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MOT History from tests of petrol BSA STARFIREs year 1970

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Pass percent:88.63%
(The average a petrol BSA STARFIRE year 1970 passes without issue)
Based on:475 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment18
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|5
Steering headbearing has excessive free play |2.2.2|4
Horn not working |1.7.3a|3
Throttle has a significant change in engine speed whilst moving the steering from lock to lock |2.1.4|3
Throttle operating incorrectly |6.2.1f|2
Registration plate issues2
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam |1.2.2a|ii||2
Rear Wheel spoke excessively loose |4.2.1b|2
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|2
Front Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel |3.1.3b|2
Rear Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the handling |2.5.1|2
Nearside Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. |2.1.1c|2
Front suspension has excessive stiffness in the suspension movement. |2.3.6b|2
Rear Brake locking device insecure |3.2.A1e|1
Front Lower Steering headbearing has excessive free play |2.2.2|1
Nearside Front Footrest insecure |6.2.1a|1
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user |1.7.3a|1
Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the handling |2.5.1|1
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing |1.4.1|1
Front Fuel cap does not fasten securely by a positive means |7.2.2b|1
Rear Stop lamp not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||1
Headlamp insecure |1.2.3b|1
Steering movement excessively stiff with the weight on the lower bearing |2.2.1a|1
Fuel system component leaking |7.2.1a|1
Riders seat insecure |6.2.1a|1
Headlamp main beam affected by the operation of another lamp |1.2.2c|1
Rear Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on |1.1.3a|1
Offside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3|1
Rear Rear wheel has a loose wheel nut|s| |4.2.3a|1
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on |1.1.3a|1
Headlamp deteriorated and function impaired |1.2.3a|1
Rear Rear reflector on motorcycle missing |1.4.1|1
Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.6|1
Horn missing |1.7.1|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c|1
Nearside Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3|1
Front Brake locking device insecure |3.2.A1e|1
Rear Rear suspension bush has excessive free play |2.4.A2a|i||1
Steering movement excessively stiff with the wheel raised |2.2.1b|1
Front Brake linkage has abnormal movement due to maladjustment |3.2.A1i|1
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. |3.3.A2b|1
Rear Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. |2.4.A.3b|1
An item not tested |Manual|1
Fuel tank leaking |7.2.1a|1
Brake lever mounting insecure |3.1.2a|1
Brake lever insecure |3.1.2a|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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