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MOT History from tests of petrol BSA A65s year 1964

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mot history
Pass percent:91.71%
(The average a petrol BSA A65 year 1964 passes without issue)
Based on:422 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Rear Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on |1.1.3a|3
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|3
Headlamp aim out of alignment3
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user |1.7.3a|2
Fuel cap does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement |7.2.2b|2
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on |1.1.3a|2
Front Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam |1.2.2a|ii||2
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. |3.3.A2b|2
Offside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3|1
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam |1.2.2a|i||1
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|1
Front suspension has excessive stiffness in the suspension movement. |2.3.6b|1
Fuel cap mounting flange/sealing method defective |7.2.2c|1
Rear Floor brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.C2c|1
Rear suspension bush has excessive free play |2.4.A2a|i||1
Rear suspension movement is excessively stiff |2.4.A.3b|1
Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the wheel raised |2.2.1b|1
Brake pedal insecure |3.1.2a|1
Front Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort |3.3.A1d|1
Rear suspension bearing has excessive free play |2.4.A2a|i||1
Nearside Rear Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the handling |2.5.1|1
Front Front position lamp does 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
Front Horn not working |1.7.3a|1
Rear Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the handling |2.5.1|1
Brake lever mounting insecure |3.1.2a|1
Centre Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|1
Front Steering headbearing has excessive free play |2.2.2|1
Rear Stop lamp not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||1
Stop lamp switch with a delay in operation (4.3.2 (a) (ii))1
Suspension component pin or bush likely to become detached Swingarm (5.3.4 (a) (ii))1
Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the steering (2.4 (a))1
Front wheel bearings are excessively rough |2.3.5b|1
Stop lamp does not emit a steady light |1.3.1b|1
Offside Footrest insecure |6.2.1a|1
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam |1.2.2a|ii||1
Rear position lamp flickers when tapped lightly by hand |1.1.3c|1
Headlamp switch faulty |1.2.4|1
Horn control defective |1.7.2a|1
Rear Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released |1.3.1e|1
All position lamps do not illuminate immediately when switched on |1.1.3a|1
Front Handlebar mounting clamp bolt loose |2.1.1a|1
Stop lamp affected by the operation of another lamp |1.3.2|1
Fuel system component leaking |7.2.1a|1
Rear Brake reaction bracket insecure |3.2.A1j|1
Rear wheel spindle loose |2.4.A.2b|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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