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MOT History from tests of petrol ARIEL ARIELs year 1957

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mot history
Pass percent:92.51%
(The average a petrol ARIEL ARIEL year 1957 passes without issue)
Based on:414 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment5
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing |1.4.1|2
Horn not working |1.7.3a|2
Front wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.3.5b|2
Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))2
Front Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel |3.1.3b|2
Drive chain excessively loose |6.2.1d|2
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on |1.1.3a|2
Nearside Front Locking devices not correctly fitted which may make the motor bicycle dangerous to ride |6.2.1h|1
Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.A1a|1
Drive chain worn to excess |6.2.1e|1
Vehicle identification number not displayed (0.2 (a))1
Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b))1
All position lamps not working (4.2.1 (a))1
Stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))1
Fuel cap ineffective NO SEAL ON FUEL CAP (6.1.3 (b) (i))1
Headlamp aim projected beam image obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))1
Headlamp lens seriously defective Incorrectly fitted (4.1.1 (b) (ii))1
Offside Footrest insecure |6.2.1a|1
Nearside Footrest insecure |6.2.1a|1
Front Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam |1.2.2a|i||1
Front Horn not working |1.7.3a|1
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|1
Front All position lamps do not illuminate immediately when switched on |1.1.3a|1
Handlebar deformed |2.1.1b|1
Offside Rear Lower Rear suspension bush has excessive free play |2.4.A2a|i||1
Nearside Exhaust mounting does not fully support the exhaust system |7.1.1.c|1
Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel |3.1.3b|1
Registration plate issues1
Floor brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. |3.3.C1b|1
Rear Wheel spoke excessively loose |4.2.1b|1
Front wheel bearings are excessively rough |2.3.5b|1
Centre All position lamps do not illuminate immediately when switched on |1.1.3a|1
Nearside Horn control not functioning. |1.7.2b|1
Steering movement excessively stiff with the wheel raised |2.2.1b|1
Drive chain fouling another component |6.2.1d|1
Front Front wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.3.5b|1
Nearside Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. |2.1.1c|1
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. |3.3.A2b|1
Exhaust mounting does not fully support the exhaust system |7.1.1.c|1
Locking devices not correctly fitted which may make the motor bicycle dangerous to ride |6.2.1h|1
Fuel hose leaking |7.2.1a|1
Horn control not functioning. |1.7.2b|1
Front Brake lever insecure |3.1.2a|1
Clutch lever positioned so it cannot be readily operated. |6.2.1g|1
Throttle has a significant change in engine speed whilst moving the steering from lock to lock |2.1.4|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.

Please note: We take the data from the DVSA. This data is raw and can contain typos and spelling mistakes that garages may have entered while recording a MOT result. Specifically miss-match on names of models and makes. We are constantly cleaning the data so bear with the odd issue.

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