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MOT History from tests of petrol HONDA 400FOURs year 1978

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mot history
Pass percent:89.39%
(The average a petrol HONDA 400FOUR year 1978 passes without issue)
Based on:245 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Brake hose excessively deteriorated3
Headlamp aim out of alignment3
Rear Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the handling |2.5.1|2
Registration plate issues2
Nearside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3|2
Rear Brake reaction bracket securing bolt|s| loose |3.2.A1j|2
Rear Brake reaction bracket insecure split pin missing |3.2.A1j|1
Front Motorcycle structure insecure and likely to affect the correct functioning of the steering or braking front mudguard bolts loose |6.1.1c|1
Rear position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.3b|1
Rear Rear wheel spindle securing nut locking device missing split pin missing |2.4.A.2b|1
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on |1.1.3a|1
Rear Footrest missing |6.2.1a|1
Nearside Fuel pipe leaking |7.2.1a|1
Headlamp dipped beam flickers when tapped lightly by hand |1.2.2c|1
Drive chain excessively tight |6.2.1d|1
Nearside Rear Footrest missing |6.2.1a|1
Offside Rear Footrest missing |6.2.1a|1
Offside Lower Brake locking device missing |3.2.A1e|1
Throttle operating incorrectly |6.2.1f|1
Offside Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. |2.1.1c|1
Offside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3|1
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|1
Locking device|s| not correctly fitted which may make the motor bicycle dangerous to ride |6.2.1h|1
Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the handling |2.5.1|1
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on |1.1.3a|1
Drive chain worn to excess |6.2.1e|1
Offside Front Brake disc|s| friction surface contaminated by oil or grease |3.2.A1k|1
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user |1.7.3a|1
Front Brake caliper|s| insecure |3.2.A1j|1
Front Brake reaction bracket insecure |3.2.A1j|1
Rear Brake back plate|s| insecure |3.2.A1j|1
Rear wheel has a loose wheel nut|s| |4.2.3a|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.5.1c|1
Brake pedal has inadequate reserve travel |3.1.3b|1
Rear Locking device|s| not correctly fitted which may make the motor bicycle dangerous to ride rear sprocket nuts loose and missing |6.2.1h|1
Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.A1a|1
Rear Drive chain sprocket worn to excess |6.2.1e|1
Rear Stop lamp not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||1
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam |1.2.2a|i||1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.5.1c|1
Rear Wheel spoke cracked. |4.2.1b|1
Rear Wheel spoke excessively loose |4.2.1b|1
Dipswitch does not extinquish main beam/s, leaving at least 1 dipped beam headlamp |1.2.2b|i||1
Headlamp dipped beam affected by the operation of another lamp |1.2.2c|1
Front Brake component has restricted free movement and operation is likely to be impeded |3.2.A1h|1
Rear reflector missing |4.8.2 |a| |ii||1
Offside Rear All direction indicators not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii||1
Steering operation fouling on the fuel tank or bodywork on full lock |2.1.4 |b||1
Fuel tank insecure |6.1.3 |a| |i||1
Exhaust system insecure |6.1.2 |a||1
Horn not working |1.7.3a|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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