MOT History from tests of petrol BSA SUPERs year 1961

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Pass percent:95.94%

(The average a petrol BSA SUPER year 1961 passes without issue)

Based on:443 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	6
Steering headbearing has excessive free play \|2.2.2\|	2
Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	2
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	2
Rear Roller brake test indicates brake effort fall disproportional to brake lever or pedal effort \|3.3.A1c\|	1
Front Fuel cap sealing washer deteriorated \|7.2.2c\|	1
Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.4.A.2c\|	1
Rear suspension component loose \|2.4.A.1a\|	1
Front Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	1
Front Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user \|1.7.3a\|	1
Rear Stop lamp does not emit a steady light \|1.3.1b\|	1
Front Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam \|1.2.2a\|ii\|\|	1
Rear Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	1
Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	1
Front Front suspension has inadequate damping effect. \|2.3.6c\|	1
Rear Brake locking device missing \|3.2.A1e\|	1
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. \|3.3.A2b\|	1
All position lamps adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.3b\|	1
Fuel cap sealing washer torn \|7.2.2c\|	1
Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released \|1.3.1e\|	1
Rear Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the handling \|2.5.1\|	1
Front Fuel system component insecure \|7.2.1b\|	1
Rear Wheel spoke missing \|4.2.1b\|	1
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	1
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is 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 beam image kick up to the offside \|1.6\|	1
Nearside Front Brake back plate\|s\| securing bolt\|s\| loose \|3.2.A1j\|	1
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	1
Nearside Brake pedal mounting 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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Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	6
Steering headbearing has excessive free play \|2.2.2\|	2
Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	2
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	2
Rear Roller brake test indicates brake effort fall disproportional to brake lever or pedal effort \|3.3.A1c\|	1
Front Fuel cap sealing washer deteriorated \|7.2.2c\|	1
Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.4.A.2c\|	1
Rear suspension component loose \|2.4.A.1a\|	1
Front Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	1
Front Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user \|1.7.3a\|	1
Rear Stop lamp does not emit a steady light \|1.3.1b\|	1
Front Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam \|1.2.2a\|ii\|\|	1
Rear Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	1
Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	1
Front Front suspension has inadequate damping effect. \|2.3.6c\|	1
Rear Brake locking device missing \|3.2.A1e\|	1
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. \|3.3.A2b\|	1
All position lamps adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.3b\|	1
Fuel cap sealing washer torn \|7.2.2c\|	1
Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released \|1.3.1e\|	1
Rear Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the handling \|2.5.1\|	1
Front Fuel system component insecure \|7.2.1b\|	1
Rear Wheel spoke missing \|4.2.1b\|	1
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	1
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is 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 beam image kick up to the offside \|1.6\|	1
Nearside Front Brake back plate\|s\| securing bolt\|s\| loose \|3.2.A1j\|	1
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	1
Nearside Brake pedal mounting insecure \|3.1.2a\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol BSA SUPERs year 1961

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