MOT History from tests of petrol BMW R1150GSs year 2001

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Pass percent:90.05%

(The average a petrol BMW R1150GS year 2001 passes without issue)

Based on:3,568 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	79
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	28
Registration plate issues	18
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	16
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	15
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	11
Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	10
Rear Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	9
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	8
Front Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	7
Front Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort \|3.3.A1d\|	7
Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.4.A.2c\|	7
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	7
Rear suspension bearing has excessive free play \|2.4.A2a\|i\|\|	6
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.6\|	6
Nearside Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. \|2.1.1c\|	5
Rear Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort \|3.3.A1d\|	5
Nearside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	5
Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released \|1.3.1e\|	4
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam \|1.2.2a\|ii\|\|	3
Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	3
Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	3
Front Stop lamp not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	3
Front Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	3
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\|	3
Front Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	3
Nearside Front Brake disc\|s\| insecure \|3.2.A1g\|	3
Offside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	3
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	3
Front Roller brake test indicates a severely juddering brake \|3.3.A1b\|	3
Horn not working \|7.7 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	3
Front suspension assembly component loose \|2.3.1\|	2
Rear Brake fluid reservoir fluid level dangerously low \|3.2.B1d\|	2
Rear suspension bush has excessive free play \|2.4.A2a\|i\|\|	2
Rear wheel bearings are excessively rough \|2.4.A.2c\|	2
Front Valve stem seriously damaged \|5.2.3 \|j\|\|	2
Rear Floor brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.C2c\|	2
Offside Rear Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	2
Rear Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.4.A.2c\|	2
Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.6\|	2
Nearside Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	2
Rear Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	2
Rear Exhaust markings indicating not for road use or similar wording \|7.1.4\|	2
Centre Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	2
Headlamp aim not tested \|1.6\|	2
Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort \|3.3.A1d\|	2
Rear Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released \|1.3.1e\|	2
Riders seat insecure \|6.2.1a\|	2
Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	2
Roller brake test No brake control achieves an efficiency of 30%. \|3.3.A2a\|	2
Rear Seat insecure \|6.2.1a\|	2
Rear Brake excessively binding \|1.2.1 \|f\|\|	2
Rear Stop lamp not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	2
Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	2
Throttle has a significant change in engine speed whilst moving the steering from lock to lock \|2.1.4\|	2

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	79
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	28
Registration plate issues	18
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	16
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	15
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	11
Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	10
Rear Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	9
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	8
Front Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	7
Front Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort \|3.3.A1d\|	7
Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.4.A.2c\|	7
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	7
Rear suspension bearing has excessive free play \|2.4.A2a\|i\|\|	6
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.6\|	6
Nearside Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. \|2.1.1c\|	5
Rear Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort \|3.3.A1d\|	5
Nearside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	5
Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released \|1.3.1e\|	4
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam \|1.2.2a\|ii\|\|	3
Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	3
Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	3
Front Stop lamp not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	3
Front Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	3
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\|	3
Front Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	3
Nearside Front Brake disc\|s\| insecure \|3.2.A1g\|	3
Offside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	3
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	3
Front Roller brake test indicates a severely juddering brake \|3.3.A1b\|	3
Horn not working \|7.7 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	3
Front suspension assembly component loose \|2.3.1\|	2
Rear Brake fluid reservoir fluid level dangerously low \|3.2.B1d\|	2
Rear suspension bush has excessive free play \|2.4.A2a\|i\|\|	2
Rear wheel bearings are excessively rough \|2.4.A.2c\|	2
Front Valve stem seriously damaged \|5.2.3 \|j\|\|	2
Rear Floor brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.C2c\|	2
Offside Rear Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	2
Rear Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.4.A.2c\|	2
Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.6\|	2
Nearside Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	2
Rear Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	2
Rear Exhaust markings indicating not for road use or similar wording \|7.1.4\|	2
Centre Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	2
Headlamp aim not tested \|1.6\|	2
Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort \|3.3.A1d\|	2
Rear Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released \|1.3.1e\|	2
Riders seat insecure \|6.2.1a\|	2
Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	2
Roller brake test No brake control achieves an efficiency of 30%. \|3.3.A2a\|	2
Rear Seat insecure \|6.2.1a\|	2
Rear Brake excessively binding \|1.2.1 \|f\|\|	2
Rear Stop lamp not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	2
Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	2
Throttle has a significant change in engine speed whilst moving the steering from lock to lock \|2.1.4\|	2

MOT History from tests of petrol BMW R1150GSs year 2001

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