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MOT History from tests of petrol BSA B40s year 1967

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mot history
Pass percent:91.84%
(The average a petrol BSA B40 year 1967 passes without issue)
Based on:760 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment7
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|5
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam |1.2.2a|i||4
Front Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user |1.7.3a|3
Steering headbearing has excessive free play |2.2.2|3
Front wheel bearings are excessively rough |2.3.5b|3
Horn not working |1.7.3a|3
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam |1.2.2a|ii||3
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. |3.3.A2b|2
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|2
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user |1.7.3a|2
Nearside Front Footrest insecure |6.2.1a|2
Front Front wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.3.5b|2
Front wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.3.5b|2
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on |1.1.3a|2
Nearside Front wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.3.5b|2
Front Brake cable badly frayed |3.2.A1b|1
Offside Rear shock absorber insecurely mounted lower nut loose. tightened, suggest nut is re-torqued |2.4.A.3b|1
Front wheel spindle securing nut locking device missing |2.3.3a|1
Rear wheel spindle loose |2.4.A.2b|1
Rear Rear wheel spindle securing nut locking device missing |2.4.A.2b|1
Handlebar mounting clamp bolt loose |2.1.1a|1
Horn control defective |1.7.2a|1
Rear Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the handling |2.5.1|1
Horn missing |1.7.1|1
Front Brake reaction bracket insecure |3.2.A1j|1
Rear Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on |1.1.3a|1
Stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1
Front suspension assembly has an insecure fork brace |2.3.4d|1
Rear Brake locking device missing |3.2.A1e|1
Rear Wheel spoke excessively loose |4.2.1b|1
Offside Rear shock absorber insecurely mounted |2.4.A.3b|1
Front Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort |3.3.A1d|1
Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the handling |2.5.1|1
Front Brake reaction bracket securing bolt|s| loose |3.2.A1j|1
Rear Drive chain sprocket worn to excess |6.2.1e|1
Registration plate issues1
Floor brake test No brake control achieves an efficiency of 30%. |3.3.C1a|1
Rear suspension bearing has excessive free play |2.4.A2a|i||1
Front Brake lining|s| less than 1.5 mm thick |3.2.A1f|i||1
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on |1.1.3a|1
Rear Brake back plate|s| insecure |3.2.A1j|1
Rear Rear wheel spindle securing nut|s| loose |2.4.A.2b|1
Drive chain excessively loose |6.2.1d|1
Rear Wheel has an excessively distorted bead rim. |4.2.2|1
Front Front mudguard insecure |2.3.7|1
Riders seat insecure |6.2.1a|1
Stop lamp insecure |1.3.3b|1
Front position lamp insecure |1.1.1c|1
Front Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam |1.2.2a|ii||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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