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MOT History from tests of petrol HARLEY-DAVIDSON XL 883Rs year 2005

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Pass percent:89.97%
(The average a petrol HARLEY-DAVIDSON XL 883R year 2005 passes without issue)
Based on:628 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Registration plate issues17
Headlamp aim out of alignment14
Exhaust markings indicating not for road use or similar wording |7.1.4|4
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing |1.4.1|4
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
Horn not working |1.7.3a|2
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|2
Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.A1a|2
Throttle operating incorrectly |6.2.1f|2
Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii))2
Rear suspension bearing has excessive free play |2.4.A2a|i||1
Rear Brake reaction bracket securing bolt|s| loose |3.2.A1j|1
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. |3.3.A2b|1
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.6|1
Front Roller brake test indicates a sticking brake |3.3.A1a|1
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user |1.7.3a|1
Front Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|1
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|1
Offside Front Upper Hydraulic brake control feels spongy |3.1.4a|1
Centre Front Upper Horn not working |1.7.3a|1
Front Stop lamp damaged and function impaired |1.3.3a|1
Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the handling |2.5.1|1
Rear Roller brake test indicates brake effort fall disproportional to brake lever or pedal effort |3.3.A1c|1
Nearside Rear Roller brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.A1a|1
Nearside Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.A1a|1
Offside Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.A1a|1
Centre Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|1
Centre Rear Rear reflector on motorcycle missing |1.4.1|1
Exhaust markings indicating not for road use or similar wording Both rear silencers |6.1.2 |c||1
Offside Rear Footrest missing |6.2.1a|1
Handlebar mounting clamp loose |2.1.1a|1
Offside Front Footrest insecure |6.2.1a|1
Front Stop lamp not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||1
Rear Stop lamp not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||1
Front Brake fluid reservoir fluid level dangerously low |3.2.B1d|1
Nearside Rear Footrest missing |6.2.1a|1
Steering headbearing has excessive free play |2.2.2|1
Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey |7.1.1b|1
Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.5.1b|1
Rear Direction indicator affected by the operation of another lamp |1.5.1c|1
Rear Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort |3.3.A1d|1
Front Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released |1.3.1e|1
Centre Front Horn not working |1.7.3a|1
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii||1
Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Brake pedal spongy |3.3.B.1b|1
Riders seat insecure (6.2.5 (a) (ii))1
Front Brake pipe inadequately supported |3.2.B2b|1
Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (b))1
Offside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))1
Front Stop lamp switch with a delay in operation slow to release, repositioned (4.3.2 (a) (ii))1
Stop lamp does not illuminate by the operation of both brake controls (4.3.2 (a) (iii))1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))1
Rear Brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))1
Rear Brake indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort (1.2.1 (e))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

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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