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MOT History from tests of petrol HARLEY DAVIDSON SPORTSTERs year 1995

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mot history
Pass percent:86.56%
(The average a petrol HARLEY DAVIDSON SPORTSTER year 1995 passes without issue)
Based on:573 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Registration plate issues16
Headlamp aim out of alignment14
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|8
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|7
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing |1.4.1|6
Horn not working |1.7.3a|6
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on |1.1.3a|3
Rear Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on |1.1.3a|2
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released2
Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c|2
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|2
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
Nearside Steering lock stop maladjusted |2.1.3|1
Steering headbearing has excessive free play |2.2.2|1
Front suspension assembly component loose lower linkage |2.3.1|1
Front wheel spindle loose |2.3.5a|1
Throttle operating incorrectly sticking |6.2.1f|1
Drive chain excessively tight |6.2.1d|1
Locking device|s| not correctly fitted which may make the motor bicycle dangerous to ride |6.2.1h|1
Nearside Rear Footrest missing |6.2.1a|1
Offside Rear Footrest missing |6.2.1a|1
Rear Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released |1.3.1e|1
Front wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.3.5b|1
Rear Stop lamp not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||1
Front Brake caliper|s| insecure |3.2.A1j|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Brake pipe excessively corroded1
Rear Brake pipe excessively chafed |3.2.B2a|1
Offside Front Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c|1
Offside Rear Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c|1
Rear Rear reflector on motorcycle missing |1.4.1|1
Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey |7.1.1b|1
Centre Front Upper Throttle has a significant change in engine speed whilst moving the steering from lock to lock |2.1.4|1
Front Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|1
Rear Roller brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.A1a|1
Direction indicator insecure |1.5.3b|1
Front Front position lamp does not face the front |1.1.1d|1
Front Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c|1
Rear Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c|1
Stop lamp not working front brake switch not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a))1
Direction indicator missing |1.5.1a|1
Offside Front Lower Fuel pipe union leaking |7.2.1a|1
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate by the operation of both brake controls (4.3.2 (a) (iii))1
Nearside Steering lock stop ineffective |2.1.3|1
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.6|1
Horn sound not in accordance with requirements (7.7 (c))1
Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii))1
Steering headbearing has excessive wear or free play (2.2.2 (f) (i))1
Brake cylinder leaking hydraulic fluid |3.2.B1e|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.5.1c|1
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam |1.2.2a|i||1
Direction indicator missing all |1.5.1a|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator missing |1.5.1a|1
Offside Front Direction indicator missing |1.5.1a|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator missing |1.5.1a|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator missing |1.5.1a|1
Front Front suspension has inadequate damping effect. |2.3.6c|1
Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii||1
Rear Exhaust mounting does not fully support the exhaust system |7.1.1.c|1
Front Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b))1
Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Front Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released |1.3.1e|1
Rear Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort |3.3.A1d|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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