MOT History from tests of petrol HARLEY-DAVIDSON XL53 Cs year 2004

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Pass percent:89.71%

(The average a petrol HARLEY-DAVIDSON XL53 C year 2004 passes without issue)

Based on:3,586 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate issues	97
Headlamp aim out of alignment	79
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	27
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	17
Exhaust markings indicating not for road use or similar wording \|7.1.4\|	14
Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii))	13
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	11
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.6\|	9
Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	9
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\|	8
Rear Stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	7
Rear Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	5
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))	5
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released	4
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	4
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	4
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\|\|	3
Riders seat insecure \|6.2.1a\|	3
Offside Front Footrest insecure \|6.2.1a\|	3
Rear Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	3
Front Wheel has an excessively distorted bead rim. \|4.2.2\|	3
Offside 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\|	3
Front Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	3
Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey \|7.1.1b\|	3
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))	3
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	3
Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a))	3
Registration plate lamp issues	3
Nearside Front Footrest insecure (6.2.12 (a))	3
Rear Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort \|3.3.A1d\|	2
Rear reflector missing \|4.8.2 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	2
Nearside Front Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. \|2.1.1c\|	2
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	2
Handlebar mounting clamp loose \|2.1.1a\|	2
Centre Rear Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	2
Throttle operating incorrectly \|6.2.1f\|	2
Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.6\|	2
Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released \|1.3.1e\|	2
Nearside Rear Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	2
Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	2
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))	2
Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	2
Front Stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	2
Horn not working (7.7 (a))	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.

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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Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate issues	97
Headlamp aim out of alignment	79
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	27
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	17
Exhaust markings indicating not for road use or similar wording \|7.1.4\|	14
Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii))	13
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	11
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.6\|	9
Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	9
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\|	8
Rear Stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	7
Rear Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	5
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))	5
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released	4
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	4
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	4
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\|\|	3
Riders seat insecure \|6.2.1a\|	3
Offside Front Footrest insecure \|6.2.1a\|	3
Rear Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	3
Front Wheel has an excessively distorted bead rim. \|4.2.2\|	3
Offside 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\|	3
Front Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	3
Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey \|7.1.1b\|	3
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))	3
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	3
Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a))	3
Registration plate lamp issues	3
Nearside Front Footrest insecure (6.2.12 (a))	3
Rear Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort \|3.3.A1d\|	2
Rear reflector missing \|4.8.2 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	2
Nearside Front Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. \|2.1.1c\|	2
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	2
Handlebar mounting clamp loose \|2.1.1a\|	2
Centre Rear Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	2
Throttle operating incorrectly \|6.2.1f\|	2
Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.6\|	2
Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released \|1.3.1e\|	2
Nearside Rear Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	2
Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	2
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))	2
Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	2
Front Stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	2
Horn not working (7.7 (a))	2

MOT History from tests of petrol HARLEY-DAVIDSON XL53 Cs year 2004

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