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MOT History from tests of petrol BSA BANTAMs year 1965

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mot history
Pass percent:89.22%
(The average a petrol BSA BANTAM year 1965 passes without issue)
Based on:399 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|7
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on |1.1.3a|6
Headlamp aim out of alignment5
Horn not working |1.7.3a|3
Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the handling |2.5.1|2
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|2
Headlamp aim not tested |1.6|2
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam |1.2.2a|i||2
Rear Stop lamp affected by the operation of another lamp |1.3.2|2
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam |1.2.2a|ii||2
Front Roller brake test indicates a severely grabbing brake |3.3.A1b|1
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user |1.7.3a|1
Rear Brake reaction bracket securing bolt|s| loose |3.2.A1j|1
Front Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user |1.7.3a|1
Rear Drive chain horseshoe locking device incorrectly fitted |6.1.7 |j| |i||1
Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the steering |2.5.1|1
Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3|1
Front position lamp insecure |1.1.1c|1
Throttle operating incorrectly |6.2.1f|1
Brake caliper|s| securing bolt|s| loose |3.2.A1j|1
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing |1.4.1|1
Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. |2.4.A.3b|1
Front suspension assembly excessive wear or free play in a front suspension component |2.3.4|1
Rear reflector on motorcycle incorrectly positioned |1.4.2d|1
Offside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3|1
Centre Front Headlamp insecure |1.2.3b|1
Nearside Front Footrest insecure |6.2.1a|1
Fuel hose leaking |7.2.1a|1
Brake lever insecure |3.1.2a|1
Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released rear brake sticking |1.3.1e|1
Rear suspension bearing has excessive free play swing arm |2.4.A2a|i||1
Front Steering lock stop ineffective |2.1.3|1
Front Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam |1.2.2a|i||1
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.6|1
Rear Rear position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.3b|1
Front Front wheel bearings are excessively rough |2.3.5b|1
Steering headbearing has excessive free play |2.2.2|1
Registration plate issues1
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. |3.3.A2b|1
Nearside Chain guard insecure |6.2.1c|1
Drive chain excessively tight |6.2.1d|1
Rear Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey |7.1.1b|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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