MOT History from tests of petrol BSA GOLDs year 1960

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Pass percent:94.56%

(The average a petrol BSA GOLD year 1960 passes without issue)

Based on:386 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	4
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	3
Nearside Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. \|2.1.1c\|	3
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	2
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam \|1.2.2a\|ii\|\|	2
Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	2
Front Brake back plate\|s\| insecure \|3.2.A1j\|	2
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user \|1.7.3a\|	1
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	1
All position lamps do not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	1
Front wheel spindle loose \|2.3.5a\|	1
Rear Roller brake test indicates a sticking brake \|3.3.A1a\|	1
Front Front wheel bearings are excessively rough \|2.3.5b\|	1
Rear Brake lining\|s\| less than 1.5 mm thick \|3.2.A1f\|i\|\|	1
Headlamp insecure \|1.2.3b\|	1
Rear Brake pedal has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	1
Front Wheel spoke excessively loose \|4.2.1b\|	1
Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	1
Front suspension has inadequate damping effect. \|2.3.6c\|	1
Offside Front Footrest insecure \|6.2.1a\|	1
Offside Rear Footrest insecure \|6.2.1a\|	1
Sidecar wheel bearings are excessively rough \|5.2.3d\|	1
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1
Brake reaction bracket securing bolt\|s\| loose \|3.2.A1j\|	1
Steering operation fouling on the fuel tank or bodywork on full lock (2.1.4 (b))	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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Most common failures	No# failures
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	4
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	3
Nearside Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. \|2.1.1c\|	3
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	2
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam \|1.2.2a\|ii\|\|	2
Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	2
Front Brake back plate\|s\| insecure \|3.2.A1j\|	2
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user \|1.7.3a\|	1
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	1
All position lamps do not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	1
Front wheel spindle loose \|2.3.5a\|	1
Rear Roller brake test indicates a sticking brake \|3.3.A1a\|	1
Front Front wheel bearings are excessively rough \|2.3.5b\|	1
Rear Brake lining\|s\| less than 1.5 mm thick \|3.2.A1f\|i\|\|	1
Headlamp insecure \|1.2.3b\|	1
Rear Brake pedal has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	1
Front Wheel spoke excessively loose \|4.2.1b\|	1
Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	1
Front suspension has inadequate damping effect. \|2.3.6c\|	1
Offside Front Footrest insecure \|6.2.1a\|	1
Offside Rear Footrest insecure \|6.2.1a\|	1
Sidecar wheel bearings are excessively rough \|5.2.3d\|	1
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1
Brake reaction bracket securing bolt\|s\| loose \|3.2.A1j\|	1
Steering operation fouling on the fuel tank or bodywork on full lock (2.1.4 (b))	1

MOT History from tests of petrol BSA GOLDs year 1960

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