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MOT History from tests of petrol BSA A7s year 1961

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Pass percent:92.94%
(The average a petrol BSA A7 year 1961 passes without issue)
Based on:652 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment7
Steering headbearing has excessive free play |2.2.2|4
Horn not working |1.7.3a|4
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|4
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam |1.2.2a|i||3
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|3
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on |1.1.3a|2
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing |1.4.1|2
Rear Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released |1.3.1e|2
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on |1.1.3a|2
Riders seat insecure |6.2.1a|2
Floor brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. |3.3.C1b|2
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user |1.7.3a|2
Rear Locking device|s| not correctly fitted which may make the motor bicycle dangerous to ride sprocket |6.2.1h|1
Front Roller brake test indicates brake effort rise disproportional to brake lever or pedal effort |3.3.A1c|1
Steering control handlebar movement restricted by taut cables |2.1.2c|1
Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released |1.3.1e|1
Rear Brake locking device insecure |3.2.A1e|1
Offside Front Rear suspension component loose |2.4.A.1a|1
Headlamp insecure |1.2.3b|1
Front Brake reaction bracket insecure |3.2.A1j|1
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam |1.2.2a|ii||1
Rear Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on |1.1.3a|1
Rear position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.3b|1
Stop lamp affected by the operation of another lamp |1.3.2|1
Gradient brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. |3.3.D1b|1
Front Brake component worn and seriously reduced in strength |3.2.A1|1
Front Brake cable badly frayed |3.2.A1b|1
Rear Brake cable badly frayed |3.2.A1b|1
Front Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel |3.1.3b|1
Rear Brake pedal has inadequate reserve travel |3.1.3b|1
Drive chain excessively loose |6.2.1d|1
Rear Drive chain excessively loose |6.2.1d|1
Front Brake lever insecure |3.1.2a|1
Front Brake locking device missing |3.2.A1e|1
Centre Front Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on |1.1.3a|1
Centre Front Front position lamp does not face the front |1.1.1d|1
Front Headlamp aim headlamp deteriorated and function impaired |1.2.3a|1
Fuel tank leaking |7.2.1a|1
Fuel system component leaking |7.2.1a|1
Brake lever attachment screws loose |3.1.2b|1
Rear Rear reflector on motorcycle missing |1.4.1|1
Front Steering headbearing has excessive free play |2.2.2|1
Rear Floor brake test indicates a sticking brake |3.3.C2c|1
Nearside Rear Brake pedal is bent and the brake cannot be readily applied |3.1.3c|1
Rear Roller brake test indicates a severely juddering brake |3.3.A1b|1
Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. |2.4.A.3b|1
Front wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.3.5b|1
Rear Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.4.A.2c|1
Rear wheel spindle loose |2.4.A.2b|1
Front Brake disc|s| securing bolt|s| loose |3.2.A1g|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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