MOT History from tests of petrol BSA BANTAMs year 1963

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Pass percent:93.41%

(The average a petrol BSA BANTAM year 1963 passes without issue)

Based on:258 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	2
Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	2
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	2
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	2
Horn not working \|7.7 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	1
Front wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.3.5b\|	1
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 headbearing has excessive free play \|2.2.2\|	1
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam \|1.2.2a\|ii\|\|	1
Brake lever insecure \|3.1.2a\|	1
Steering movement excessively rough with the wheel raised \|2.2.1b\|	1
Rear Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort \|3.3.A1d\|	1
Locking device\|s\| not correctly fitted which may make the motor bicycle dangerous to ride \|6.2.1h\|	1
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. \|3.3.A2b\|	1
Offside Footrest insecure \|6.2.1a\|	1
Front suspension has inadequate damping effect. \|2.3.6c\|	1
Front Brake reaction bracket securing bolt\|s\| loose \|3.2.A1j\|	1
Throttle operating incorrectly \|6.2.1f\|	1
Headlamp insecure \|1.2.3b\|	1
Rear Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	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 dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	2
Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	2
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	2
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	2
Horn not working \|7.7 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	1
Front wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.3.5b\|	1
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 headbearing has excessive free play \|2.2.2\|	1
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam \|1.2.2a\|ii\|\|	1
Brake lever insecure \|3.1.2a\|	1
Steering movement excessively rough with the wheel raised \|2.2.1b\|	1
Rear Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort \|3.3.A1d\|	1
Locking device\|s\| not correctly fitted which may make the motor bicycle dangerous to ride \|6.2.1h\|	1
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. \|3.3.A2b\|	1
Offside Footrest insecure \|6.2.1a\|	1
Front suspension has inadequate damping effect. \|2.3.6c\|	1
Front Brake reaction bracket securing bolt\|s\| loose \|3.2.A1j\|	1
Throttle operating incorrectly \|6.2.1f\|	1
Headlamp insecure \|1.2.3b\|	1
Rear Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol BSA BANTAMs year 1963

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