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MOT History from tests of petrol BMW R SERIESs year 2016

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Pass percent:96.55%
(The average a petrol BMW R SERIES year 2016 passes without issue)
Based on:2,200 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment23
Registration plate issues7
Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii))5
Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (b))5
Rear Brake pedal has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))3
Rear Brake pedal not releasing correctly and functionality of brakes affected (1.1.2 (b) (ii))2
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released2
Rear Brake indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort (1.2.1 (e))2
Front Wheel bearing so rough it is likely to overheat or break up (5.1.3 (b) (ii))1
Front Steering damper ineffective (2.1.4 (d) (i))1
Front Brake indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort (1.2.1 (e))1
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened1
Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Headlamp aim so that beam "kick up" is not visible on the screen (4.1.2 (a))1
Nearside Direction indicator missing (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Upper Brake fluid contaminated (1.8 (a))1
Nearside Rear Lower Brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))1
Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c))1
Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator likely to become detached (4.4.1 (c) (ii))1
Nearside Front Brake hose excessively twisted (1.1.12 (b) (ii))1
Fuel system component leaking (6.1.3 (b) (i))1
Steering damper ineffective (2.1.4 (d) (i))1
Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c))1
Horn not working (7.7 (a))1
Stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1
Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))1
Front Handlebar restricted in free movement from lock to lock (2.1.4 (c))1
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))1
Front Steering headbearing has excessive wear or free play (2.2.2 (f) (i))1
Brake pedal not releasing correctly and functionality of brakes affected (1.1.2 (b) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Footrest missing (6.2.12 (a))1
Offside Rear Footrest missing (6.2.12 (a))1
Front Steering damper ineffective Steering damper seals have failed resulting in a severe fluid leak and no damping effect. (2.1.4 (d) (i))1
Roller brake test brake efficiency less than 27.5% overall (1.2.2 (a) (ii))1
Front Wheel excessively distorted front offside rim badly buckled (5.2.2 (c) (i))1
Rear Direction indicator obviously incorrectly positioned (4.4.3 (a))1
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25% (1.2.2 (a) (i))1
Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Front Headlamp aim projected beam image obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))1
Nearside Front Brake disc contaminated (1.1.14 (b))1
Nearside Rear Brake disc contaminated (1.1.14 (b))1
Rear Brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))1
Brake indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort front disc indicates excessive fluctuation (1.2.1 (e))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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