MOT History from tests of petrol BETA ALPs year 2004

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Pass percent:83.61%

(The average a petrol BETA ALP year 2004 passes without issue)

Based on:183 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.6\|	4
Headlamp aim out of alignment	3
Registration plate issues	3
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	3
Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released \|1.3.1e\|	2
Front Floor brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.C2c\|	1
Rear Floor brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.C2c\|	1
Rear suspension bearing has excessive free play front bearing link arm \|2.4.A2a\|i\|\|	1
Rear Footrest missing pillion footrests \|6.2.1a\|	1
Offside Rear Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	1
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam \|1.2.2a\|ii\|\|	1
Rear reflector missing \|4.8.2 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	1
Centre Front Upper Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam dip beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	1
Front Headlamp aim headlamp deteriorated and function impaired \|1.2.3a\|	1
Steering headbearing has excessive free play \|2.2.2\|	1
Centre Front Front wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.3.5b\|	1
Throttle operating incorrectly \|6.2.1f\|	1
Central Rear Upper Position lamp not working Not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	1
Front Brake lever is so short and the brake cannot be readily applied \|3.1.3c\|	1
Footrest missing both pillion \|6.2.1a\|	1
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	1
Rear mono-shock pivot seized \|2.4.B.4\|	1
Front Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	1
Rear Wheel spindle loose \|5.2.1 \|c\| \|i\|\|	1
Rear Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	1
Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	1
Nearside Indicator switch insecure \|1.5.4\|	1
Nearside Steering lock stop missing \|2.1.3\|	1
Offside Steering lock stop missing \|2.1.3\|	1
Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	1
Nearside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	1
Offside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	1
Front wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.3.5b\|	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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Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.6\|	4
Headlamp aim out of alignment	3
Registration plate issues	3
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	3
Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released \|1.3.1e\|	2
Front Floor brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.C2c\|	1
Rear Floor brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.C2c\|	1
Rear suspension bearing has excessive free play front bearing link arm \|2.4.A2a\|i\|\|	1
Rear Footrest missing pillion footrests \|6.2.1a\|	1
Offside Rear Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	1
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam \|1.2.2a\|ii\|\|	1
Rear reflector missing \|4.8.2 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	1
Centre Front Upper Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam dip beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	1
Front Headlamp aim headlamp deteriorated and function impaired \|1.2.3a\|	1
Steering headbearing has excessive free play \|2.2.2\|	1
Centre Front Front wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.3.5b\|	1
Throttle operating incorrectly \|6.2.1f\|	1
Central Rear Upper Position lamp not working Not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	1
Front Brake lever is so short and the brake cannot be readily applied \|3.1.3c\|	1
Footrest missing both pillion \|6.2.1a\|	1
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	1
Rear mono-shock pivot seized \|2.4.B.4\|	1
Front Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	1
Rear Wheel spindle loose \|5.2.1 \|c\| \|i\|\|	1
Rear Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	1
Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	1
Nearside Indicator switch insecure \|1.5.4\|	1
Nearside Steering lock stop missing \|2.1.3\|	1
Offside Steering lock stop missing \|2.1.3\|	1
Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	1
Nearside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	1
Offside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	1
Front wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.3.5b\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol BETA ALPs year 2004

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