Shock absorber has no damping on the BMW 1 Series
Shock absorber has no damping on the BMW 1 Series is recorded on 2,391 tests — 0.9% of all its MOT tests, against 0.4% across every car in the data. That is 2.3× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 0.4% of tests record it — this model is 2.3× that share |
| The 221 models compared | 30 of 221, highest first |
| The model's own record | 273,500 tests · every year of the 1 Series → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every BMW 1 Series tested, whatever its mileage, service history and use. The like-for-like comparison on the model page is the fairer number.
Year by year
In 2005, 0.9% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2014, 0.3%. The share has fallen 0.7 points over that time. Worst year 2006 at 1.1%; best 2014 at 0.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 41 | 4,308 | 0.9% |
| 2006 | 50 | 4,376 | 1.1% |
| 2007 | 52 | 6,904 | 0.8% |
| 2008 | 98 | 10,048 | 1.0% |
| 2009 | 96 | 13,450 | 0.7% |
| 2010 | 145 | 15,410 | 0.9% |
| 2011 | 154 | 17,538 | 0.9% |
| 2012 | 774 | 97,640 | 0.8% |
| 2013 | 760 | 166,827 | 0.5% |
| 2014 | 34 | 12,826 | 0.3% |
Years with fewer than 0.2% of tests recording the item are left out: a year with two failures in 400 tests is noise, and this table is not here to make noise look like a trend.
What it costs
A typical UK repair for this item is £30–£75 fitted. It is a job a careful owner can do at home. What the part is, and what to buy →
Prices are typical UK supply-and-fitting estimates, not quotes. What happens if it fails covers the retest rules.
Where this sits
- Shock absorber has no damping: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- BMW 1 Series MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every BMW model →