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MOT History from tests of petrol BMW K SERIESs year 1996

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Pass percent:84.40%
(The average a petrol BMW K SERIES year 1996 passes without issue)
Based on:218 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment7
Front Brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))6
Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii))4
Registration plate issues3
Front Brake indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort (1.2.1 (e))3
Riders seat insecure (6.2.5 (a) (ii))2
Rear Brake pedal has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))2
Rear Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g))2
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25% (1.2.2 (a) (i))2
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))2
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released2
Central Rear Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii))1
Rear Wheel excessively distorted over 2mm lateral distortion (5.2.2 (c) (i))1
Front Stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1
All direction indicators obviously incorrectly positioned (4.4.3 (a))1
Front Wheel excessively distorted over 4mm lateral distortion (5.2.2 (c) (i))1
Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))1
Nearside Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))1
Offside Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))1
Steering operation impeded by a leg shield (2.1.4 (e))1
Rear Brake has no recorded effort at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Front Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g))1
Rear Brake pedal is so short that the brake cannot be readily applied (1.1.2 (d))1
Offside Front Lower Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))1
Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))1
Stop lamp not working no brake lights (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1
Front Brake excessively binding sticky front brake (1.2.1 (f))1
Brake pedal has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))1
Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))1
Central Rear Upper Stop lamp does not illuminate by the operation of both brake controls (4.3.2 (a) (iii))1
Offside Front Brake disc contaminated (1.1.14 (b))1
Stop lamp not working control 2 (foot brake) (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Rear Lower Footrest insecure (6.2.12 (a))1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))1
Rear Brake disc fractured (1.1.14 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak fork seal blown (5.3.2 (b))1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Rear Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii))1
Stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1
Stop lamp does not illuminate by the operation of both brake controls (4.3.2 (a) (iii))1
Front Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))1
Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c))1
Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp does not work when driving lights on (4.3.3 (b))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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