MOT History from tests of petrol BMW R755s year 1971

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Pass percent:92.51%

(The average a petrol BMW R755 year 1971 passes without issue)

Based on:387 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	11
Front Roller brake test indicates a severely grabbing brake \|3.3.A1b\|	2
Front wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.3.5b\|	2
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	2
Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	2
Nearside Rear Indicator switch does not operate the direction indicators on the side selected \|1.5.4\|	1
Front Fuel cap sealing washer deteriorated \|7.2.2c\|	1
Fuel tank leaking \|7.2.1a\|	1
Fuel cap sealing washer torn \|7.2.2c\|	1
Horn control defective \|1.7.2a\|	1
Front Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	1
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. \|3.3.A2b\|	1
Front position lamp insecure \|1.1.1c\|	1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Centre Front Steering headbearing has excessive free play \|2.2.2\|	1
Front Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user \|1.7.3a\|	1
Stop lamp emits other than a steady red light \|1.3.1b\|	1
Nearside Front Steering control handlebar movement restricted by trapped cables \|2.1.2c\|	1
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	1
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.6\|	1
Position lamp switch does not operate the front and rear position lamps \|1.1.4c\|	1
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.5.1b\|	1
Offside Rear Rear shock absorber insecurely mounted \|2.4.A.3b\|	1
Throttle operating incorrectly \|6.2.1f\|	1
Front position lamp damaged and function impaired \|1.1.1b\|	1
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	1
Handlebar mounting clamp bolt loose \|2.1.1a\|	1
Steering headbearing has excessive free play \|2.2.2\|	1
Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the wheel raised \|2.2.1b\|	1
Front Brake reaction bracket securing bolt\|s\| loose \|3.2.A1j\|	1
Front Brake caliper\|s\| securing bolt\|s\| loose \|3.2.A1j\|	1
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	1
Nearside Front Throttle operating incorrectly \|6.2.1f\|	1
Rear Rear suspension movement is excessively stiff \|2.4.A.3b\|	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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Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	11
Front Roller brake test indicates a severely grabbing brake \|3.3.A1b\|	2
Front wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.3.5b\|	2
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	2
Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	2
Nearside Rear Indicator switch does not operate the direction indicators on the side selected \|1.5.4\|	1
Front Fuel cap sealing washer deteriorated \|7.2.2c\|	1
Fuel tank leaking \|7.2.1a\|	1
Fuel cap sealing washer torn \|7.2.2c\|	1
Horn control defective \|1.7.2a\|	1
Front Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	1
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. \|3.3.A2b\|	1
Front position lamp insecure \|1.1.1c\|	1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Centre Front Steering headbearing has excessive free play \|2.2.2\|	1
Front Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user \|1.7.3a\|	1
Stop lamp emits other than a steady red light \|1.3.1b\|	1
Nearside Front Steering control handlebar movement restricted by trapped cables \|2.1.2c\|	1
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	1
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.6\|	1
Position lamp switch does not operate the front and rear position lamps \|1.1.4c\|	1
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.5.1b\|	1
Offside Rear Rear shock absorber insecurely mounted \|2.4.A.3b\|	1
Throttle operating incorrectly \|6.2.1f\|	1
Front position lamp damaged and function impaired \|1.1.1b\|	1
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	1
Handlebar mounting clamp bolt loose \|2.1.1a\|	1
Steering headbearing has excessive free play \|2.2.2\|	1
Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the wheel raised \|2.2.1b\|	1
Front Brake reaction bracket securing bolt\|s\| loose \|3.2.A1j\|	1
Front Brake caliper\|s\| securing bolt\|s\| loose \|3.2.A1j\|	1
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	1
Nearside Front Throttle operating incorrectly \|6.2.1f\|	1
Rear Rear suspension movement is excessively stiff \|2.4.A.3b\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol BMW R755s year 1971

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