MOT History from tests of petrol BMW R1150s year 2002

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Pass percent:91.08%

(The average a petrol BMW R1150 year 2002 passes without issue)

Based on:19,762 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	404
Registration plate issues	80
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	69
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	53
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	49
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	46
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	45
Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	44
Front Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort \|3.3.A1d\|	38
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.6\|	34
Nearside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	34
Rear Brake disc\|s\| excessively worn \|3.2.A1l\|	33
Registration plate lamp issues	32
Offside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	31
Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	27
Front Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	27
Rear Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	23
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. \|3.3.A2b\|	19
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	19
Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.4.A.2c\|	19
Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released \|1.3.1e\|	19
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released	19
Rear Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	15
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam \|1.2.2a\|ii\|\|	15
Rear Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort \|3.3.A1d\|	15
Front Floor brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.C2c\|	14
Rear suspension bearing has excessive free play \|2.4.A2a\|i\|\|	11
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	10
Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey \|7.1.1b\|	10
Front Brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	10
Rear wheel bearings are excessively rough \|2.4.A.2c\|	9
Offside Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	9
Throttle operating incorrectly \|6.2.1f\|	9
Rear Floor brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.C2c\|	9
Rear Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.4.A.2c\|	9
Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a))	9
Front Brake indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort (1.2.1 (e))	9
Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	9
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))	9
Rear Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	8
Rear Brake fluid reservoir fluid level dangerously low \|3.2.B1d\|	8
Front Roller brake test indicates a sticking brake \|3.3.A1a\|	8
Front Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	8
Rear Brake disc\|s\| excessively scored \|3.2.A1l\|	8
Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	8
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	8
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))	8
Rear Roller brake test indicates brake effort fall disproportional to brake lever or pedal effort \|3.3.A1c\|	7
Nearside Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	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\|	7
Rear Stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	7
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))	7
Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))	7
Rear Rear suspension bearing has excessive free play \|2.4.A2a\|i\|\|	6
Front Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released \|1.3.1e\|	6
Rear Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released \|1.3.1e\|	6
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	6
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	6
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|5.3.2 \|b\|\|	6
Rear Roller brake test indicates a sticking brake \|3.3.A1a\|	6
Rear Brake disc\|s\| has excessive run out \|3.2.A1m\|	6
Rear Brake indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort (1.2.1 (e))	6
Front Valve stem seriously damaged (5.2.3 (j))	6

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.

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Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	404
Registration plate issues	80
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	69
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	53
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	49
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	46
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	45
Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	44
Front Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort \|3.3.A1d\|	38
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.6\|	34
Nearside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	34
Rear Brake disc\|s\| excessively worn \|3.2.A1l\|	33
Registration plate lamp issues	32
Offside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	31
Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	27
Front Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	27
Rear Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	23
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. \|3.3.A2b\|	19
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	19
Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.4.A.2c\|	19
Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released \|1.3.1e\|	19
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released	19
Rear Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	15
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam \|1.2.2a\|ii\|\|	15
Rear Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort \|3.3.A1d\|	15
Front Floor brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.C2c\|	14
Rear suspension bearing has excessive free play \|2.4.A2a\|i\|\|	11
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	10
Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey \|7.1.1b\|	10
Front Brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	10
Rear wheel bearings are excessively rough \|2.4.A.2c\|	9
Offside Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	9
Throttle operating incorrectly \|6.2.1f\|	9
Rear Floor brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.C2c\|	9
Rear Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.4.A.2c\|	9
Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a))	9
Front Brake indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort (1.2.1 (e))	9
Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	9
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))	9
Rear Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	8
Rear Brake fluid reservoir fluid level dangerously low \|3.2.B1d\|	8
Front Roller brake test indicates a sticking brake \|3.3.A1a\|	8
Front Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	8
Rear Brake disc\|s\| excessively scored \|3.2.A1l\|	8
Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	8
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	8
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))	8
Rear Roller brake test indicates brake effort fall disproportional to brake lever or pedal effort \|3.3.A1c\|	7
Nearside Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	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\|	7
Rear Stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	7
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))	7
Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))	7
Rear Rear suspension bearing has excessive free play \|2.4.A2a\|i\|\|	6
Front Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released \|1.3.1e\|	6
Rear Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released \|1.3.1e\|	6
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	6
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	6
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|5.3.2 \|b\|\|	6
Rear Roller brake test indicates a sticking brake \|3.3.A1a\|	6
Rear Brake disc\|s\| has excessive run out \|3.2.A1m\|	6
Rear Brake indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort (1.2.1 (e))	6
Front Valve stem seriously damaged (5.2.3 (j))	6

MOT History from tests of petrol BMW R1150s year 2002

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