MOT Status
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167,176 miSignificantly above average — investigate
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50+ data pointsMOT History
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour but not likely to obscure the vision of other road users (8.2.2.2 (c))
Nearside Rear Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Rear Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Play in steering rack inner joint(s)
Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.3.6 (a) (i))
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour but not likely to obscure the vision of other road users (8.2.2.2 (c))
Nearside Rear Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Rear Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Play in steering rack inner joint(s)
Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.3.6 (a) (i))
Central Stop lamp(s) non-obligatory stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))
Nearside Play in steering rack inner joint(s)
Nearside Rear Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
Nearside Rear Outer Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement marked yellow (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Rear Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
Offside Rear Outer Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement marked yellow (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement all suspension bushes deteriorating (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect no visible pattern (4.1.2 (c))
Offside Headlamp lens seriously defective faded (4.1.1 (b) (ii))
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault light on (7.1.6 (a))
Offside Rear Inner Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) DANGEROUS
Central Stop lamp(s) non-obligatory stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))
Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing cracking and perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge worn on inner and outer edges (5.2.3 (e))
Nearside Play in steering rack inner joint(s)
Nearside Rear Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
Nearside Rear Outer Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement marked yellow (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Rear Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
Offside Rear Outer Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement marked yellow (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement all suspension bushes deteriorating (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Front Inner Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
Nearside Play in steering rack inner joint(s)
Nearside Rear Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
Offside Headlamp lens slightly defective faded (4.1.1 (b) (i))
Offside Rear Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
Offside Rear Inner Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge ON LIMIT (5.2.3 (e))
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault light ON (7.1.6 (a))
Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e)) DANGEROUS
Nearside Front Inner Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
Nearside Play in steering rack inner joint(s)
Nearside Rear Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
Offside Headlamp lens slightly defective faded (4.1.1 (b) (i))
Offside Rear Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
Offside Rear Inner Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge ON LIMIT (5.2.3 (e))
Central Stop lamp(s) non-obligatory stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour but not likely to obscure the vision of other road users evidence of smoke on accelaration (8.2.2.2 (c))
Nearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Front bush bonding deteriorating (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Front bush bonding deteriorating (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Side repeater slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
Oil leak, but not excessive engine undertray soaked with oil splashing onto exhaust (8.4.1 (a) (i))
uneven wear on all tyres
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Central Stop lamp(s) non-obligatory stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour but not likely to obscure the vision of other road users evidence of smoke on accelaration (8.2.2.2 (c))
Nearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Front bush bonding deteriorating (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Front bush bonding deteriorating (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Side repeater slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
Oil leak, but not excessive engine undertray soaked with oil splashing onto exhaust (8.4.1 (a) (i))
uneven wear on all tyres
Nearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
all 4 brake discs worn
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
all 4 brake discs worn
Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Nearside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded to flexy (3.6.B.2c)
Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded to flexy (3.6.B.2c)
Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded to rear (3.6.B.2c)
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
Nearside Rear coil spring broken (2.4.C.1a)
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f)
Offside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel (3.1.6b)
Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f)
How Reliable is the BMW 525?
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Top MOT Failure Points
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NC05 CFM is a 2005 BMW 525 in Grey with a 2,497cc diesel engine. This vehicle has been through 27 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 70.4%.
Across all 2005 BMW 525 models, the average MOT pass rate is 75.4% with a typical mileage of 108,598 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 525 fails its MOT is tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, accounting for 33,171 recorded failures. If you're considering buying NC05 CFM, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.
The BMW 525 typically stays on UK roads for around 37 years. At 21 years old, this BMW 525 is well into its expected lifespan but still has years ahead.
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NC05 CFM is a 2005 BMW 525, first registered on 25 May 2005.
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