Shock absorber has no damping on the BMW 118
Shock absorber has no damping on the BMW 118 is recorded on 4,256 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 | 31 of 221, highest first |
| The model's own record | 499,634 tests · every year of the 118 → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every BMW 118 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, 1.2% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2016, 0.3%. The share has fallen 0.9 points over that time. Worst year 2005 at 1.2%; best 2015 at 0.2%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 141 | 12,184 | 1.2% |
| 2006 | 220 | 29,373 | 0.8% |
| 2007 | 205 | 24,422 | 0.8% |
| 2008 | 379 | 40,502 | 0.9% |
| 2009 | 574 | 55,070 | 1.0% |
| 2010 | 748 | 73,548 | 1.0% |
| 2011 | 652 | 66,638 | 1.0% |
| 2012 | 392 | 41,752 | 0.9% |
| 2013 | 224 | 38,836 | 0.6% |
| 2014 | 120 | 30,130 | 0.4% |
| 2015 | 147 | 73,020 | 0.2% |
| 2016 | 238 | 92,164 | 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 118 MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every BMW model →