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MOT History from tests of petrol HARLEY DAVIDSON FLHRs year 1998

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Pass percent:89.12%
(The average a petrol HARLEY DAVIDSON FLHR year 1998 passes without issue)
Based on:726 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Registration plate issues26
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing |1.4.1|12
Headlamp aim out of alignment11
Front Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|3
Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))3
Exhaust noise is clearly in excess of that emitted by a similar motor bicycle fitted with a standard silencer in average condition |7.1.2|3
Stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))2
Rear Brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))2
Rear Rear reflector on motorcycle missing |1.4.1|2
Rear Wheel more than one fixing missing no locking pin in castle nut of rear spindle (5.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Rear Wheel more than one fixing missing split pin missing from rear axle nut (5.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Front Brake lever insecure circlip missing from pivot pin (1.1.2 (e) (i))1
Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))1
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on |1.1.3a|1
Front Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort |3.3.A1d|1
Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.A1a|1
Front Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel |3.1.3b|1
Roller brake test No brake control achieves an efficiency of 30%. |3.3.A2a|1
Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated |5.1.3 |b| |i||1
Rear Brake hose leaking fluid |3.2.B4|1
Centre Front Lower Front position lamp incorrect colour |1.1.2a|1
Headlamp aim so that beam "kick up" is not visible on the screen kick up to right |4.1.2 |a||1
Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.6|1
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.6|1
Rear Roller brake test indicates brake effort fall disproportional to brake lever or pedal effort |3.3.A1c|1
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. |3.3.A2b|1
Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.5.1b|1
Front Direction indicator affected by the operation of another lamp |1.5.1c|1
Rear reflector missing |4.8.2 |a| |ii||1
Offside Front Steering lock stop ineffective |2.1.3|1
Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released front brake control |1.3.1e|1
Exhaust noise is clearly in excess of that emitted by a similar motorcycle fitted with a standard silencer in average condition (8.1.1 (a))1
Rear Roller brake test indicates brake effort rise disproportional to brake lever or pedal effort |3.3.A1c|1
Front Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released |1.3.1e|1
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released1
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25% (1.2.2 (a) (i))1
Front wheel spindle securing nut|s| loose |2.3.5a|1
Front wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.3.5b|1
Front wheel bearings are excessively rough |2.3.5b|1
Throttle has a significant change in engine speed whilst moving the steering from lock to lock |2.1.4|1
Throttle operating incorrectly |6.2.1f|1
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|1
Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Rear Locking device|s| not correctly fitted which may make the motor bicycle dangerous to ride |6.2.1h|1
Front Brake disc|s| securing bolt|s| loose |3.2.A1g|1
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|1
Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released |1.3.1e|1
Registration plate lamp issues1
Horn is not a constant note |1.7.3c|1
Nearside Front Upper Clutch lever positioned so it cannot be readily operated. |6.2.1g|1
Offside Front Horn replaced by a gong |1.7.3b|1
Handlebar so insecure it is likely to become detached (2.2.1 (b) (ii))1
Front Brake indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort (1.2.1 (e))1
Rear Brake indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort (1.2.1 (e))1
Handlebar mounting clamp loose |2.1.1a|1
Stop lamp not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||1
Handlebar mounting insecure |2.2.1 |a| |i||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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