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MOT History from tests of petrol BSA A65s year 1968

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Pass percent:92.34%
(The average a petrol BSA A65 year 1968 passes without issue)
Based on:535 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment13
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|4
Registration plate issues2
Front Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel |3.1.3b|2
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.6|2
Nearside Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. |2.1.1c|2
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|2
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam |1.2.2a|i||2
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam |1.2.2a|ii||1
Floor brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. |3.3.C1b|1
Front Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released |1.3.1e|1
Rear Roller brake test indicates a sticking brake |3.3.A1a|1
Clutch lever positioned so it cannot be readily operated. |6.2.1g|1
Front Steering control fouling between components which interferes with the free movement of the steering |2.1.2a|1
Inner Front Lower Front wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.3.5b|1
Inner Rear Lower Rear suspension bush has excessive free play |2.4.A2a|i||1
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on |1.1.3a|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.5.1c|1
Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released |1.3.1e|1
Throttle operating incorrectly |6.2.1f|1
Exhaust noise is clearly in excess of that emitted by a similar motor bicycle fitted with a standard silencer in average condition |7.1.2|1
Front Throttle has a significant change in engine speed whilst moving the steering from lock to lock |2.1.4|1
Rear Rear suspension bush has excessive free play |2.4.A2a|i||1
Nearside Front Exhaust has part of the system missing |7.1.1a|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.5.1c|1
Rear Brake reaction bracket securing bolt|s| loose |3.2.A1j|1
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies when foot brake applied a brake light not working. |1.3.1a|1
Headlamp insecure |1.2.3b|1
Rear wheel spindle loose |2.4.A.2b|1
Drive chain excessively loose |6.2.1d|1
Throttle has a significant change in engine speed whilst moving the steering from lock to lock |2.1.4|1
Rear Stop lamp does not emit a steady light |1.3.1b|1
Fuel cap does not fasten securely by a positive means cap insecure |7.2.2b|1
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user |1.7.3a|1
Offside Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. |2.1.1c|1
Rear Wheel spoke excessively loose |4.2.1b|1
Rear Wheel spoke cracked. |4.2.1b|1
Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel |3.1.3b|1
Dipswitch does not extinquish main beam/s, leaving at least 1 dipped beam headlamp |1.2.2b|i||1
Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the handling |2.5.1|1
Position lamp switch does not operate the front and rear position lamps |1.1.4c|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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