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MOT History from tests of petrol HARLEY-DAVIDSON XL883C SPORTSTERs year 2004

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Pass percent:87.37%
(The average a petrol HARLEY-DAVIDSON XL883C SPORTSTER year 2004 passes without issue)
Based on:388 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Registration plate issues16
Headlamp aim out of alignment9
Exhaust markings indicating not for road use or similar wording |7.1.4|3
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing |1.4.1|3
Handlebar mounting clamp bolt loose |2.1.1a|2
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|2
Rear Roller brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.A1a|2
Rear Stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))2
Handlebar mounting insecure (2.2.1 (a) (i))2
Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the handling |2.5.1|1
Brake pedal has inadequate reserve travel |3.1.3b|1
Headlamp aim so that beam "kick up" is not visible on the screen |1.6.B.1|1
Direction indicators flashing more than 120 times per minute |1.5.1c|1
Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey |7.1.1b|1
Locking device|s| not correctly fitted which may make the motor bicycle dangerous to ride |6.2.1h|1
Steering headbearing has excessive free play |2.2.2|1
Rear Brake fluid reservoir severely damaged |3.2.B1b|1
Rear Brake fluid reservoir leaking hydraulic fluid |3.2.B1e|1
Stop lamp damaged and function impaired |1.3.3a|1
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on |1.1.3a|1
Offside Front Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c|1
Front Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam |1.2.2a|i||1
Front Wheel has an excessively distorted bead rim. |4.2.2|1
Offside Front Brake lever is damaged and the brake cannot be readily applied |3.1.3c|1
Front Front mudguard insecure |2.3.7|1
Offside Front Brake pedal insecure |3.1.2a|1
Offside Front Footrest insecure |6.2.1a|1
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|1
Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||1
Rear Stop lamp not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||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
Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a))1
Front Stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Brake pedal insecure |3.1.2a|1
Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii))1
Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam no dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.3.3 (b))1
Rear All direction indicators obviously incorrectly positioned (4.4.3 (a))1
Front Wheel spindle locking device missing (5.2.1 (d))1
Horn not working (7.7 (a))1
Decelerometer brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25% |1.2.2 |a| |i||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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