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MOT History from tests of petrol BMW R1200GSs year 2008

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Pass percent:93.10%
(The average a petrol BMW R1200GS year 2008 passes without issue)
Based on:536 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment14
Rear Rear shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.4.A.1c|2
Horn not working |1.7.3a|2
Rear Brake disc|s| friction surface contaminated by oil or grease |3.2.A1k|1
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|1
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user |1.7.3a|1
Handlebar mounting insecure |2.2.1 |a| |i||1
Front Front suspension assembly excessive wear or free play in a front suspension component |2.3.4|1
Front Headlamp aim headlamp deteriorated and function impaired |1.2.3a|1
Front Roller brake test indicates a severely juddering brake |3.3.A1b|1
Rear Roller brake test indicates a severely juddering brake |3.3.A1b|1
Centre Rear Rear reflector on motorcycle obscured |1.4.1|1
Front suspension assembly excessive wear or free play in a front suspension component |2.3.4|1
Rear reflector on motorcycle obscured |1.4.1|1
Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.4.A.2c|1
Rear Brake disc|s| excessively worn |3.2.A1l|1
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam |1.2.2a|i||1
Offside Rear Brake locking device missing |3.2.A1e|1
Offside Front Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam |1.2.2a|ii||1
Rear Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. |2.4.A.3b|1
Headlamp aim not tested aim adjuster broken inside headlight |1.6|1
Rear Brake fluid not visible brake fluid topped up on rear, no leaks visible. (1.1.10 (d) (iii))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.

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