MOT History from tests of petrol BMW R1150s year 2001

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Pass percent:91.10%

(The average a petrol BMW R1150 year 2001 passes without issue)

Based on:11,975 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	216
Registration plate issues	39
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	37
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	37
Front Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort \|3.3.A1d\|	35
Rear Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	26
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	23
Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	22
Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	21
Nearside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	21
Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.4.A.2c\|	21
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	18
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released	17
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam \|1.2.2a\|ii\|\|	16
Registration plate lamp issues	16
Front Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	15
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	14
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. \|3.3.A2b\|	14
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.6\|	14
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	12
Offside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	11
Rear Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort \|3.3.A1d\|	11
Rear suspension bearing has excessive free play \|2.4.A2a\|i\|\|	10
Rear Brake disc\|s\| excessively worn \|3.2.A1l\|	10
Front Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	9
Throttle operating incorrectly \|6.2.1f\|	8
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	8
Front Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released \|1.3.1e\|	7
Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	7
Rear Floor brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.C2c\|	7
Exhaust noise is clearly in excess of that emitted by a similar motor bicycle fitted with a standard silencer in average condition \|7.1.2\|	6
Offside Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	6
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	6
Rear Roller brake test indicates brake effort fall disproportional to brake lever or pedal effort \|3.3.A1c\|	6
Nearside Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	6
Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released \|1.3.1e\|	6
Front position lamp incorrect colour \|1.1.2a\|	5
Rear Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.4.A.2c\|	5
Rear Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	5
Centre Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	5
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25% (1.2.2 (a) (i))	5
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))	5
Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a))	5
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|5.3.2 \|b\|\|	4
Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.6\|	4
Front Roller brake test indicates a sticking brake \|3.3.A1a\|	4
Offside Steering lock stop ineffective \|2.1.3\|	4
Rear Brake disc\|s\| excessively scored \|3.2.A1l\|	4
Offside Front Brake disc\|s\| insecure \|3.2.A1g\|	4
Rear Rear suspension bearing has excessive free play \|2.4.A2a\|i\|\|	4
Nearside Front Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	4
Brake pedal has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	4
Nearside Rear Footrest insecure \|6.2.1a\|	4
Front wheel bearings are excessively rough \|2.3.5b\|	4
Horn not working \|7.7 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	4
Exhaust mounting does not fully support the exhaust system \|7.1.1.c\|	4
Rear Seat insecure \|6.2.1a\|	4
Front Brake indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort (1.2.1 (e))	4
Front Brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	4
Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a))	4

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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Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	216
Registration plate issues	39
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	37
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	37
Front Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort \|3.3.A1d\|	35
Rear Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	26
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	23
Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	22
Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	21
Nearside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	21
Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.4.A.2c\|	21
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	18
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released	17
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam \|1.2.2a\|ii\|\|	16
Registration plate lamp issues	16
Front Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	15
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	14
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. \|3.3.A2b\|	14
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.6\|	14
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	12
Offside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	11
Rear Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort \|3.3.A1d\|	11
Rear suspension bearing has excessive free play \|2.4.A2a\|i\|\|	10
Rear Brake disc\|s\| excessively worn \|3.2.A1l\|	10
Front Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	9
Throttle operating incorrectly \|6.2.1f\|	8
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	8
Front Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released \|1.3.1e\|	7
Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	7
Rear Floor brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.C2c\|	7
Exhaust noise is clearly in excess of that emitted by a similar motor bicycle fitted with a standard silencer in average condition \|7.1.2\|	6
Offside Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	6
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	6
Rear Roller brake test indicates brake effort fall disproportional to brake lever or pedal effort \|3.3.A1c\|	6
Nearside Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	6
Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released \|1.3.1e\|	6
Front position lamp incorrect colour \|1.1.2a\|	5
Rear Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.4.A.2c\|	5
Rear Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	5
Centre Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	5
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25% (1.2.2 (a) (i))	5
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))	5
Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a))	5
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|5.3.2 \|b\|\|	4
Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.6\|	4
Front Roller brake test indicates a sticking brake \|3.3.A1a\|	4
Offside Steering lock stop ineffective \|2.1.3\|	4
Rear Brake disc\|s\| excessively scored \|3.2.A1l\|	4
Offside Front Brake disc\|s\| insecure \|3.2.A1g\|	4
Rear Rear suspension bearing has excessive free play \|2.4.A2a\|i\|\|	4
Nearside Front Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	4
Brake pedal has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	4
Nearside Rear Footrest insecure \|6.2.1a\|	4
Front wheel bearings are excessively rough \|2.3.5b\|	4
Horn not working \|7.7 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	4
Exhaust mounting does not fully support the exhaust system \|7.1.1.c\|	4
Rear Seat insecure \|6.2.1a\|	4
Front Brake indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort (1.2.1 (e))	4
Front Brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	4
Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a))	4

MOT History from tests of petrol BMW R1150s year 2001

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