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MOT History from tests of petrol BMW R SERIESs year 1994

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mot history
Pass percent:87.70%
(The average a petrol BMW R SERIES year 1994 passes without issue)
Based on:374 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released7
Headlamp aim out of alignment6
Front Stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))3
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))3
Front Brake indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort (1.2.1 (e))3
Front Brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))3
Offside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))2
Front Stop lamp does not illuminate by the operation of both brake controls (4.3.2 (a) (iii))2
Nearside Front Position lamp switch does not operate in accordance with the requirements DRL FLASHING (4.2.2 (a))1
Front Brake lever not releasing correctly and functionality of brakes affected (1.1.2 (b) (ii))1
Front Brake hose leaking (1.1.12 (c))1
Rear Brake fluid reservoir fluid not visible (1.1.10 (d) (iii))1
Front Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g))1
Rear Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g))1
Throttle control functioning such that safe operation of the motorcycle is adversely affected from lock to lock (6.2.7 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (1.5.1c)1
Nearside Fuel system component leaking excessively or a risk of fire carb leaking (6.1.3 (b) (ii))1
Rear Stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Riders seat insecure (6.2.5 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))1
Rear Suspension component ball joint excessively worn rear drive bearing (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Rear Brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))1
Registration plate lamp issues1
Offside Rear Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Motorcycle structure joining/attachment plate or fastening insecure front mudguard assembly (6.1.1 (b) (i))1
Offside Fuel pipe leaking (6.1.3 (b) (i))1
Front Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))1
Rear Position lamp light intensity significantly reduced (4.2.3 (a) (ii))1
Central Front Lower Steering damper insecure (2.1.4 (d) (i))1
Stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1
Rear Brake indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort (1.2.1 (e))1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))1
Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a))1
Front Upper Shock absorber insecurely attached (5.3.2 (a) (i))1
Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Front Steering headbearing excessively stiff or notchy (2.2.2 (f) (i))1
Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))1
Offside Fuel system component leaking (6.1.3 (b) (i))1
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25% (1.2.2 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Brake indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort (1.2.1 (e))1
Rear Valve stem seriously damaged (5.2.3 (j))1
Brake component inadequately mounted REAR PAD PIN MISSING ITS RETAINING CLIP (1.1.21 (c))1
Fuel system component leaking drip from underside (6.1.3 (b) (i))1
Fuel hose damaged (6.1.3 (c) (ii))1
Horn not working (7.7 (a))1
Nearside Rear Upper All direction indicators not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Central Front Upper All direction indicators not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Central Front Upper Horn not working (7.7 (a))1
Offside Rear Lower Brake lever pivot excessively tight BRAKE LEVER/PIVOT SEIZED - NO REAR BRAKE (1.1.1 (a))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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