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MOT History from tests of petrol BMW R100RSs year 1978

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Pass percent:88.11%
(The average a petrol BMW R100RS year 1978 passes without issue)
Based on:387 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment7
Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released |1.3.1e|3
Registration plate issues3
Offside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3|2
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|2
Nearside Direction indicator flashing more than 120 times per minute |1.5.1c|2
Rear Roller brake test indicates brake effort rise disproportional to brake lever or pedal effort |3.3.A1c|2
Indicator tell tale not operating correctly |1.5.2|2
Offside Direction indicator flashing more than 120 times per minute |1.5.1c|2
Brake pipe excessively corroded2
Rear Fuel system component leaking |7.2.1a|1
Roller brake test No brake control achieves an efficiency of 30%. |3.3.A2a|1
Roller brake test Neither brake control achieves an efficiency of 25% |3.3.A2b|1
Front Steering movement excessively stiff with the wheel raised |2.2.1b|1
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on |1.1.3a|1
Offside Front Brake disc|s| friction surface contaminated by oil or grease |3.2.A1k|1
Rear Brake disc|s| cracked |3.2.A1g|1
Rear Floor brake test indicates a sticking brake |3.3.C2c|1
Steering headbearing has excessive free play |2.2.2|1
Exhaust mounting does not fully support the exhaust system |7.1.1.c|1
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. |3.3.A2b|1
Throttle has a significant change in engine speed whilst moving the steering from lock to lock |2.1.4|1
Offside Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. |2.1.1c|1
Rear Floor brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.C2c|1
Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3|1
Front Brake disc|s| friction surface contaminated by oil or grease |3.2.A1k|1
Rear Brake hose fouling |3.2.B3b|1
Front Steering control fouling between components which interferes with the free movement of the steering |2.1.2a|1
Rear Brake fluid reservoir fluid level dangerously low |3.2.B1d|1
Rear Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort |3.3.A1d|1
Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the handling |2.5.1|1
Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. |2.4.A.3b|1
Rear shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.4.A.1c|1
Nearside Front Brake pipe inadequately supported |3.2.B2b|1
Offside Front Brake pipe inadequately supported |3.2.B2b|1
Nearside Footrest insecure |6.2.1a|1
Nearside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3|1
Brake pedal cracked |3.1.2c|1
Brake component is excessively corroded |3.1.5|1
Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.A1a|1
Floor brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. |3.3.C1b|1
Front Fuel hose leaking |7.2.1a|1
Front Roller brake test indicates a sticking brake |3.3.A1a|1
Fuel hose leaking |7.2.1a|1
Offside Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey |7.1.1b|1
Front wheel bearings are excessively rough |2.3.5b|1
Front suspension has excessive stiffness in the suspension movement. |2.3.6b|1
Roller brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.A1a|1
Rear Brake pipe union leaking fluid |3.2.B4|1
Fuel pipe leaking |7.2.1a|1
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on |1.1.3a|1
Rear Brake hose is likely to be fouled or trapped by moving parts |3.2.B2c|1
Rear wheel has a loose wheel nut|s| |4.2.3a|1
Front Roller brake test indicates brake effort rise disproportional to brake lever or pedal effort |3.3.A1c|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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