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MOT History from tests of diesel BMW X5s year 2008

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Pass percent:76.56%
(The average a diesel BMW X5 year 2008 passes without issue)
Based on:57,940 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment1582
Registration plate issues737
Registration plate lamp issues539
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))451
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|419
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively406
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))349
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|309
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|300
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|259
Windscreen washer not working 257
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))244
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))225
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))210
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))203
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))191
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))187
Nearside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a|166
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|156
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||152
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))144
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|141
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|137
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))135
Offside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a|125
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))125
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))114
Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e))114
Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|113
Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|112
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|109
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||106
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|103
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))96
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))96
Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction |3.1.7|94
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))92
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|90
Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated |3.1.3c|88
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort88
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))87
Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d))84
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))84
Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d))82
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|81
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))81
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))79
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))79
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|78
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))78
Windscreen has damage77
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|76
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))75
Brake hose excessively deteriorated74
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))74
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))74
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))74
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|73
Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|73
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))73
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|72
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))72
Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|71
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault71
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))71
Electronic parking brake control insecure |3.1.3b|70
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))70
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))70
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))69
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))69
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|68
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b|67
Front Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|65
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))65
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))65
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|64
Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|64
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|62
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))61
Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))61
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))60
Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|59
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))59
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|58
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))58
Offside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|55
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|52
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))52
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|51
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))51
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|50
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))50
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))50
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))50
Nearside Front Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|49
Nearside Inner Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|49
Offside Front Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|48
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|48
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|47
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii||45
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||44
Offside Inner Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|44
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||44
Nearside Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a|44
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||44
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened43
Brakes imbalanced across an axle43
Offside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|42
Offside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|42
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))42
Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))42
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|41
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))41
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))41

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.

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