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MOT History from tests of petrol BMW R80s year 1981

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Pass percent:87.62%
(The average a petrol BMW R80 year 1981 passes without issue)
Based on:638 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment18
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|8
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|6
Steering headbearing has excessive free play |2.2.2|4
Front wheel bearings are excessively rough |2.3.5b|4
Horn not working |1.7.3a|3
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on |1.1.3a|3
Rear Footrest missing |6.2.1a|2
Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released |1.3.1e|2
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam |1.2.2a|i||2
Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.A1a|2
Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.4.A.2c|2
Front wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.3.5b|2
Offside Rear Footrest insecure |6.2.1a|1
Offside Rear Rear shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.4.A.1c|1
Offside Rear Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. |2.4.A.3b|1
Registration plate issues1
Front Floor brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.C2c|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii||1
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. |3.3.A2b|1
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam |1.2.2a|ii||1
Front Steering movement excessively stiff with the wheel raised |2.2.1b|1
Front Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on |1.1.3a|1
Front Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|1
Nearside Direction indicator not working |1.5.1c|1
Sidecar rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on |1.1.3a|1
Front Brake master cylinder leaking hydraulic fluid |3.2.B1e|1
Rear Stop lamp deteriorated and function impaired |1.3.3a|1
Fuel cap sealing washer missing |7.2.2c|1
Rear Brake drum|s| friction surface contaminated by oil or grease |3.2.A1k|1
Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||1
Headlamp not working on main beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||1
Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||1
Front Stop lamp switch with a delay in operation |4.3.2 |a| |ii||1
Nearside Front Upper Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. |2.1.1c|1
Rear Rear reflector on motorcycle missing |1.4.1|1
Position lamp switch faulty |1.1.4a|1
Front suspension has inadequate damping effect. |2.3.6c|1
Nearside Front Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c|1
Offside Rear Exhaust mounting does not fully support the exhaust system |7.1.1.c|1
Front Brake component is excessively corroded |3.1.5|1
Front Steering lock stop missing |2.1.3|1
Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3|1
Rear Brake locking device missing |3.2.A1e|1
Rear position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.3b|1
Stop lamp affected by the operation of another lamp |1.3.2|1
Rear Direction indicator affected by the operation of another lamp |1.5.1c|1
Rear shock absorber insecurely mounted |2.4.A.3b|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c|1
Nearside Fuel pipe union leaking |7.2.1a|1
Offside Fuel pipe union leaking |7.2.1a|1
Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3|1
Nearside Rear Footrest missing |6.2.1a|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.5.1c|1
Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the wheel raised |2.2.1b|1
Nearside Front Steering lock stop missing |2.1.3|1
Offside Front Steering lock stop missing |2.1.3|1
Offside Rear An item not tested |Manual|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.5.1c|1
Fuel cap does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement |7.2.2b|1
Riders seat insecure |6.2.1a|1
Fuel pipe union leaking |7.2.1a|1
Nearside Rear Footrest missing |6.2.12 |a||1
Offside Rear Footrest missing |6.2.12 |a||1
Rear Stop lamp not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||1
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing |1.4.1|1
Rear shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.4.A.1c|1
Nearside Rear Footrest insecure |6.2.1a|1
Headlamp insecure |1.2.3b|1
Offside Rear shock absorber insecurely mounted |2.4.A.3b|1
Horn replaced by a bell |1.7.3b|1
Front Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released |1.3.1e|1
Front suspension has excessive stiffness in the suspension movement. |2.3.6b|1
Throttle has a significant change in engine speed whilst moving the steering from lock to lock |2.1.4|1
An item not tested |Manual|1
Rear suspension bush has excessive free play |2.4.A2a|i||1
Front Roller brake test indicates a severely juddering brake |3.3.A1b|1
Direction indicators affected by the operation of another lamp |1.5.1c|1
Offside Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|1
Steering movement excessively stiff with the wheel raised |2.2.1b|1
Rear wheel bearings are excessively rough |2.4.A.2c|1
Brake pedal cannot be applied smoothly |3.1.3d|1
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released1
Rear Stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (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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