MOT History from tests of petrol BMW R 1200s year 2013

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Pass percent:94.96%

(The average a petrol BMW R 1200 year 2013 passes without issue)

Based on:9,280 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	190
Registration plate issues	24
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	13
Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	10
Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. \|2.4.A.3b\|	10
Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (b))	10
Rear Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	8
Horn not working \|7.7 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	6
Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|5.3.2 \|b\|\|	6
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. \|3.3.A2b\|	6
Front Floor brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.C2c\|	5
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.5.1b\|	4
Front wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.3.5b\|	4
Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	4
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.5.1b\|	4
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	4
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	4
Rear Brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	4
Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn \|1.1.14 \|a\| \|i\|\|	3
Rear Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort \|3.3.A1d\|	3
Rear Brake indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort \|1.2.1 \|e\|\|	3
Rear Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. \|2.4.A.3b\|	3
Rear Brake excessively binding \|1.2.1 \|f\|\|	3
Front Brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	3
Front Wheel has an excessively distorted bead rim. \|4.2.2\|	2
Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	2
Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	2
Horn control not functioning. \|1.7.2b\|	2
Front Brake fluid reservoir leaking hydraulic fluid \|3.2.B1e\|	2
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|4.4.3 \|a\|\|	2
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|4.4.3 \|a\|\|	2
Headlamp insecure \|1.2.3b\|	2
Rear Brake master cylinder leaking hydraulic fluid \|3.2.B1e\|	2
Offside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	2
Headlamp switch faulty \|1.2.4\|	2
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|4.1.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	2
Rear Roller brake test indicates brake effort rise disproportional to brake lever or pedal effort \|3.3.A1c\|	2
Rear Hydraulic brake control feels spongy \|3.1.4a\|	2
Horn missing \|1.7.1\|	2
Nearside Front 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
Rear Brake disc\|s\| excessively worn \|3.2.A1l\|	2
Front Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort \|3.3.A1d\|	2
Front Brake master cylinder leaking \|1.1.10 \|b\| \|ii\|\|	2
Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	2
Offside Front Brake locking device missing \|3.2.A1e\|	2
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|4.1.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	2
Offside Rear Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	2
Front Headlamp aim so that beam "kick up" is not visible on the screen \|1.6.B.1\|	2
Rear Brake pedal has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	2
Rear Brake pedal has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))	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	190
Registration plate issues	24
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	13
Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	10
Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. \|2.4.A.3b\|	10
Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (b))	10
Rear Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	8
Horn not working \|7.7 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	6
Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|5.3.2 \|b\|\|	6
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. \|3.3.A2b\|	6
Front Floor brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.C2c\|	5
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.5.1b\|	4
Front wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.3.5b\|	4
Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	4
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.5.1b\|	4
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	4
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	4
Rear Brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	4
Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn \|1.1.14 \|a\| \|i\|\|	3
Rear Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort \|3.3.A1d\|	3
Rear Brake indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort \|1.2.1 \|e\|\|	3
Rear Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. \|2.4.A.3b\|	3
Rear Brake excessively binding \|1.2.1 \|f\|\|	3
Front Brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	3
Front Wheel has an excessively distorted bead rim. \|4.2.2\|	2
Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	2
Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	2
Horn control not functioning. \|1.7.2b\|	2
Front Brake fluid reservoir leaking hydraulic fluid \|3.2.B1e\|	2
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|4.4.3 \|a\|\|	2
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|4.4.3 \|a\|\|	2
Headlamp insecure \|1.2.3b\|	2
Rear Brake master cylinder leaking hydraulic fluid \|3.2.B1e\|	2
Offside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	2
Headlamp switch faulty \|1.2.4\|	2
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|4.1.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	2
Rear Roller brake test indicates brake effort rise disproportional to brake lever or pedal effort \|3.3.A1c\|	2
Rear Hydraulic brake control feels spongy \|3.1.4a\|	2
Horn missing \|1.7.1\|	2
Nearside Front 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
Rear Brake disc\|s\| excessively worn \|3.2.A1l\|	2
Front Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort \|3.3.A1d\|	2
Front Brake master cylinder leaking \|1.1.10 \|b\| \|ii\|\|	2
Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	2
Offside Front Brake locking device missing \|3.2.A1e\|	2
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|4.1.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	2
Offside Rear Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	2
Front Headlamp aim so that beam "kick up" is not visible on the screen \|1.6.B.1\|	2
Rear Brake pedal has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	2
Rear Brake pedal has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))	2

MOT History from tests of petrol BMW R 1200s year 2013

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