MOT History from tests of petrol GENERIC IDEOs year 2008

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Pass percent:78.13%

(The average a petrol GENERIC IDEO year 2008 passes without issue)

Based on:96 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Rear Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	4
Headlamp aim out of alignment	4
Front Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released \|1.3.1e\|	3
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	3
Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	3
Exhaust mounting does not fully support the exhaust system \|7.1.1.c\|	2
Front wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.3.5b\|	2
Registration plate issues	1
Front Brake lever is inoperative \|3.1.3c\|	1
Front suspension has inadequate damping effect. \|2.3.6c\|	1
Nearside Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	1
Offside Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	1
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. \|3.3.A2b\|	1
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	1
Front Brake lever is so short and the brake cannot be readily applied \|3.1.3c\|	1
Handlebar deformed \|2.1.1b\|	1
Front suspension assembly excessive wear or free play in a front suspension component \|2.3.4\|	1
Front Front wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.3.5b\|	1
Front Front wheel spindle loose \|2.3.3a\|	1
Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. \|2.4.A.3b\|	1
Steering headbearing has excessive free play \|2.2.2\|	1
Front Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Fuel hose leaking \|7.2.1a\|	1
Front Front mudguard insecure \|2.3.7\|	1
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	1
Front Roller brake test indicates a sticking brake \|3.3.A1a\|	1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|5.3.2 \|b\|\|	1
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|5.3.2 \|b\|\|	1
Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the handling \|2.5.1\|	1
Centre Handlebar mounting clamp bolt loose \|2.1.1a\|	1
Nearside Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. \|2.1.1c\|	1
Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey \|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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Most common failures	No# failures
Rear Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	4
Headlamp aim out of alignment	4
Front Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released \|1.3.1e\|	3
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	3
Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	3
Exhaust mounting does not fully support the exhaust system \|7.1.1.c\|	2
Front wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.3.5b\|	2
Registration plate issues	1
Front Brake lever is inoperative \|3.1.3c\|	1
Front suspension has inadequate damping effect. \|2.3.6c\|	1
Nearside Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	1
Offside Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	1
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. \|3.3.A2b\|	1
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	1
Front Brake lever is so short and the brake cannot be readily applied \|3.1.3c\|	1
Handlebar deformed \|2.1.1b\|	1
Front suspension assembly excessive wear or free play in a front suspension component \|2.3.4\|	1
Front Front wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.3.5b\|	1
Front Front wheel spindle loose \|2.3.3a\|	1
Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. \|2.4.A.3b\|	1
Steering headbearing has excessive free play \|2.2.2\|	1
Front Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Fuel hose leaking \|7.2.1a\|	1
Front Front mudguard insecure \|2.3.7\|	1
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	1
Front Roller brake test indicates a sticking brake \|3.3.A1a\|	1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|5.3.2 \|b\|\|	1
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|5.3.2 \|b\|\|	1
Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the handling \|2.5.1\|	1
Centre Handlebar mounting clamp bolt loose \|2.1.1a\|	1
Nearside Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. \|2.1.1c\|	1
Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey \|7.1.1b\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol GENERIC IDEOs year 2008

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