MOT History from tests of petrol BSA A10s year 1953

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Pass percent:89.18%

(The average a petrol BSA A10 year 1953 passes without issue)

Based on:268 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	6
Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.4.A.2c\|	2
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	2
Sidecar wheel alignment has excessive vertical misalignment which adversely affects the handling of the combination \|5.3.2\|	2
Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	2
Sidecar wheel insecure \|4.2.3b\|	2
Front Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	2
Front Brake lever insecure \|3.1.2a\|	1
Fuel cap sealing washer missing \|7.2.2c\|	1
Nearside Rear Rear shock absorber insecurely mounted \|2.4.A.3b\|	1
Clutch lever positioned so it cannot be readily operated. \|6.2.1g\|	1
Sidecar wheel alignment has excessive toe-out \|5.3.1a\|	1
Direction indicators flashing more than 120 times per minute \|1.5.1c\|	1
Steering headbearing has excessive free play \|2.2.2\|	1
Steering lock stop missing \|2.1.3\|	1
Front Brake locking device missing \|3.2.A1e\|	1
Sidecar rear position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.3b\|	1
Sidecar wheel alignment has excessive toe-in \|5.3.1b\|	1
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	1
Front Brake back plate\|s\| securing bolt\|s\| loose \|3.2.A1j\|	1
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	1
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.4.A.2c\|	1
Stop lamp affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.3.2\|	1
Offside Front Brake lever is bent and the brake cannot be readily applied \|3.1.3c\|	1
Rear Built up wheel has a loose bolt/s \|4.2.1c\|	1
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play sidecar wheel \|2.4.A.2c\|	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
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	1
Drive chain excessively loose \|6.2.1d\|	1
Brake cable badly frayed \|3.2.A1b\|	1
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. \|3.3.A2b\|	1
Centre Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	1
Rear Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	1
Front wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.3.5b\|	1
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user \|1.7.3a\|	1
Offside Rear Footrest missing \|6.2.1a\|	1
Rear Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released \|1.3.1e\|	1
Rear Brake pedal insecure \|3.1.2a\|	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 out of alignment	6
Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.4.A.2c\|	2
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	2
Sidecar wheel alignment has excessive vertical misalignment which adversely affects the handling of the combination \|5.3.2\|	2
Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	2
Sidecar wheel insecure \|4.2.3b\|	2
Front Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	2
Front Brake lever insecure \|3.1.2a\|	1
Fuel cap sealing washer missing \|7.2.2c\|	1
Nearside Rear Rear shock absorber insecurely mounted \|2.4.A.3b\|	1
Clutch lever positioned so it cannot be readily operated. \|6.2.1g\|	1
Sidecar wheel alignment has excessive toe-out \|5.3.1a\|	1
Direction indicators flashing more than 120 times per minute \|1.5.1c\|	1
Steering headbearing has excessive free play \|2.2.2\|	1
Steering lock stop missing \|2.1.3\|	1
Front Brake locking device missing \|3.2.A1e\|	1
Sidecar rear position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.3b\|	1
Sidecar wheel alignment has excessive toe-in \|5.3.1b\|	1
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	1
Front Brake back plate\|s\| securing bolt\|s\| loose \|3.2.A1j\|	1
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	1
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.4.A.2c\|	1
Stop lamp affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.3.2\|	1
Offside Front Brake lever is bent and the brake cannot be readily applied \|3.1.3c\|	1
Rear Built up wheel has a loose bolt/s \|4.2.1c\|	1
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play sidecar wheel \|2.4.A.2c\|	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
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	1
Drive chain excessively loose \|6.2.1d\|	1
Brake cable badly frayed \|3.2.A1b\|	1
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. \|3.3.A2b\|	1
Centre Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	1
Rear Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	1
Front wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.3.5b\|	1
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user \|1.7.3a\|	1
Offside Rear Footrest missing \|6.2.1a\|	1
Rear Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released \|1.3.1e\|	1
Rear Brake pedal insecure \|3.1.2a\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol BSA A10s year 1953

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