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MOT History from tests of petrol APRILIA SONICs year 1998

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mot history
Pass percent:70.37%
(The average a petrol APRILIA SONIC year 1998 passes without issue)
Based on:189 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Steering headbearing has excessive free play |2.2.2|9
Headlamp aim out of alignment9
Front Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|7
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|6
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user |1.7.3a|4
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on |1.1.3a|3
Indicator tell tale not functioning |1.5.2|3
Registration plate issues3
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing |1.4.1|3
Front wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.3.5b|3
Front Front wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.3.5b|3
Rear Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel |3.1.3b|2
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|2
Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey |7.1.1b|2
Direction indicators flashing less than 60 times a minute |1.5.1c|2
Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.4.A.2c|2
Rear Exhaust mounting does not fully support the exhaust system |7.1.1.c|2
Front Front wheel bearings are excessively rough |2.3.5b|2
Exhaust mounting does not fully support the exhaust system |7.1.1.c|2
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. |3.3.A2b|2
Front Steering headbearing has excessive free play |2.2.2|2
Direction indicator flashing less than 60 times a minute |1.5.1c|1
Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. |2.4.A.3b|1
Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the wheel raised |2.2.1b|1
Front Upper Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on |1.1.3a|1
Headlamp dipped beam affected by the operation of another lamp |1.2.2c|1
Nearside Rear Upper Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel |3.1.3b|1
Centre Rear Lower Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the handling |2.5.1|1
Rear Roller brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.A1a|1
Upper Steering headbearing has excessive free play |2.2.2|1
Lower Locking devices not correctly fitted which may make the motor bicycle dangerous to ride |6.2.1h|1
Rear Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.4.A.2c|1
Rear wheel has a loose wheel nut|s| |4.2.3a|1
Steering movement excessively rough with the wheel raised |2.2.1b|1
Rear shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.4.A.1c|1
Nearside Front suspension assembly component excessively corroded. |2.3.1|1
Offside Front suspension assembly component excessively corroded. |2.3.1|1
Nearside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3|1
Front Brake lever is so short and the brake cannot be readily applied |3.1.3c|1
Rear wheel rotation likely to be impeded |6.2.1b|1
Brake hose damaged1
Front wheel bearings are excessively rough |2.3.5b|1
Stop lamp affected by the operation of the horn |1.3.2|1
Direction indicators affected by the operation of another lamp |1.5.1c|1
Fuel cap sealing washer missing |7.2.2c|1
Brake performance not tested |3.3|1
Headlamp aim not tested |1.6|1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.5.1c|1
Rear position lamp insecure |1.1.1c|1
Exhaust mounting missing |7.1.1c|1
Front suspension assembly has excessive free play in the pivot bearings. |2.3.2|1
Nearside Front Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c|1
Exhaust noise is clearly in excess of that emitted by a similar motor bicycle fitted with a standard silencer in average condition |7.1.2|1
Headlamp aim headlamp deteriorated and function impaired |1.2.3a|1
Rear Exhaust excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a|1
Front Upper Steering headbearing has excessive free play |2.2.2|1
Lower Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the weight on the lower bearing |2.2.1a|1
Steering headbearing has excessive wear or free play |2.2.2 |f| |i||1
Rear Brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f||1
Rear Brake indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort |1.2.1 |e||1
Rear reflector on motorcycle obscured |1.4.1|1
Rear Stop lamp does not emit a steady light |1.3.1b|1
Throttle operating incorrectly |6.2.1f|1
Front All position lamps adversely affected by the operation of the horn |1.1.3b|1
Front Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user |1.7.3a|1
Nearside Front suspension assembly component excessively corroded. Front forks |2.3.1|1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))1
Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (b))1
Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (b))1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))1
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))1
All direction indicators not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Registration plate lamp issues1
Nearside Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3|1
Nearside Front Front suspension assembly component excessively corroded. shock absorber |2.3.1|1
Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect left front leg extensively rusted (5.3.2 (b))1
Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the weight on the lower bearing |2.2.1a|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.

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