MOT History from tests of diesel BMW X5(E70)s year 2009

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Pass percent:78.24%

(The average a diesel BMW X5(E70) year 2009 passes without issue)

Based on:52,155 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1365
Registration plate lamp issues	1048
Registration plate issues	683
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	428
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	394
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	361
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	343
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	308
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	232
Nearside Rear Road wheel cracked \|4.2.A.1a\|	205
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	184
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	169
Windscreen washer not working	166
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	164
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	133
Offside Rear Road wheel cracked \|4.2.A.1a\|	132
Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	125
Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	124
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	122
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	120
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	119
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	111
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	110
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	109
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	108
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	97
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	96
Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction \|3.1.7\|	84
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	82
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	80
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	77
Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e))	76
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	75
Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	74
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	70
Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d))	68
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	67
Electronic parking brake control insecure \|3.1.3b\|	63
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))	62
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	61
Front Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	61
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	60
Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d))	59
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))	58
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	57
Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated \|3.1.3c\|	56
Windscreen has damage	56
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	56
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	55
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	54
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	53
Nearside Front Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	52
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	52
Nearside Front Road wheel cracked \|4.2.A.1a\|	51
Offside Front Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	50
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	50
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	49
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	48
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	47
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	45
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	44
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	44
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	44
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	43
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|4.5.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	43
Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated \|3.6.G.2\|	43
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))	43
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	42
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	42
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	42
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	42
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	41
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	41
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	41
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	40
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	40
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	40
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	40
Offside Rear reflector missing \|1.5.1a\|	40
Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))	39
Nearside Inner Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	39
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	39
Offside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	39
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	39
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	37
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	37
Nearside Rear Inner Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	37
Offside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	37
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	37
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	36
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	36
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	36
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	36
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	35
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	35
Nearside Headlamp cleaning device obviously defective \|1.7.2\|	35
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	35
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	35
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	35

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 2009

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