>

MOT History from tests of petrol BMW R100RSs year 1981

Review the list of common BMW R100RS failures below or to perform a specific mot history check on your BMW then use our popular KnowYourCar service

mot history
Pass percent:85.92%
(The average a petrol BMW R100RS year 1981 passes without issue)
Based on:355 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment7
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|4
Throttle operating incorrectly |6.2.1f|3
Nearside Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. |2.1.1c|3
Front wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.3.5b|3
Rear Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort |3.3.A1d|2
Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.A1a|2
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. |3.3.A2b|2
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released1
Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel |1.1.2 |a||1
Nearside Front Brake disc|s| friction surface contaminated by oil or grease |3.2.A1k|1
Front position lamp missing |1.1.1a|1
Offside Rear suspension component seized |2.4A2a|ii||1
Nearside Rear suspension component seized |2.4A2a|ii||1
Brake hose excessively deteriorated1
Brake pedal is positioned so that the brake cannot be readily applied |3.1.3c|1
Rear Roller brake test indicates brake effort fall disproportional to brake lever or pedal effort |3.3.A1c|1
Front Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on |1.1.3a|1
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on |1.1.3a|1
Brake master cylinder insecurely mounted |3.2.B1a|1
Steering movement excessively stiff with the weight on the lower bearing |2.2.1a|1
Registration plate issues1
Front suspension assembly component loose |2.3.1|1
Brake back plate|s| insecure |3.2.A1j|1
Brake hose damaged1
Front Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort |3.3.A1d|1
Front Brake disc|s| has excessive run out |3.2.A1m|1
Rear Brake disc|s| has excessive run out |3.2.A1m|1
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on |1.1.3a|1
Front wheel bearings are excessively rough |2.3.5b|1
Offside Fuel system component leaking Carb |7.2.1a|1
Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. |2.4.A.3b|1
Rear Rear suspension bearing has excessive free play |2.4.A2a|i||1
Rear Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.4.A.2c|1
Rear suspension bearing has excessive free play |2.4.A2a|i||1
Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey |7.1.1b|1
Fairing so located that it is likely to impede the steering |2.1.2e|1
Nearside Steering lock stop ineffective |2.1.3|1
Rear Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released |1.3.1e|1
Central Front Lower Brake pipe inadequately supported |3.2.B2b|1
Nearside Fuel system component insecure |7.2.1b|1
Offside Fuel system component insecure |7.2.1b|1
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.6|1
All position lamps do not illuminate immediately when switched on |1.1.3a|1
Offside Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3|1
Nearside Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3|1
Rear suspension bush has excessive free play |2.4.A2a|i||1
Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.4.A.2c|1
Outer Fuel system component insecure |7.2.1b|1
Inner Fuel system component insecure |7.2.1b|1
Front Direction indicator not working |1.5.1c|1
Rear Direction indicator not working |1.5.1c|1
Front Steering control handlebar movement restricted by taut cables |2.1.2c|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.5.1c|1
Headlamp aim not tested |1.6|1
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam |1.2.2a|i||1
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam |1.2.2a|ii||1
Stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1
Motorcycle structure joining/attachment plate or fastening insecure Front fairing mounting loose. (6.1.1 (b) (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.

Got suggestions? We’re improving this section all the time. If you have any suggestions, please let us know.

Find us on Facebook

© KnowYourCar™ 2019. All rights reserved
Except where otherwise noted, content on our MOT statistics pages are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.
You are free to redistribute the material in any medium or format as long as credit is given to KnowYourCar

WARNING: We have placed hidden watermarks in our data. We will take action against our data being used outside of these terms.

MOT Data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0

By using our site you are agreeing to our terms and conditions
Terms & Conditions  Privacy Policy