MOT History from tests of petrol BMW R1200s year 2008

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Pass percent:93.07%

(The average a petrol BMW R1200 year 2008 passes without issue)

Based on:9,948 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	297
Registration plate issues	26
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	19
Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	17
Front Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort \|3.3.A1d\|	15
Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	12
Rear Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort \|3.3.A1d\|	11
Front Floor brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.C2c\|	10
Rear wheel bearings are excessively rough \|2.4.A.2c\|	10
Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.4.A.2c\|	9
Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	8
Rear Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.4.A.2c\|	7
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	6
Horn not working (7.7 (a))	6
Front Brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	5
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	4
Rear Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	4
Rear Rear wheel bearings are excessively rough \|2.4.A.2c\|	4
Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))	4
Rear Brake disc\|s\| has excessive run out \|3.2.A1m\|	3
Rear shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.4.A.1c\|	3
Headlamp aim so that beam "kick up" is not visible on the screen \|4.1.2 \|a\|\|	3
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.5.1b\|	3
Throttle operating incorrectly \|6.2.1f\|	3
Nearside Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	3
Horn not working \|7.7 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	3
Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|4.1.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	3
Riders seat insecure \|6.2.1a\|	3
Front Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	3
Rear Floor brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.C2c\|	3
Rear Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released \|1.3.1e\|	3
Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. \|2.4.A.3b\|	3
Throttle has a significant change in engine speed whilst moving the steering from lock to lock \|2.1.4\|	3
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released	3
Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))	3
Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))	3
Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	3
Headlamp aim projected beam image obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	3
Throttle operating incorrectly (6.2.7 (a) (i))	3

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	297
Registration plate issues	26
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	19
Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	17
Front Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort \|3.3.A1d\|	15
Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	12
Rear Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort \|3.3.A1d\|	11
Front Floor brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.C2c\|	10
Rear wheel bearings are excessively rough \|2.4.A.2c\|	10
Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.4.A.2c\|	9
Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	8
Rear Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.4.A.2c\|	7
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	6
Horn not working (7.7 (a))	6
Front Brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	5
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	4
Rear Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	4
Rear Rear wheel bearings are excessively rough \|2.4.A.2c\|	4
Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))	4
Rear Brake disc\|s\| has excessive run out \|3.2.A1m\|	3
Rear shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.4.A.1c\|	3
Headlamp aim so that beam "kick up" is not visible on the screen \|4.1.2 \|a\|\|	3
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.5.1b\|	3
Throttle operating incorrectly \|6.2.1f\|	3
Nearside Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	3
Horn not working \|7.7 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	3
Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|4.1.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	3
Riders seat insecure \|6.2.1a\|	3
Front Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	3
Rear Floor brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.C2c\|	3
Rear Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released \|1.3.1e\|	3
Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. \|2.4.A.3b\|	3
Throttle has a significant change in engine speed whilst moving the steering from lock to lock \|2.1.4\|	3
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released	3
Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))	3
Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))	3
Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	3
Headlamp aim projected beam image obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	3
Throttle operating incorrectly (6.2.7 (a) (i))	3

MOT History from tests of petrol BMW R1200s year 2008

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