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MOT History from tests of petrol BSA BSAs year 1951

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Pass percent:88.08%
(The average a petrol BSA BSA year 1951 passes without issue)
Based on:344 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment9
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|4
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||2
Fuel system component leaking |7.2.1a|2
Front suspension assembly component loose |2.3.1|2
Horn not working |1.7.3a|2
Nearside Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. |2.1.1c|2
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on |1.1.3a|2
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam |1.2.2a|ii||2
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on |1.1.3a|2
Rear Rear wheel spindle securing nut|s| loose |2.4.A.2b|2
Throttle operating incorrectly |6.2.1f|1
Fairings insecure and likely to impede the steering fouling front wheel |2.1.2e|1
Front suspension assembly excessive wear or free play in a front suspension component front top head bearing |2.3.4|1
Front suspension assembly excessive wear or free play in a front suspension component front shock absorber top mountings |2.3.4|1
Front All position lamps do not illuminate immediately when switched on |1.1.3a|1
Headlamp aim not tested |1.6|1
All position lamps do not illuminate immediately when switched on |1.1.3a|1
Central Front Upper Steering headbearing has excessive free play |2.2.2|1
Front Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user |1.7.3a|1
Fuel pipe leaking |7.2.1a|1
Fuel pipe union leaking |7.2.1a|1
Headlamp dipped beam affected by the operation of another lamp |1.2.2c|1
Drive chain excessively loose |6.2.1d|1
Front Front wheel spindle loose |2.3.3a|1
Front Front wheel spindle securing nut locking device insecure |2.3.3a|1
Rear position lamp damaged and function impaired |1.1.1b|1
Fuel cap sealing washer missing |7.2.2c|1
Front Steering damper in such a condition that the steering action is impaired. |2.1.2d|1
Roller brake test Neither brake control achieves an efficiency of 25% |3.3.A2b|1
Nearside Rear Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey |7.1.1b|1
Nearside Front Footrest insecure |6.2.1a|1
Rear Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the handling |2.5.1|1
Front Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on |1.1.3a|1
Rear Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.4.A.2c|1
Rear Lower Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.4.A.2c|1
Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the handling |2.5.1|1
Front Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel |3.1.3b|1
Handlebar mounting clamp bolt loose |2.1.1a|1
Brake lever mounting insecure |3.1.2a|1
Nearside Rear Horn not working |1.7.3a|1
Offside Front Throttle operating incorrectly |6.2.1f|1
Rear All position lamps do not illuminate immediately when switched on |1.1.3a|1
Front Front wheel bearings are excessively rough |2.3.5b|1
Front Front wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.3.5b|1
Front Steering headbearing has excessive free play |2.2.2|1
Steering headbearing has excessive free play |2.2.2|1
Nearside Front suspension assembly component loose |2.3.1|1
Headlamp insecure |1.2.3b|1
Dipswitch does not extinquish main beam/s, leaving at least 1 dipped beam headlamp |1.2.2b|i||1
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing |1.4.1|1
Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel |3.1.3b|1
Fuel cap sealing washer deteriorated |7.2.2c|1
Drive chain excessively tight |6.2.1d|1
Centre Lower Motorcycle structure cracked |6.1.1a|1
Rear Locking device|s| not correctly fitted which may make the motor bicycle dangerous to ride |6.2.1h|1
Front Brake cable excessively corroded |3.2.A1b|1
Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released |1.3.1e|1
Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey Blowing from joint between front and rear sections also from cylinder head joint to exhaust front pipe |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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