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MOT History from tests of petrol BSA BANTAMs year 1971

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Pass percent:88.50%
(The average a petrol BSA BANTAM year 1971 passes without issue)
Based on:548 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|6
Headlamp aim out of alignment5
Registration plate issues4
Horn not working |1.7.3a|3
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|3
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam |1.2.2a|i||3
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on |1.1.3a|3
Steering headbearing has excessive free play |2.2.2|3
Nearside Front Footrest insecure |6.2.1a|3
Offside Front Footrest insecure |6.2.1a|2
Nearside Footrest insecure |6.2.1a|2
Front Wheel spoke excessively loose |4.2.1b|2
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. |3.3.A2b|2
Front Brake back plate|s| insecure |3.2.A1j|2
Front Horn missing |1.7.1|2
Front Horn not working |1.7.3a|2
Nearside Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. |2.1.1c|2
Front Steering headbearing has excessive free play |2.2.2|2
Headlamp insecure |1.2.3b|2
Floor brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. |3.3.C1b|2
Rear Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on |1.1.3a|2
Throttle operating incorrectly sticking |6.2.1f|1
Riders seat insecure |6.2.1a|1
Brake lever insecure lock nut missing |3.1.2a|1
Front suspension has inadequate damping effect. |2.3.6c|1
Front Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on |1.1.3a|1
Front Headlamp deteriorated and function impaired |1.2.3a|1
Offside Front Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. |2.1.1c|1
Front Front wheel has a loose wheel stud|s| |4.2.3a|1
Stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1
Throttle operating incorrectly |6.2.1f|1
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user |1.7.3a|1
Rear Exhaust has part of the system missing |7.1.1a|1
Rear suspension movement is excessively stiff |2.4.A.3b|1
Fuel cap sealing washer deteriorated |7.2.2c|1
Rear Rear suspension bush has excessive free play |2.4.A2a|i||1
Fuel system component leaking |7.2.1a|1
Throttle has a significant change in engine speed whilst moving the steering from lock to lock |2.1.4|1
Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the handling |2.5.1|1
Front Brake locking device insecure |3.2.A1e|1
Nearside Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3|1
Rear Wheel spoke missing |4.2.1b|1
Headlamp main beam affected by the operation of another lamp |1.2.2c|1
Front Roller brake test indicates brake effort rise disproportional to brake lever or pedal effort |3.3.A1c|1
Drive chain excessively tight |6.2.1d|1
Headlamp deteriorated and function impaired |1.2.3a|1
Offside Front Lower Front wheel insecure brake plate insecure |4.2.3b|1
Front Brake locking device missing |3.2.A1e|1
Rear Rear reflector on motorcycle missing |1.4.1|1
Front Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel |3.1.3b|1
Offside Rear suspension component loose |2.4.A.1a|1
Front wheel spindle securing nut|s| loose |2.3.3a|1
Offside Front Brake lever insecure |3.1.2a|1
Nearside Front suspension assembly component loose |2.3.1|1
Offside Front suspension assembly component loose |2.3.1|1
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.6|1
Rear Locking device|s| not correctly fitted which may make the motor bicycle dangerous to ride |6.2.1h|1
Brake lever mounting insecure |3.1.2a|1
Brake pedal insecure |3.1.2a|1
Brake lever is positioned so that the brake cannot be readily applied fouling mirror |3.1.3c|1
An item not tested |Manual|1
Motorcycle structure insecure and likely to affect the correct functioning of the steering or braking |6.1.1c|1
Front Upper Steering headbearing has excessive free play |2.2.2|1
Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released |1.3.1e|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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