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MOT History from tests of petrol BMW K SERIESs year 1988

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Pass percent:89.90%
(The average a petrol BMW K SERIES year 1988 passes without issue)
Based on:386 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment6
Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii))4
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released2
Rear Brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))2
Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a))2
Registration plate issues2
Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a))2
Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))2
Headlamp aim so that beam "kick up" is not visible on the screen (4.1.2 (a))2
Front Brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))1
Front Brake indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort (1.2.1 (e))1
Horn sound not in accordance with requirements (7.7 (c))1
Registration plate lamp issues1
Horn not working (7.7 (a))1
Horn not working Dirty connections. (7.7 (a))1
Front Stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1
Rear Brake pedal has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))1
Front Brake fluid contaminated (1.8 (a))1
Rear Brake fluid contaminated (1.8 (a))1
Throttle control functioning such that safe operation of the motorcycle is adversely affected (6.2.7 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Rear Stop lamp not working opp (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1
Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Rear Stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1
Rear Brake pedal insecure (1.1.2 (e) (i))1
Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated SIDE CAR (5.1.3 (b) (i))1
Rear Brake grabbing severely (1.2.1 (c))1
Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))1
Rear Brake pedal pivot excessively worn Pedal excessivly corroded (1.1.1 (b))1
Rear Lower Sidecar structure joining/attachment plate or fastening insecure (6.1.1 (b) (i))1
Handlebar grip insecure to handlebar left grip (2.2.1 (d) (ii))1
Rear Brake indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort (1.2.1 (e))1
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25% (1.2.2 (a) (i))1
Dipswitch does not operate immediately when selected on main beam Main beam position not working - flash works (4.1.3 (b))1
Rear Brake cylinder inadequately mounted (1.1.16 (c) (i))1
Front Suspension attachment bracket/mounting insecure (5.3.3 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Footrest insecure (6.2.12 (a))1
Offside Rear Footrest insecure (6.2.12 (a))1
All direction indicators not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Headlamp aim projected beam image obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))1
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))1
Offside Front Brake disc contaminated (1.1.14 (b))1
Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (b))1
Rear Position lamp light intensity significantly reduced (4.2.3 (a) (ii))1
Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))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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