MOT History from tests of petrol BMW R 1200s year 2008

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Pass percent:93.38%

(The average a petrol BMW R 1200 year 2008 passes without issue)

Based on:7,928 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	233
Registration plate issues	30
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	25
Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	18
Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.4.A.2c\|	15
Rear Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort \|3.3.A1d\|	12
Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	10
Front Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort \|3.3.A1d\|	10
Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. \|2.4.A.3b\|	7
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	6
Rear shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.4.A.1c\|	5
Front Floor brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.C2c\|	5
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	5
Rear Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	4
Rear Brake disc\|s\| excessively worn \|3.2.A1l\|	4
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	4
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam \|1.2.2a\|ii\|\|	3
Front Horn not working \|7.7 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	3
Front Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	3
Rear Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.4.A.2c\|	3
Rear wheel bearings are excessively rough \|2.4.A.2c\|	3
Rear Rear wheel bearings are excessively rough \|2.4.A.2c\|	3
Horn not working \|7.7 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	3
Front wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.3.5b\|	2
Riders seat insecure \|6.2.1a\|	2
Nearside Front Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	2
Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	2
Rear suspension bearing has excessive free play \|2.4.A2a\|i\|\|	2
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	2
Rear Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	2
Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play \|5.1.3 \|a\| \|i\|\|	2
Offside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	2
Throttle has a significant change in engine speed whilst moving the steering from lock to lock \|2.1.4\|	2
Rear Brake disc\|s\| friction surface contaminated by oil or grease \|3.2.A1k\|	2
Front Brake indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort \|1.2.1 \|e\|\|	2
Nearside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	2
Steering headbearing has excessive free play \|2.2.2\|	2
Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn \|1.1.14 \|a\| \|i\|\|	2
Headlamp light source and lamp not compatible \|4.1.4 \|c\|\|	2
Rear Rear shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.4.A.1c\|	2
Front Brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	2

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
Headlamp aim out of alignment	233
Registration plate issues	30
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	25
Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	18
Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.4.A.2c\|	15
Rear Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort \|3.3.A1d\|	12
Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	10
Front Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort \|3.3.A1d\|	10
Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. \|2.4.A.3b\|	7
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	6
Rear shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.4.A.1c\|	5
Front Floor brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.C2c\|	5
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	5
Rear Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	4
Rear Brake disc\|s\| excessively worn \|3.2.A1l\|	4
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	4
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam \|1.2.2a\|ii\|\|	3
Front Horn not working \|7.7 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	3
Front Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	3
Rear Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.4.A.2c\|	3
Rear wheel bearings are excessively rough \|2.4.A.2c\|	3
Rear Rear wheel bearings are excessively rough \|2.4.A.2c\|	3
Horn not working \|7.7 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	3
Front wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.3.5b\|	2
Riders seat insecure \|6.2.1a\|	2
Nearside Front Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	2
Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	2
Rear suspension bearing has excessive free play \|2.4.A2a\|i\|\|	2
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	2
Rear Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	2
Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play \|5.1.3 \|a\| \|i\|\|	2
Offside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	2
Throttle has a significant change in engine speed whilst moving the steering from lock to lock \|2.1.4\|	2
Rear Brake disc\|s\| friction surface contaminated by oil or grease \|3.2.A1k\|	2
Front Brake indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort \|1.2.1 \|e\|\|	2
Nearside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	2
Steering headbearing has excessive free play \|2.2.2\|	2
Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn \|1.1.14 \|a\| \|i\|\|	2
Headlamp light source and lamp not compatible \|4.1.4 \|c\|\|	2
Rear Rear shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.4.A.1c\|	2
Front Brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	2

MOT History from tests of petrol BMW R 1200s year 2008

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