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MOT History from tests of petrol HARLEY DAVIDSON XL883s year 1997

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mot history
Pass percent:86.96%
(The average a petrol HARLEY DAVIDSON XL883 year 1997 passes without issue)
Based on:138 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.6|4
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing |1.4.1|3
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on |1.1.3a|2
Rear 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
Headlamp aim out of alignment2
Nearside Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on |1.1.3a|1
Nearside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3|1
Front Brake disc|s| friction surface contaminated by oil or grease |3.2.A1k|1
Front Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort |3.3.A1d|1
Rear Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort |3.3.A1d|1
Nearside Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3|1
Offside Front Brake pipe likely to be fouled or trapped by moving parts |3.2.B2c|1
Headlamp aim beam image kick-up is to the offside |1.6.1|1
Front Riders seat insecure |6.2.1a|1
Handlebar mounting clamp loose |2.1.1a|1
Front Brake disc|s| cracked |3.2.A1g|1
Front Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|1
Nearside Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c|1
Front Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released |1.3.1e|1
Offside Front Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c|1
Offside Rear Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c|1
Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the wheel raised |2.2.1b|1
Front Wheel has an excessively distorted bead rim. |4.2.2|1
Offside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3|1
Registration plate issues1
Front Steering headbearing has excessive wear or free play (2.2.2 (f) (i))1
Front Brake disc insecure all front bolts loose (1.1.14 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Horn not working (7.7 (a))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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