Shock absorber has no damping on the BMW 120
Shock absorber has no damping on the BMW 120 is recorded on 1,990 tests — 1.3% of all its MOT tests, against 0.4% across every car in the data. That is 3.3× 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 3.3× that share |
| The 221 models compared | 9 of 221, highest first |
| The model's own record | 148,366 tests · every year of the 120 → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every BMW 120 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 2016, 0.2%. The share has fallen 0.5 points over that time. Worst year 2005 at 1.0%; best 2016 at 0.2%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 38 | 5,268 | 0.7% |
| 2005 | 170 | 16,644 | 1.0% |
| 2006 | 160 | 15,896 | 1.0% |
| 2007 | 158 | 17,558 | 0.9% |
| 2008 | 258 | 28,524 | 0.9% |
| 2009 | 225 | 23,568 | 0.9% |
| 2010 | 254 | 40,932 | 0.6% |
| 2011 | 246 | 24,280 | 1.0% |
| 2012 | 164 | 18,286 | 0.9% |
| 2013 | 88 | 17,030 | 0.5% |
| 2014 | 81 | 21,112 | 0.4% |
| 2015 | 63 | 24,504 | 0.3% |
| 2016 | 50 | 22,548 | 0.2% |
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 120 MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every BMW model →