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MOT History from tests of petrol BMW X5s year 2018

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Pass percent:92.48%
(The average a petrol BMW X5 year 2018 passes without issue)
Based on:1,277 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively22
Headlamp aim out of alignment21
Registration plate issues17
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))8
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))3
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))3
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak2
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))2
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))2
Rear All direction indicators incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a||1
Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a))1
Front Windscreen in an unacceptable condition (3.2 (c) (i))1
Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))1
Rear fog lamp tell-tale not working |4.9.1 |a| |ii||1
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))1
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))1
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))1
Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Side repeater missing (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Obligatory mirror insecure (3.3 (b) (ii))1
Offside Rear Other passenger door pillar missing (6.2.3 (c) (ii))1
Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a))1
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))1
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content excessive (8.2.1.2 (b))1
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive (8.2.1.2 (b))1
Exhaust emits excessive dense blue smoke during acceleration (8.2.1.2 (g))1
Front Prop shaft joint excessively worn (6.1.7 (c) (i))1
Nearside Rear Inner Road wheel fractured fractured in two places inner edge (5.2.2 (a))1
Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured inner edge cracked (5.2.2 (a))1
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage damaged and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))1
Rear fog lamp missing |4.5.1 |a| |ii||1
Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))1
Rear fog lamp switch missing |4.5.3 |a| |ii||1
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))1
Offside Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))1
Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.1.2 (d))1
Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d))1
Offside Rear Suspension bellows damaged or deteriorated and function is seriously affected (5.3.5 (b) (ii))1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn Rear arm- outer ball joint (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn Rear arm- outer ball joint (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Nearside Rear Suspension bellows leaking (5.3.5 (c))1
Offside Rear Suspension bellows leaking (5.3.5 (c))1

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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