Shock absorber has no damping on the BMW 116
Shock absorber has no damping on the BMW 116 is recorded on 3,744 tests — 1.0% of all its MOT tests, against 0.4% across every car in the data. That is 2.5× 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 2.5× that share |
| The 221 models compared | 17 of 221, highest first |
| The model's own record | 371,136 tests · every year of the 116 → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every BMW 116 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 2004, 0.7% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2017, 0.3%. The share has fallen 0.4 points over that time. Worst year 2005 at 1.1%; best 2017 at 0.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 20 | 3,044 | 0.7% |
| 2005 | 106 | 9,774 | 1.1% |
| 2006 | 166 | 20,456 | 0.8% |
| 2007 | 142 | 29,430 | 0.5% |
| 2008 | 102 | 17,100 | 0.6% |
| 2009 | 278 | 59,931 | 0.5% |
| 2010 | 353 | 41,874 | 0.8% |
| 2011 | 332 | 45,930 | 0.7% |
| 2012 | 430 | 48,406 | 0.9% |
| 2013 | 386 | 75,236 | 0.5% |
| 2014 | 535 | 135,786 | 0.4% |
| 2015 | 341 | 100,604 | 0.3% |
| 2016 | 362 | 80,872 | 0.5% |
| 2017 | 170 | 55,850 | 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 116 MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every BMW model →