MOT History from tests of petrol BMW R 1200s year 2009

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Pass percent:94.11%

(The average a petrol BMW R 1200 year 2009 passes without issue)

Based on:5,802 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	153
Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	15
Registration plate issues	11
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	10
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	7
Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.4.A.2c\|	7
Front Floor brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.C2c\|	5
Rear Rear wheel bearings are excessively rough \|2.4.A.2c\|	4
Rear shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.4.A.1c\|	4
Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|5.3.2 \|b\|\|	4
Headlamp aim so that beam "kick up" is not visible on the screen \|1.6.B.1\|	3
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	3
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	3
Rear Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	3
Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	3
Nearside Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	3
Nearside Front Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	2
Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. \|2.4.A.3b\|	2
Rear Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort \|3.3.A1d\|	2
Front Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort \|3.3.A1d\|	2
Rear wheel bearings are excessively rough \|2.4.A.2c\|	2
Front Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	2
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam \|1.2.2a\|ii\|\|	2
Rear Rear shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.4.A.1c\|	2
Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	2
Front wheel bearings are excessively rough \|2.3.5b\|	2
Rear Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.4.A.2c\|	2
Front Wheel has an excessively distorted bead rim. \|4.2.2\|	2
Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	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	153
Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	15
Registration plate issues	11
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	10
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	7
Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.4.A.2c\|	7
Front Floor brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.C2c\|	5
Rear Rear wheel bearings are excessively rough \|2.4.A.2c\|	4
Rear shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.4.A.1c\|	4
Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|5.3.2 \|b\|\|	4
Headlamp aim so that beam "kick up" is not visible on the screen \|1.6.B.1\|	3
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	3
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	3
Rear Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	3
Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	3
Nearside Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	3
Nearside Front Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	2
Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. \|2.4.A.3b\|	2
Rear Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort \|3.3.A1d\|	2
Front Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort \|3.3.A1d\|	2
Rear wheel bearings are excessively rough \|2.4.A.2c\|	2
Front Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	2
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam \|1.2.2a\|ii\|\|	2
Rear Rear shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.4.A.1c\|	2
Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	2
Front wheel bearings are excessively rough \|2.3.5b\|	2
Rear Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.4.A.2c\|	2
Front Wheel has an excessively distorted bead rim. \|4.2.2\|	2
Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	2

MOT History from tests of petrol BMW R 1200s year 2009

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