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MOT History from tests of petrol BMW M5s year 2014

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mot history
Pass percent:92.00%
(The average a petrol BMW M5 year 2014 passes without issue)
Based on:4,251 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Registration plate issues74
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))48
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))38
Headlamp aim out of alignment33
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively31
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))22
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))10
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))9
Windscreen washer not working 9
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||7
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3|6
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))6
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||5
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))5
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))5
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened5
Windscreen has damage4
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))4
Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))4
Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|4
Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))4
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))3
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))3
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|3
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|3
Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|3
Registration plate lamp issues3
Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))2
Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))2
Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))2
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||2
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))2
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))2
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))2
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))2
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive (8.2.1.2 (b))2
Front Coil spring fractured or broken both sides (5.3.1 (b) (i))2
Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))2
Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|2
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened2
Horn not working (7.7 (a))2
Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d))2
Exhaust noise is clearly in excess of that emitted by a similar vehicle fitted with a standard silencer in average condition (8.1.1 (a))2
Headlamp cleaning device obviously defective |1.7.2|2
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault2

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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