MOT History from tests of petrol BMW K1s year 1989

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Pass percent:92.15%

(The average a petrol BMW K1 year 1989 passes without issue)

Based on:344 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Nearside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	3
Offside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	2
Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	2
Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	2
Front Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort \|3.3.A1d\|	2
Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released \|1.3.1e\|	2
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	2
Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	2
Offside Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	2
Stop lamp switch with a delay in operation (4.3.2 (a) (ii))	1
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))	1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Brake fluid reservoir leaking hydraulic fluid \|3.2.B1e\|	1
Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey \|7.1.1b\|	1
Front Brake excessively binding \|1.2.1 \|f\|\|	1
Rear Brake indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort \|1.2.1 \|e\|\|	1
Rear Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	1
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.6\|	1
Steering damper in such a condition that the steering action is impaired. \|2.1.2d\|	1
Front Brake component has an inadequate repair \|3.1.5\|	1
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	1
Front Brake pipe excessively damaged \|3.2.B2a\|	1
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	1
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam \|1.2.2a\|ii\|\|	1
Front Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	1
Front Stop lamp damaged and function impaired \|1.3.3a\|	1
Rear Stop lamp damaged and function impaired \|1.3.3a\|	1
Offside Front Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Offside Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	1
Rear Brake master cylinder severely corroded \|3.2.B1b\|	1
Rear Roller brake test indicates brake effort rise disproportional to brake lever or pedal effort \|3.3.A1c\|	1
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. \|3.3.A2b\|	1
Nearside Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. \|2.1.1c\|	1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))	1
Front Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	1
Registration plate issues	1
Front Steering headbearing has excessive free play \|2.2.2\|	1
Front Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	1
Rear Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	1
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	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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Most common failures	No# failures
Nearside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	3
Offside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	2
Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	2
Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	2
Front Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort \|3.3.A1d\|	2
Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released \|1.3.1e\|	2
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	2
Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	2
Offside Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	2
Stop lamp switch with a delay in operation (4.3.2 (a) (ii))	1
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))	1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Brake fluid reservoir leaking hydraulic fluid \|3.2.B1e\|	1
Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey \|7.1.1b\|	1
Front Brake excessively binding \|1.2.1 \|f\|\|	1
Rear Brake indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort \|1.2.1 \|e\|\|	1
Rear Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	1
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.6\|	1
Steering damper in such a condition that the steering action is impaired. \|2.1.2d\|	1
Front Brake component has an inadequate repair \|3.1.5\|	1
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	1
Front Brake pipe excessively damaged \|3.2.B2a\|	1
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	1
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam \|1.2.2a\|ii\|\|	1
Front Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	1
Front Stop lamp damaged and function impaired \|1.3.3a\|	1
Rear Stop lamp damaged and function impaired \|1.3.3a\|	1
Offside Front Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Offside Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	1
Rear Brake master cylinder severely corroded \|3.2.B1b\|	1
Rear Roller brake test indicates brake effort rise disproportional to brake lever or pedal effort \|3.3.A1c\|	1
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. \|3.3.A2b\|	1
Nearside Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. \|2.1.1c\|	1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))	1
Front Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	1
Registration plate issues	1
Front Steering headbearing has excessive free play \|2.2.2\|	1
Front Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	1
Rear Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	1
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol BMW K1s year 1989

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