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MOT History from tests of petrol BSA A7s year 1960

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Pass percent:91.21%
(The average a petrol BSA A7 year 1960 passes without issue)
Based on:705 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment10
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|7
Horn not working |1.7.3a|6
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam |1.2.2a|ii||6
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|5
Throttle operating incorrectly |6.2.1f|4
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on |1.1.3a|4
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam |1.2.2a|i||4
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on |1.1.3a|4
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. |3.3.A2b|3
Front Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort |3.3.A1d|3
Throttle has a significant change in engine speed whilst moving the steering from lock to lock |2.1.4|3
Nearside Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. |2.1.1c|3
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user |1.7.3a|3
Rear suspension bush has excessive free play |2.4.A2a|i||2
Nearside Rear Footrest missing |6.2.1a|2
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|2
Offside Rear Footrest missing |6.2.1a|2
Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.4.A.2c|2
Registration plate issues2
Stop lamp affected by the operation of another lamp |1.3.2|2
Handlebar mounting clamp bolt loose |2.1.1a|2
Front Steering headbearing has excessive free play |2.2.2|1
Locking device|s| not correctly fitted which may make the motor bicycle dangerous to ride |6.2.1h|1
Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.A1a|1
Rear Roller brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.A1a|1
Front Roller brake test indicates a sticking brake |3.3.A1a|1
Front wheel spindle securing nut|s| loose |2.3.5a|1
Front suspension assembly component loose |2.3.1|1
Brake locking device insecure |3.2.A1e|1
Rear Brake locking device missing |3.2.A1e|1
Front Brake locking device missing |3.2.A1e|1
Front Brake locking device insecure |3.2.A1e|1
Rear Brake locking device insecure |3.2.A1e|1
Rear Brake pedal insecure |3.1.2a|1
Rear Brake pedal has inadequate reserve travel |3.1.3b|1
Nearside Front Footrest insecure |6.2.1a|1
Rear wheel spindle securing nut locking device insecure |2.4.A.2b|1
Front Brake cable has a significantly damaged outer casing. |3.2.A1b|1
Front Footrest insecure |6.2.1a|1
Brake pedal is inoperative |3.1.3c|1
Front Brake lever insecure Lock nut insecure |3.1.2a|1
Rear Roller brake test indicates brake effort rise disproportional to brake lever or pedal effort |3.3.A1c|1
Brake locking device missing |3.2.A1e|1
Front Brake back plate|s| insecure |3.2.A1j|1
Rear suspension component loose |2.4.A.1a|1
Front Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel |3.1.3b|1
Rear Roller brake test indicates a sticking brake |3.3.A1a|1
Steering lock stop ineffective |2.1.3|1
Rear 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 Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on |1.1.3a|1
Rear position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.3b|1
Steering headbearing has excessive free play |2.2.2|1
Front position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.3b|1
Fuel cap mounting flange/sealing method defective |7.2.2c|1
Rear Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the handling |2.5.1|1
Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the steering |2.5.1|1
Steering control fouling between components which interferes with the free movement of the steering |2.1.2a|1
Front mudguard insecure |2.3.7|1
Headlamp insecure |1.2.3b|1
Nearside Steering lock stop maladjusted |2.1.3|1
Offside Steering lock stop maladjusted |2.1.3|1
Drive chain excessively loose |6.2.1d|1
Nearside Lower Rear shock absorber insecurely mounted |2.4.A.3b|1
Front Wheel has an excessively distorted bead rim. |4.2.2|1
Front Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam |1.2.2a|ii||1
Rear Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. |2.4.A.3b|1
Front Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam |1.2.2a|i||1
Offside Front Front mudguard insecure |2.3.7|1
Front Roller brake test indicates a severely juddering brake |3.3.A1b|1
Floor brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. |3.3.C1b|1
Rear Brake cable badly frayed |3.2.A1b|1
Fuel system component leaking |7.2.1a|1
Steering damper in such a condition that the steering action is impaired. |2.1.2d|1
Front Brake lever cannot be released smoothly |3.1.3d|1
Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the wheel raised |2.2.1b|1
Front suspension has inadequate damping effect. |2.3.6c|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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