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MOT History from tests of petrol HARLEY-DAVIDSON XLH1000s year 1981

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Pass percent:74.32%
(The average a petrol HARLEY-DAVIDSON XLH1000 year 1981 passes without issue)
Based on:148 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment8
Registration plate issues6
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing |1.4.1|6
Horn not working |1.7.3a|4
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|4
Rear suspension bearing has excessive free play |2.4.A2a|i||3
Riders seat insecure |6.2.1a|3
Rear Brake caliper|s| insecure |3.2.A1j|2
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on |1.1.3a|2
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|2
Rear Rear reflector on motorcycle missing |1.4.1|1
Rear Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the handling |2.5.1|1
Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3|1
Rear Motorcycle structure adversely modified |6.1.1b|1
Front Brake caliper|s| insecure INCORRECTLY MOUNTED |3.2.A1j|1
Rear Brake caliper|s| insecure INCORRECTLY MOUNTED |3.2.A1j|1
Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the handling |2.5.1|1
Rear Floor brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.C2c|1
Front Headlamp aim beam image kick-up is to the offside |1.6.1|1
Horn missing |1.7.1|1
Front wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.3.5b|1
Rear Roller brake test indicates a sticking brake |3.3.A1a|1
Front Rear suspension bush has excessive free play |2.4.A2a|i||1
Handlebar mounting clamp bolt loose |2.1.1a|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator insecure |1.5.3b|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator insecure |1.5.3b|1
Front Brake disc|s| securing bolt|s| loose |3.2.A1g|1
Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.4.A.2c|1
Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.A1a|1
Indicator switch defective |1.5.4|1
Front Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel |3.1.3b|1
Headlamp dipped beam affected by the operation of another lamp |1.2.2c|1
Nearside Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. |2.1.1c|1
Rear suspension bush has excessive free play |2.4.A2a|i||1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect |5.3.2 |b||1
Offside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect |5.3.2 |b||1
Centre Rear Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.4.A.2c|1
Centre Front Front suspension has inadequate damping effect. |2.3.6c|1
Nearside Front Horn not working |1.7.3a|1
Centre Rear Rear suspension bush has excessive free play |2.4.A2a|i||1
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|1
Brake pedal cannot be released smoothly |3.1.3d|1
Brake lever cannot be released smoothly |3.1.3d|1
Front wheel bearings are excessively rough |2.3.5b|1
Front Wheel spoke excessively loose |4.2.1b|1
Front Wheel has an excessively distorted bead rim. |4.2.2|1
Steering damper in such a condition that the steering action is impaired. |2.1.2d|1
Front Brake caliper|s| insecure |3.2.A1j|1
Rear Wheel spoke excessively loose |4.2.1b|1
Plate brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. |3.3.B2b|1
Front Steering headbearing has excessive free play |2.2.2|1
Rear Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released |1.3.1e|1
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. |3.3.A2b|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c|1
Front Fuel cap leaking (6.1.3 (b) (i))1
Front Stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1
Rear Stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))1
Steering headbearing has excessive free play (2.2.2)1
Rear 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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