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Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt
Offside Front Seat belt webbing slightly damaged or frayed (7.1.2 (b))
Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt
Offside Front Seat belt webbing slightly damaged or frayed (7.1.2 (b))
Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
Front Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
Offside Front Seat belt webbing slightly damaged or frayed (7.1.2 (b))
Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge Wearing on the inner edge. (5.2.3 (e))
Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))
Offside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))
Front Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
Offside Front Seat belt webbing slightly damaged or frayed (7.1.2 (b))
Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge Wearing on the inner edge. (5.2.3 (e))
Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint has slight play rear most ball joint close to limit (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint has slight play rear most ball joint (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Front Road wheel slightly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))
Nearside Front Tyre has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure within the tread section (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) DANGEROUS
Nearside Front Tyre has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure tears starting within the tread grooves (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) DANGEROUS
Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint has slight play rear most ball joint close to limit (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint has slight play rear most ball joint (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Front Road wheel slightly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))
Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint has slight play rear most joint (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint has slight play rear most joint (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Front Road wheel slightly distorted slight buckle (5.2.2 (c) (i))
Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords cut at the inner edge of the tread section (5.2.3 (d) (i))
Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint has slight play rear most joint (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint has slight play rear most joint (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Front Road wheel slightly distorted slight buckle (5.2.2 (c) (i))
Offside Rear Tyre has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords shallow cuts to the tread section (5.2.3 (d) (i))
Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint has slight play rear most (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint has slight play rear most (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Front Inner Road wheel slightly distorted slightly distorted inner bead (5.2.2 (c) (i))
Offside Front Lower Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view stone chip less than 10mm in zone/A (not in line of sight) (3.2 (a) (i))
Central Rear Prop shaft flexible coupling excessively deteriorated rear propshaft coupling (rubber do -nut splitting couple of places "marked up" ) (6.1.7 (d) (i))
Nearside Front Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b))
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))
Offside Front Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment track rod adjuster clamp left loose (2.1.3 (b) (ii)) DANGEROUS
Offside Front Inner Road wheel slightly distorted slightly distorted inner bead (5.2.2 (c) (i))
Offside Front Lower Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view stone chip less than 10mm in zone/A (not in line of sight) (3.2 (a) (i))
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge on limit (5.2.3 (e))
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
slight lift in lower ball joints
Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))
Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e)) DANGEROUS
Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
slight lift in lower ball joints
Nearside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
Nearside Front suspension has slight play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)
Offside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
Offside Front suspension has slight play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)
Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened 95% worn (3.5.1i)
Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened worn (3.5.1i)
Offside Front Inner Tyre has ply or cords exposed (4.1.D.1b)
Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened 95% worn (3.5.1i)
Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit 2mm (4.1.E.1)
Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened worn (3.5.1i)
Front registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d)
Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit 2mm (4.1.E.1)
Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit 2mm (4.1.E.1)
Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)
How Reliable is the BMW 520?
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Top MOT Failure Points
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AO11 GZY is a 2011 BMW 520 in Black with a 1,995cc diesel engine. This vehicle has been through 20 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 65%.
Across all 2011 BMW 520 models, the average MOT pass rate is 79.8% with a typical mileage of 98,041 miles. This particular vehicle has a lower pass rate than the average for its year, which may indicate maintenance issues worth investigating.
The most common reason a BMW 520 fails its MOT is tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, accounting for 47,121 recorded failures. If you're considering buying AO11 GZY, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.
The BMW 520 typically stays on UK roads for around 35 years. At 15 years old, this BMW 520 is still in the earlier part of its expected life.
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AO11 GZY is a 2011 BMW 520, first registered on 11 April 2011.
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