
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))4
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||4
Offside Front Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a|4
Nearside 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|4
Offside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|4
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|4
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c|4
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||4
Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|4
Offside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|4
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort4

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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