MOT History from tests of diesel BMW X5(E70)s year 2007

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Pass percent:73.55%

(The average a diesel BMW X5(E70) year 2007 passes without issue)

Based on:63,787 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	2337
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1774
Registration plate issues	1005
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	900
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	671
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	595
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	572
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	528
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	378
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	332
Windscreen washer not working	241
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	234
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	213
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	199
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	198
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	195
Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction \|3.1.7\|	189
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	183
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	182
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	179
Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	167
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	166
Nearside Rear Road wheel cracked \|4.2.A.1a\|	165
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	161
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	160
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	159
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	159
Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	156
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	152
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	148
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	144
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	137
Electronic parking brake control insecure \|3.1.3b\|	131
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	129
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	125
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	119
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	119
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	119
Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e))	119
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	118
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	115
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	113
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	113
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	112
Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated \|3.1.3c\|	112
Offside Rear Road wheel cracked \|4.2.A.1a\|	108
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	105
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	103
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	99
Windscreen has damage	97
Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	94
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	93
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	87
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	85
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	85
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	81
Nearside Inner Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	81
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	79
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	78
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	77
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	75
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))	74
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	73
Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d))	73
Front Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	72
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	72
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	71
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	71
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	70
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	69
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	67
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	67
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	66
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	66
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	65
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|4.5.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	64
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	64
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	64
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	63
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	63
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	62
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	61
Offside Inner Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	61
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))	61
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	59
Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d))	59
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	58
Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated \|3.6.G.2\|	56
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	56
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	55
Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))	55
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	55
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	54
Nearside Front Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	54
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	54
Offside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	53
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	53
Offside Front Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	53
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	51
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	51
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	51
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))	51

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 diesel BMW X5(E70)s year 2007

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