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MOT History from tests of petrol BSA C15s year 1959

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Pass percent:88.11%
(The average a petrol BSA C15 year 1959 passes without issue)
Based on:387 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Steering headbearing has excessive free play |2.2.2|4
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|4
Front Brake back plate|s| insecure |3.2.A1j|3
Headlamp aim out of alignment3
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|2
Horn not working |1.7.3a|2
Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the handling |2.5.1|2
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on |1.1.3a|2
Front Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel |3.1.3b|2
Exhaust mounting does not fully support the exhaust system |7.1.1.c|1
Front Brake locking device insecure |3.2.A1e|1
Headlamp main beam affected by the operation of another lamp |1.2.2c|1
Rear suspension bush has excessive free play |2.4.A2a|i||1
Nearside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3|1
Headlamp deteriorated and function impaired |1.2.3a|1
Rear Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released |1.3.1e|1
Rear Roller brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.A1a|1
Front Front suspension has inadequate damping effect. |2.3.6c|1
Rear Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.4.A.2c|1
Front Steering headbearing has excessive free play |2.2.2|1
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. |3.3.A2b|1
An item not tested |Manual|1
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam |1.2.2a|i||1
Front wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.3.5b|1
Front wheel spindle securing nut locking device insecure |2.3.5a|1
Front Wheel spoke excessively loose |4.2.1b|1
Rear position lamp flickers when tapped lightly by hand |1.1.3c|1
Floor brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. |3.3.C1b|1
Front suspension assembly excessive wear or free play in a front suspension component |2.3.4|1
Front suspension assembly component excessively misaligned |2.3.1|1
Steering linkage has excessive free play |2.2.2|1
Brake locking device missing |3.2.A1e|1
Rear Brake reaction bracket insecure |3.2.A1j|1
Drive chain excessively tight |6.2.1d|1
Nearside Rear shock absorber insecurely mounted |2.4.A.3b|1
Centre Rear Sidecar rear position lamp deteriorated and function impaired |1.1.1b|1
Centre Rear Stop lamp deteriorated and function impaired |1.3.3a|1
Centre Front Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user |1.7.3a|1
Centre Front Steering headbearing has excessive free play |2.2.2|1
Centre Front Headlamp missing |1.2.3a|1
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing |1.4.1|1
Fuel tank leaking |7.2.1a|1
Front suspension has inadequate damping effect. |2.3.6c|1
Offside Front Footrest insecure |6.2.1a|1
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on |1.1.3a|1
Front wheel bearings are excessively rough |2.3.5b|1
Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the handling facing to the right |2.5.1|1
Brake pedal is bent and the brake cannot be readily applied |3.1.3c|1
Front Steering lock stop maladjusted |2.1.3|1
Front suspension assembly component loose |2.3.1|1
Headlamp insecure |1.2.3b|1
Handlebar deformed |2.1.1b|1
Rear Brake component has restricted free movement and operation is likely to be impeded |3.2.A1h|1
Nearside Rear Rear shock absorber insecurely mounted |2.4.A.3b|1
Front Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam |1.2.2a|ii||1
Offside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3|1
Rear suspension movement is excessively stiff (2.4.A.3b)1
Steering lock stop ineffective (2.1.3)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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