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MOT History from tests of diesel BMW X5s year 2012

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Pass percent:84.68%
(The average a diesel BMW X5 year 2012 passes without issue)
Based on:44,706 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment665
Registration plate issues556
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))393
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively254
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))249
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))203
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))198
Windscreen washer not working 145
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))141
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|101
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))98
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))92
Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e))87
Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d))86
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))75
Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (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
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))69
Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))69
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))68
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))65
Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))64
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))62
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))61
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))61
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))59
Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|58
Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d))58
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))55
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))55
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))53
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))51
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))50
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|48
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))43
Registration plate lamp issues42
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))42
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))42
Windscreen has damage41
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))41
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 Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))37
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))35
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))35
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))34
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))33
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))33
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))33
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))32
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))31
Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))30
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened29
Offside Rear Inner Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))28
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))28
Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2|27
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))27
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))27
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))25
Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))25
Nearside Front Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|24
Nearside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))24
Offside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))24
Nearside Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))24
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))24
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))24
Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction |3.1.7|23
Nearside Side repeater light intensity significantly reduced (4.4.3 (a))23
Offside Front Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|22
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|22
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))22
Offside Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))22
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))22
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))22

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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