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MOT History from tests of petrol BMW R NINETs year 2017

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mot history
Pass percent:92.89%
(The average a petrol BMW R NINET year 2017 passes without issue)
Based on:3,796 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment107
Registration plate issues54
Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii))49
Rear Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii))13
Front Brake indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort (1.2.1 (e))6
Rear Direction indicator obviously incorrectly positioned (4.4.3 (a))5
Registration plate lamp issues4
Rear Brake fluid contaminated (1.8 (a))4
Rear All direction indicators obviously incorrectly positioned (4.4.3 (a))3
Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))3
Front Brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))3
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))3
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released3
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))3
Horn not working (7.7 (a))3
Rear Brake indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort (1.2.1 (e))3
Offside Rear Direction indicator missing (4.4.1 (a) (ii))2
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))2
Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))2
Headlamp aim projected beam image obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))2
Nearside Front Direction indicator light intensity significantly reduced (4.4.3 (a))2
Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a))2
Nearside Rear Footrest missing (6.2.12 (a))2
Offside Rear Footrest missing (6.2.12 (a))2
Steering headbearing excessively stiff or notchy (2.2.2 (f) (i))2
Steering damper insecure bolt loose (2.1.4 (d) (i))1
Nearside Rear Wheel spindle loose (5.2.1 (c) (i))1
Direction indicator not working L/H/F (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a))1
Nearside Front Brake hose excessively stretched clutch hose very tight - due to fitted bar risers (1.1.12 (b) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Wheel spoke excessively loose 1 spoke very loose on o/s of wheel (5.2.2 (d))1
All direction indicators missing (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))1
Fuel system component leaking excessively or a risk of fire (6.1.3 (b) (ii))1
Nearside Front Footrest insecure (6.2.12 (a))1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator obviously incorrectly positioned (4.4.3 (a))1
Offside Rear Direction indicator obviously incorrectly positioned (4.4.3 (a))1
Central Front Headlamp aim projected beam image obviously incorrect headlamp out of correct aim (4.1.2 (c))1
Front Upper Brake hose connection leaking (1.1.12 (c))1
Fork yoke fractured Fork yoke nut split/cracked. (2.2.2 (d) (i))1
Headlamp aim so that beam "kick up" is not visible on the screen (4.1.2 (a))1
Rear Direction indicator obviously incorrectly positioned too close together (4.4.3 (a))1
Central Front Wheel more than one fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))1
Direction indicator obviously incorrectly positioned (4.4.3 (a))1
Central Rear Upper Direction indicator obviously incorrectly positioned rear indicators don`t meet the 180mm separation requirement (4.4.3 (a))1
Front Headlamp aim projected beam image obviously incorrect LED bulb producing incorrect beam pattern. (4.1.2 (c))1
Front Wheel spindle loose (5.2.1 (c) (i))1
Brake indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort (1.2.1 (e))1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator missing (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Rear All direction indicators obviously incorrectly positioned not enough space between indicators (4.4.3 (a))1
Offside Rear Upper Suspension component pin or bush likely to become detached top paralever mount has excessive freeplay - aftermarket hugger bolt loose and moving in torque arm - possibly ovaled hole - BMWhas deemed these huggers unsafe for this reason (5.3.4 (a) (ii))1
Rear Position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.2.3 (b))1
Front All position lamps not working (4.2.1 (a))1
All direction indicators obviously incorrectly positioned (4.4.3 (a))1
Rear Brake rod insecure (1.1.15 (c))1
Offside Front Direction indicator light intensity significantly reduced (4.4.3 (a))1
Rear Headlamp reflector missing (4.1.1 (b) (ii))1
Direction indicator missing both rear (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Throttle control functioning such that safe operation of the motorcycle is adversely affected (6.2.7 (a) (ii))1
Rear All direction indicators obviously incorrectly positioned Rear indicators do not have a minimum distance of 180mm apart (4.4.3 (a))1
Central Rear Upper Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii))1
Front Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.4.3 (b))1
Nearside Front Footrest insecure N/S foot peg pin retaining clip missing (6.2.12 (a))1
Front Horn not working (7.7 (a))1
Front Brake lever not releasing correctly and functionality of brakes affected CANT BE APPLIED SMOOTHLY (1.1.2 (b) (ii))1
Rear All direction indicators obviously incorrectly positioned Indicators need to be positioned 180mm apart. (4.4.3 (a))1
Suspension arm insecurely attached Offside swingarm fixings loose and missing (5.3.3 (a) (i))1
Brake fluid contaminated very dark in colour - indicates water ingress (1.8 (a))1
Headlamp aim projected beam image obviously incorrect dip beam image is incorrect - beam is not flat (4.1.2 (c))1
Headlamp aim projected beam image obviously incorrect headlight taped (4.1.2 (c))1
Steering damper ineffective (2.1.4 (d) (i))1
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))1
Steering headbearing excessively stiff or notchy Notchy (2.2.2 (f) (i))1
Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))1
Stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1
Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a))1
Central Front Brake indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort Front brake discs excessively warped (1.2.1 (e))1
Offside Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))1
Headlamp aim so that beam "kick up" is not visible on the screen dip beam - 2 bright circles above the beam - aftermarket headlamp fitted (4.1.2 (a))1
Front Brake indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort over 50% (1.2.1 (e))1
Fuel tank insecure (6.1.3 (a) (i))1
Front Steering headbearing has excessive wear or free play (2.2.2 (f) (i))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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