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MOT History from tests of petrol BMW M5s year 2012

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Pass percent:90.86%
(The average a petrol BMW M5 year 2012 passes without issue)
Based on:4,113 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Registration plate issues65
Headlamp aim out of alignment61
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))32
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively26
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))18
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))18
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b))16
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))16
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))11
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))10
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened10
Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))10
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|9
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))9
Windscreen has damage8
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||7
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3|7
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3|6
Exhaust catalytic converter missing where one was fitted as standard (8.2.1.1 (a))6
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||5
Windscreen washer not working 5
Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))4
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||4
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))4
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|3
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault3
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))3
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4|3
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|3
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3|3
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))3
Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))3
Front brake excessively fluctuating3
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|3
Offside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a|2
Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative |4.1.6 |a| |ii||2
Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a))2
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|2
Brakes imbalanced across an axle2
Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))2
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))2
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))2
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))2
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))2
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak2
Registration plate lamp issues2
Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))2
Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))2
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))2
Offside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|2
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits |8.2.1.2 |b||2
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|2
Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d))2
Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|2
Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|2
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e|2

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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