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MOT History from tests of petrol BMW M5s year 2011

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Pass percent:90.78%
(The average a petrol BMW M5 year 2011 passes without issue)
Based on:944 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Registration plate issues23
Headlamp aim out of alignment20
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))7
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively5
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|2
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|2
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||2
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))2
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))2
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened2
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d))1
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt front arm (5.3.4 (b) (ii))1
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt front arm (5.3.4 (b) (ii))1
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|1
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))1
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))1
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))1
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Offside Front Hydraulic brake calliper leaking (1.1.16 (b) (i))1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1
Road wheel fixing missing Nearside front, Offside front and Offside rear all three are missing one wheel bolt each. (5.2.1 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken Coil spring broken. (5.3.1 (b) (i))1
Nearside Rear Inner Road wheel bead rim badly distorted |4.2.A.1a|1
Nearside Front Brake disc fractured (1.1.14 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Brake disc fractured (1.1.14 (a) (ii))1
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position cable sticks |8.4.1|1
Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|1
Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|1
Offside Front Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii||1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||1
Registration plate lamp issues1
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||1
Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn upper (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Brake hose excessively twisted (1.1.12 (b) (ii))1
Brake pipe excessively corroded1
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e|1
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3|1
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing |5.2.1 |a| |i||1
Offside Front Hydraulic brake calliper leaking and braking performance affected |1.1.16 |b| |ii||1
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing |5.2.1 |a| |i||1
Brake performance not tested |1.2.1 |g||1
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits |8.2.1.2 |b||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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