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MOT History from tests of petrol BSA BSAs year 1950

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Pass percent:92.02%
(The average a petrol BSA BSA year 1950 passes without issue)
Based on:539 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment9
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user |1.7.3a|3
Front Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam |1.2.2a|i||3
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|3
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|3
Steering headbearing has excessive free play |2.2.2|3
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. |3.3.A2b|3
Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.4.A.2c|2
Horn not working |1.7.3a|2
Centre Fuel system component leaking |7.2.1a|2
Horn missing |1.7.1|2
Fuel system component leaking |7.2.1a|2
Locking device|s| not correctly fitted which may make the motor bicycle dangerous to ride |6.2.1h|2
Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the handling |2.5.1|2
Rear Roller brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.A1a|1
Rear Rear position lamp damaged and function impaired |1.1.1b|1
Nearside Front suspension assembly component loose |2.3.1|1
Rear Brake locking device missing |3.2.A1e|1
Front Brake locking device insecure |3.2.A1e|1
Rear Brake pedal has inadequate reserve travel |3.1.3b|1
Front Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam |1.2.2a|ii||1
Exhaust mounting does not fully support the exhaust system |7.1.1.c|1
Sidecar front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on |1.1.3a|1
Chain guard fouling another component |6.2.1c|1
Nearside Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. |2.1.1c|1
Offside Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.4.A.2c|1
All position lamps do not illuminate immediately when switched on |1.1.3a|1
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam |1.2.2a|i||1
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam |1.2.2a|ii||1
Headlamp aim not tested |1.6|1
Nearside Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.4.A.2c|1
Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the steering |2.5.1|1
Front wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.3.5b|1
Front wheel bearings are excessively rough |2.3.5b|1
Front wheel spindle loose |2.3.5a|1
Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort |3.3.A1d|1
Brake pedal is positioned so that the brake cannot be readily applied |3.1.3c|1
Steering movement excessively stiff with the weight on the lower bearing |2.2.1a|1
Front Front wheel spindle loose |2.3.5a|1
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on |1.1.3a|1
Stop lamp affected by the operation of another lamp |1.3.2|1
Rear position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.3b|1
Roller brake test indicates brake effort rise disproportional to brake lever or pedal effort |3.3.A1c|1
Centre Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|1
Front suspension has excessive stiffness in the suspension movement. |2.3.6b|1
Brake lever is inoperative |3.1.3c|1
Handlebar deformed |2.1.1b|1
Rear Stop lamp missing |1.3.3a|1
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing |1.4.1|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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