MOT History from tests of petrol BSA BANTAMs year 1960

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Pass percent:91.02%

(The average a petrol BSA BANTAM year 1960 passes without issue)

Based on:256 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam \|1.2.2a\|ii\|\|	5
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	3
Throttle has a significant change in engine speed whilst moving the steering from lock to lock \|2.1.4\|	3
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	3
Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	3
Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	2
Registration plate issues	2
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2
Fuel cap does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.2b\|	1
Front Lower Motorcycle structure cracked \|6.1.1a\|	1
Front Wheel has an excessively distorted bead rim. \|4.2.2\|	1
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	1
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	1
Front Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user \|1.7.3a\|	1
Front Front suspension assembly component loose \|2.3.1\|	1
Brake locking device insecure \|3.2.A1e\|	1
Drive chain excessively tight \|6.2.1d\|	1
Fuel tank leaking \|7.2.1a\|	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 Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	1
Front Brake clevis joint insecure \|1.1.15 \|c\|\|	1
Nearside Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. \|2.1.1c\|	1
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	1
Offside Steering lock stop ineffective \|2.1.3\|	1
Locking device\|s\| not correctly fitted which may make the motor bicycle dangerous to ride \|6.2.1h\|	1
Rear Drive chain worn to excess \|6.2.1e\|	1
Steering headbearing has excessive free play \|2.2.2\|	1
Fuel cap sealing washer torn \|7.2.2c\|	1
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. \|3.3.A2b\|	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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Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam \|1.2.2a\|ii\|\|	5
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	3
Throttle has a significant change in engine speed whilst moving the steering from lock to lock \|2.1.4\|	3
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	3
Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	3
Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	2
Registration plate issues	2
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2
Fuel cap does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.2b\|	1
Front Lower Motorcycle structure cracked \|6.1.1a\|	1
Front Wheel has an excessively distorted bead rim. \|4.2.2\|	1
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	1
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	1
Front Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user \|1.7.3a\|	1
Front Front suspension assembly component loose \|2.3.1\|	1
Brake locking device insecure \|3.2.A1e\|	1
Drive chain excessively tight \|6.2.1d\|	1
Fuel tank leaking \|7.2.1a\|	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 Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	1
Front Brake clevis joint insecure \|1.1.15 \|c\|\|	1
Nearside Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. \|2.1.1c\|	1
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	1
Offside Steering lock stop ineffective \|2.1.3\|	1
Locking device\|s\| not correctly fitted which may make the motor bicycle dangerous to ride \|6.2.1h\|	1
Rear Drive chain worn to excess \|6.2.1e\|	1
Steering headbearing has excessive free play \|2.2.2\|	1
Fuel cap sealing washer torn \|7.2.2c\|	1
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. \|3.3.A2b\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol BSA BANTAMs year 1960

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