MOT History from tests of petrol HARLEY DAVIDSON VRSCAs year 2003

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Pass percent:89.80%

(The average a petrol HARLEY DAVIDSON VRSCA year 2003 passes without issue)

Based on:3,677 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	111
Registration plate issues	100
Headlamp aim out of alignment	64
Rear Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	16
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	15
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.6\|	8
Exhaust markings indicating not for road use or similar wording \|7.1.4\|	7
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	7
Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii))	7
Front Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort \|3.3.A1d\|	6
Front Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	6
Front Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released \|1.3.1e\|	6
Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	5
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\|	5
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	4
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	4
Rear reflector missing \|4.8.2 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	4
Centre Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	3
Front Steering headbearing has excessive free play \|2.2.2\|	3
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam \|1.2.2a\|ii\|\|	3
Steering control fouling between components which interferes with the free movement of the steering \|2.1.2a\|	3
Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.6\|	3
Steering headbearing has excessive free play \|2.2.2\|	3
Nearside Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. \|2.1.1c\|	3
Front position lamp incorrect colour \|1.1.2a\|	2
Front Footrest insecure \|6.2.1a\|	2
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. \|3.3.A2b\|	2
Rear reflector on motorcycle incorrectly positioned \|1.4.2d\|	2
Stop lamp does not emit a steady light \|1.3.1b\|	2
Front Brake disc\|s\| has excessive run out \|3.2.A1m\|	2
Offside Front Footrest insecure \|6.2.1a\|	2
Nearside Rear Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	2
Front Roller brake test indicates brake effort rise disproportional to brake lever or pedal effort \|3.3.A1c\|	2
Front Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	2
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released	2
Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released \|1.3.1e\|	2
Throttle operating incorrectly \|6.2.1f\|	2
Throttle has a significant change in engine speed whilst moving the steering from lock to lock \|2.1.4\|	2
Offside Footrest insecure \|6.2.1a\|	2
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25% \|1.2.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	2
Front Brake indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort (1.2.1 (e))	2

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.

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Most common failures	No# failures
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	111
Registration plate issues	100
Headlamp aim out of alignment	64
Rear Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	16
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	15
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.6\|	8
Exhaust markings indicating not for road use or similar wording \|7.1.4\|	7
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	7
Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii))	7
Front Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort \|3.3.A1d\|	6
Front Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	6
Front Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released \|1.3.1e\|	6
Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	5
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\|	5
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	4
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	4
Rear reflector missing \|4.8.2 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	4
Centre Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	3
Front Steering headbearing has excessive free play \|2.2.2\|	3
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam \|1.2.2a\|ii\|\|	3
Steering control fouling between components which interferes with the free movement of the steering \|2.1.2a\|	3
Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.6\|	3
Steering headbearing has excessive free play \|2.2.2\|	3
Nearside Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. \|2.1.1c\|	3
Front position lamp incorrect colour \|1.1.2a\|	2
Front Footrest insecure \|6.2.1a\|	2
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. \|3.3.A2b\|	2
Rear reflector on motorcycle incorrectly positioned \|1.4.2d\|	2
Stop lamp does not emit a steady light \|1.3.1b\|	2
Front Brake disc\|s\| has excessive run out \|3.2.A1m\|	2
Offside Front Footrest insecure \|6.2.1a\|	2
Nearside Rear Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	2
Front Roller brake test indicates brake effort rise disproportional to brake lever or pedal effort \|3.3.A1c\|	2
Front Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	2
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released	2
Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released \|1.3.1e\|	2
Throttle operating incorrectly \|6.2.1f\|	2
Throttle has a significant change in engine speed whilst moving the steering from lock to lock \|2.1.4\|	2
Offside Footrest insecure \|6.2.1a\|	2
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25% \|1.2.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	2
Front Brake indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort (1.2.1 (e))	2

MOT History from tests of petrol HARLEY DAVIDSON VRSCAs year 2003

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