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MOT History from tests of petrol ARMSTRONG MT500s year 1986

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mot history
Pass percent:84.36%
(The average a petrol ARMSTRONG MT500 year 1986 passes without issue)
Based on:307 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment8
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam |1.2.2a|i||5
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|5
Horn not working |1.7.3a|4
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|3
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on |1.1.3a|3
All position lamps do not illuminate immediately when switched on |1.1.3a|3
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.6|3
Front Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam |1.2.2a|ii||2
Registration plate issues2
Direction indicators flashing more than 120 times per minute |1.5.1c|2
Stop lamp affected by the operation of another lamp |1.3.2|2
Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a))2
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam |1.2.2a|ii||2
Front mudguard insecure |2.3.7|1
Front Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|1
Fuel cap sealing washer missing |7.2.2c|1
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing |1.4.1|1
Nearside Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c|1
Offside Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c|1
Headlamp aim so that beam "kick up" is not visible on the screen |1.6.B.1|1
Fuel pipe so insecure there is a risk of fire To Carb (6.1.3 (a) (ii))1
Rear Roller brake test indicates a severely grabbing brake |3.3.A1b|1
Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey |7.1.1b|1
Nearside Handlebar mounting clamp loose |2.1.1a|1
Centre Rear Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey |7.1.1b|1
Offside Front Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|1
Offside Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|1
Rear All position lamps do not illuminate immediately when switched on |1.1.3a|1
Front Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam |1.2.2a|i||1
Locking device|s| not correctly fitted which may make the motor bicycle dangerous to ride |6.2.1h|1
Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on |1.1.3a|1
Drive chain excessively loose |6.2.1d|1
Direction indicators flashing less than 60 times a minute |1.5.1c|1
Front Wheel has an excessively distorted bead rim. |4.2.2|1
Centre Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey |7.1.1b|1
Nearside Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. |2.1.1c|1
Rear All direction indicators not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Front Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))1
Front Stop lamp does not illuminate by the operation of both brake controls (4.3.2 (a) (iii))1
Rear Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort |3.3.A1d|1
Rear Wheel spoke excessively loose |4.2.1b|1
Drive chain worn to excess |6.2.1e|1
Front Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel |3.1.3b|1
Drive chain horseshoe locking device likely to become detached actually is detached..it`s missing |6.1.7 |j| |ii||1
Front Front wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.3.5b|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Stop lamp not working REAR BRAKE SWITCH (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1
Drive chain excessively loose (6.1.7 (c) (i))1
Front position lamp does not face the front up side down |1.1.1d|1
Rear Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on |1.1.3a|1
Rear Drive chain sprocket worn to excess |6.2.1e|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.5.1c|1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.5.1c|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.5.1c|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.5.1c|1
Rear Roller brake test indicates brake effort rise disproportional to brake lever or pedal effort |3.3.A1c|1
Rear Roller brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.A1a|1
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. |3.3.A2b|1
Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c|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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