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MOT History from tests of diesel BMW X5(E70)s year 2012

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mot history
Pass percent:86.01%
(The average a diesel BMW X5(E70) year 2012 passes without issue)
Based on:36,303 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment564
Registration plate issues466
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))249
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively196
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))142
Windscreen washer not working 105
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|101
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))91
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))91
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))74
Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|70
Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|70
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||69
Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|58
Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))57
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))54
Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d))54
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))53
Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e))49
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|48
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))45
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))43
Windscreen has damage41
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|39
Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative |4.1.6 |a| |ii||38
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||37
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))37
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))35
Registration plate lamp issues34
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))33
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))33
Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d))32
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))32
Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))30
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))30
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))29
Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2|27
Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))26
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))26
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))26
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))26
Nearside Front Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|24
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))24
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))24
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))24
Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction |3.1.7|23
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))23
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))22
Offside Front Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|22
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|22
Electronic parking brake control insecure |3.1.3b|20
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))20
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))19
Front Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|19
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened19
Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g))19
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))18
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))18
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))18
Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|18
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))17
Offside Rear Inner Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||17
Nearside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))16
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))16
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|16
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))16
Offside Rear Inner Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))16
Offside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))16
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))16

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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