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MOT History from tests of petrol BMW R850s year 2004

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mot history
Pass percent:89.94%
(The average a petrol BMW R850 year 2004 passes without issue)
Based on:1,511 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment38
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam |1.2.2a|i||13
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on |1.1.3a|9
Registration plate lamp issues7
Front Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|6
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|5
Registration plate issues4
Horn not working |1.7.3a|4
Front Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort |3.3.A1d|4
Front Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released |1.3.1e|3
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam |1.2.2a|ii||3
Rear suspension bearing has excessive free play |2.4.A2a|i||2
Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.4.A.2c|2
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on |1.1.3a|2
Nearside Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3|2
Roller brake test No brake control achieves an efficiency of 30%. |3.3.A2a|2
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|2
Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))2
Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a))2
Nearside Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c|1
Nearside Direction indicator insecure |1.5.3b|1
Stop lamp not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||1
Brake performance not tested |3.3|1
Roller brake test Neither brake control achieves an efficiency of 25% |3.3.A2b|1
Handlebar mounting insecure |2.2.1 |a| |i||1
Rear reflector on motorcycle obscured |1.4.2b|1
Offside Front Fuel hose leaking |7.2.1a|1
Offside Indicator tell tale not functioning |1.5.2|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.5.1b|1
Front Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on |1.1.3a|1
Front position lamp flickers when tapped lightly by hand |1.1.3c|1
Rear Brake fluid reservoir fluid level dangerously low |3.2.B1d|1
Brake servo inoperative |1.1.10 |a| |ii||1
Brake performance not tested Servo failure |1.2.1 |g||1
Nearside Footrest insecure |6.2.1a|1
Rear Brake pedal insecure |3.1.2a|1
Front Roller brake test indicates a severely juddering brake |3.3.A1b|1
Offside Steering lock stop missing |2.1.3|1
Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.A1a|1
Throttle has a significant change in engine speed whilst moving the steering from lock to lock |2.1.4|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.5.1c|1
Rear Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort |3.3.A1d|1
Front suspension assembly component loose |2.3.1|1
Front Brake disc|s| has excessive run out |3.2.A1m|1
Rear Brake disc|s| excessively worn |3.2.A1l|1
Rear Suspension rod attachment bracket/mounting insecure |5.3.3 |a| |i||1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |5.3.2 |b||1
Rear Roller brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.A1a|1
Offside Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3|1
Direction indicator flashing more than 120 times per minute |1.5.1c|1
Horn missing |1.7.1|1
Nearside Front Upper Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.5.1b|1
Offside Footrest insecure |6.2.1a|1
Front Stop lamp not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||1
Rear position lamp flickers when tapped lightly by hand |1.1.3c|1
Offside Front Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released |1.3.1e|1
Rear suspension component seized n/s and o/s rear footrests seized |2.4A2a|ii||1
Inner Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3|1
Front Front suspension assembly component loose |2.3.1|1
All direction indicators not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii||1
Sidecar wheel bearings have excessive free play |5.2.3c|1
Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||1
Headlamp aim headlamp damaged and function impaired |1.2.3a|1
Rear Upper Rear suspension bush has excessive free play |2.4.A2a|i||1
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user |1.7.3a|1
Stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1
Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
All position lamps not working (4.2.1 (a))1
Rear Rear suspension bearing has excessive free play |2.4.A2a|i||1
Rear Brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator missing (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released |1.3.1e|1
Stop lamp not working off front or rear lever (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released1
Front Stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1
Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))1
Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (b))1
Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Bearing in drive shaft excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Horn not working (7.7 (a))1
Stop lamp does not illuminate by the operation of both brake controls (4.3.2 (a) (iii))1
Front Dipswitch does not operate immediately when selected on main beam (4.1.3 (b))1
Offside Front Brake hose excessively twisted Flexi hose twisted and rubbing on lower suspension arm on full lock turn (1.1.12 (b) (ii))1
Rear Brake indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort (1.2.1 (e))1
Nearside Front Brake disc fractured (1.1.14 (a) (ii))1
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))1
Headlamp aim so that beam "kick up" is not visible on the screen (4.1.2 (a))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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