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MOT History from tests of petrol BSA B40s year 1965

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Pass percent:90.29%
(The average a petrol BSA B40 year 1965 passes without issue)
Based on:556 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Steering headbearing has excessive free play |2.2.2|5
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|4
Locking device|s| not correctly fitted which may make the motor bicycle dangerous to ride |6.2.1h|3
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|3
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on |1.1.3a|3
Headlamp aim out of alignment2
Front Steering headbearing has excessive free play |2.2.2|2
Rear Footrest missing |6.2.1a|2
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam |1.2.2a|i||2
Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. |2.1.1c|2
Front Horn not working |1.7.3a|2
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam |1.2.2a|ii||2
Front Headlamp aim headlamp damaged and function impaired |1.2.3a|1
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user |1.7.3a|1
Front Roller brake test indicates brake effort rise disproportional to brake lever or pedal effort |3.3.A1c|1
Throttle operating incorrectly |6.2.1f|1
Drive chain excessively loose |6.2.1d|1
Handlebar mounting clamp bolt loose |2.1.1a|1
Riders seat insecure |6.2.1a|1
Fuel pipe union leaking |7.2.1a|1
Rear Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on |1.1.3a|1
Front Headlamp aim not tested |1.6|1
Exhaust mounting does not fully support the exhaust system |7.1.1.c|1
Front mudguard insecure |2.3.7|1
Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||1
Nearside Front Footrest insecure |6.2.1a|1
Rear Brake lining|s| less than 1.5 mm thick |3.2.A1f|i||1
Floor brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. |3.3.C1b|1
Brake pedal has inadequate reserve travel |3.1.3b|1
Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the handling |2.5.1|1
Rear Brake pedal has inadequate reserve travel |3.1.3b|1
Fuel system component insecure |7.2.1b|1
Rear Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the handling |2.5.1|1
Nearside Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. |2.1.1c|1
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released1
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on |1.1.3a|1
Centre Front Upper Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on |1.1.3a|1
Centre Front Upper Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on |1.1.3a|1
Centre Rear Upper Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|1
Centre Front Upper Headlamp aim headlamp damaged and function impaired |1.2.3a|1
Rear Wheel spoke excessively loose |4.2.1b|1
Offside Rear Rear suspension component loose lock nut |2.4.A.1a|1
Front Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort |3.3.A1d|1
Horn not working |1.7.3a|1
Rear Stop lamp affected by the operation of another lamp |1.3.2|1
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.6|1
Front Throttle operating incorrectly |6.2.1f|1
Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii||1
Horn missing |1.7.1|1
Fuel cap does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement leaking fuel |7.2.2b|1
Headlamp insecure |1.2.3b|1
Nearside Steering lock stop ineffective |2.1.3|1
Offside Steering lock stop ineffective |2.1.3|1
Steering control handlebar movement restricted by cables caught on a projection |2.1.2c|1
Throttle has a significant change in engine speed whilst moving the steering from lock to lock |2.1.4|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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