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MOT History from tests of petrol BMW R45s year 1980

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Pass percent:85.76%
(The average a petrol BMW R45 year 1980 passes without issue)
Based on:323 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment10
Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.A1a|6
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on |1.1.3a|5
Rear Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released |1.3.1e|3
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user |1.7.3a|3
Front Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|2
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|2
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.5.1c|2
Sidecar wheel bearings have excessive free play |5.2.3c|2
Front Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort |3.3.A1d|2
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam |1.2.2a|i||2
Headlamp insecure |1.2.3b|2
Throttle operating incorrectly |6.2.1f|2
Front Wheel bearing play so excessive it is likely to break up (5.1.3 (a) (ii))2
Front Wheel fixing loose (single fixing) spindle nut (5.2.1 (a) (ii))2
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.5.1c|1
Front Brake master cylinder has a seized master cylinder pivot. |3.2.B5|1
Fuel cap does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement |7.2.2b|1
Offside Front Footrest insecure |6.2.1a|1
Fuel system component insecure |7.2.1b|1
Horn emits 2 or more alternating tones |1.7.3b|1
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing |1.4.1|1
Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c|1
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|1
Front wheel bearings are excessively rough |2.3.5b|1
Rear Wheel damaged significantly reducing the original strength |4.2.1a|1
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam |1.2.2a|ii||1
Headlamp switch faulty |1.2.4|1
Front Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies brake light switch |1.3.1a|1
Rear Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on |1.1.3a|1
Nearside Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3|1
Centre Front Upper Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.6|1
Centre Rear Upper Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on |1.1.3a|1
Nearside Front Upper Headlamp switch faulty |1.2.4|1
Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.6|1
Front Riders seat insecure |6.2.1a|1
Front Throttle has a significant change in engine speed whilst moving the steering from lock to lock |2.1.4|1
Rear Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey |7.1.1b|1
Nearside Front Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c|1
Inner Front Horn not working |1.7.3a|1
Rear Rear reflector on motorcycle missing |1.4.1|1
Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3|1
Offside Exhaust mounting does not fully support the exhaust system |7.1.1.c|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c|1
Nearside Rear Exhaust excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a|1
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on |1.1.3a|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator insecure |1.5.3b|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator insecure |1.5.3b|1
Front Brake master cylinder leaking hydraulic fluid |3.2.B1e|1
Steering movement excessively stiff with the weight on the lower bearing |2.2.1a|1
Fuel cap sealing washer deteriorated |7.2.2c|1
Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a))1
Front Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel |3.1.3b|1
Front Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released |1.3.1e|1
Front Brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))1
Nearside Front Brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))1
Offside Front Brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))1
All direction indicators not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))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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