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MOT History from tests of petrol HARLEY DAVIDSON SPORTSTERs year 1998

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mot history
Pass percent:80.87%
(The average a petrol HARLEY DAVIDSON SPORTSTER year 1998 passes without issue)
Based on:183 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Registration plate issues9
Headlamp aim out of alignment3
Throttle operating incorrectly |6.2.1f|2
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing |1.4.1|2
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on |1.1.3a|2
Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.A1a|2
Rear Exhaust markings indicating not for road use or similar wording |7.1.4|2
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on |1.1.3a|1
Offside Steering lock stop ineffective |2.1.3|1
Exhaust markings indicating not for road use or similar wording |7.1.4|1
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|1
Steering operation restricted in free movement from lock to lock Clutch cable is trapped by lockstop on full left turn. (2.1.4 (c))1
Front wheel spindle securing nut locking device insecure |2.3.3a|1
Rear Rear reflector on motorcycle missing |1.4.1|1
Rear Brake disc|s| has excessive run out |3.2.A1m|1
Throttle has a significant change in engine speed whilst moving the steering from lock to lock |2.1.4|1
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.6|1
Rear Brake lever has restricted free movement (1.1.15 (e))1
Front Floor brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.C2c|1
Rear Floor brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.C2c|1
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. |3.3.A2b|1
Offside Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. |2.1.1c|1
Rear Locking devices not correctly fitted which may make the motor bicycle dangerous to ride |6.2.1h|1
Front Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|1
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam |1.2.2a|i||1
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|1
Horn not working |1.7.3a|1
Front Wheel spoke excessively loose |4.2.1b|1
Fuel hose leaking |7.2.1a|1
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released1
Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a))1
Rear Brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))1
Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii))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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