MOT History from tests of petrol HONDA CBs year 1973

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Pass percent:88.56%

(The average a petrol HONDA CB year 1973 passes without issue)

Based on:201 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	6
Registration plate issues	2
Direction indicators flashing less than 60 times a minute \|1.5.1c\|	1
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	1
Offside Rear shock absorber insecurely mounted \|2.4.A.3b\|	1
Rear suspension bearing has excessive free play \|2.4.A2a\|i\|\|	1
Front Footrest insecure \|6.2.1a\|	1
Fuel cap mounting flange/sealing method defective \|7.2.2c\|	1
Front Front position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.3b\|	1
Rear Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	1
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.1a\|	1
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user \|1.7.3a\|	1
Front Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the wheel raised \|2.2.1b\|	1
Brake lever cracked \|3.1.2c\|	1
Offside Direction indicators affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.5.1c\|	1
Rear Locking devices not correctly fitted which may make the motor bicycle dangerous to ride \|6.2.1h\|	1
Rear Brake back plate\|s\| securing bolt\|s\| missing \|3.2.A1j\|	1
Front Roller brake test indicates a sticking brake \|3.3.A1a\|	1
Front Brake locking device insecure \|3.2.A1e\|	1
Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released \|1.3.1e\|	1
Rear wheel spindle securing nut locking device missing \|2.4.A.2b\|	1
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	1
Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the handling \|2.5.1\|	1
Steering headbearing has excessive free play \|2.2.2\|	1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Front Direction indicator affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.5.1c\|	1
Rear Direction indicator affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.5.1c\|	1
Horn emits 2 or more alternating tones \|1.7.3b\|	1
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	1
Nearside Rear Exhaust mounting does not fully support the exhaust system \|7.1.1.c\|	1
Offside Rear Exhaust mounting does not fully support the exhaust system \|7.1.1.c\|	1
Offside Rear Brake reaction bracket securing bolt\|s\| loose \|3.2.A1j\|	1
Nearside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	1
Offside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	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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Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	6
Registration plate issues	2
Direction indicators flashing less than 60 times a minute \|1.5.1c\|	1
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	1
Offside Rear shock absorber insecurely mounted \|2.4.A.3b\|	1
Rear suspension bearing has excessive free play \|2.4.A2a\|i\|\|	1
Front Footrest insecure \|6.2.1a\|	1
Fuel cap mounting flange/sealing method defective \|7.2.2c\|	1
Front Front position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.3b\|	1
Rear Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	1
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.1a\|	1
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user \|1.7.3a\|	1
Front Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the wheel raised \|2.2.1b\|	1
Brake lever cracked \|3.1.2c\|	1
Offside Direction indicators affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.5.1c\|	1
Rear Locking devices not correctly fitted which may make the motor bicycle dangerous to ride \|6.2.1h\|	1
Rear Brake back plate\|s\| securing bolt\|s\| missing \|3.2.A1j\|	1
Front Roller brake test indicates a sticking brake \|3.3.A1a\|	1
Front Brake locking device insecure \|3.2.A1e\|	1
Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released \|1.3.1e\|	1
Rear wheel spindle securing nut locking device missing \|2.4.A.2b\|	1
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	1
Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the handling \|2.5.1\|	1
Steering headbearing has excessive free play \|2.2.2\|	1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Front Direction indicator affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.5.1c\|	1
Rear Direction indicator affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.5.1c\|	1
Horn emits 2 or more alternating tones \|1.7.3b\|	1
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	1
Nearside Rear Exhaust mounting does not fully support the exhaust system \|7.1.1.c\|	1
Offside Rear Exhaust mounting does not fully support the exhaust system \|7.1.1.c\|	1
Offside Rear Brake reaction bracket securing bolt\|s\| loose \|3.2.A1j\|	1
Nearside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	1
Offside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol HONDA CBs year 1973

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