MOT History from tests of petrol HONDA CB400Ns year 1985

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Pass percent:74.42%

(The average a petrol HONDA CB400N year 1985 passes without issue)

Based on:86 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	3
Steering headbearing has excessive free play \|2.2.2\|	2
Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	2
Rear Stop lamp does not emit a steady light \|1.3.1b\|	1
Front Brake disc\|s\| is excessively distorted \|3.2.A1m\|	1
Rear Brake pedal cannot be released smoothly \|3.1.3d\|	1
Registration plate issues	1
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	1
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.1a\|	1
Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a))	1
Headlamp not working on main beam \|4.1.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	1
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	1
Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey \|7.1.1b\|	1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Nearside Direction indicator flashing more than 120 times per minute \|1.5.1c\|	1
Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.4.A.2c\|	1
Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the steering \|2.5.1\|	1
Rear Floor brake test indicates a sticking brake \|3.3.C2c\|	1
Throttle operating incorrectly \|6.2.1f\|	1
Brake lever is positioned so that the brake cannot be readily applied \|3.1.3c\|	1
Drive chain horseshoe locking device incorrectly fitted (6.1.7 (j) (i))	1
Front Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	1
Front An item not tested \|Manual\|	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
Brake pedal insecure (1.1.2 (e) (i))	1
Rear wheel insecure \|4.2.3b\|	1
Offside Front Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Front Roller brake test indicates brake effort fall disproportional to brake lever or pedal effort \|3.3.A1c\|	1
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. \|3.3.A2b\|	1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Nearside Rear Footrest insecure \|6.2.1a\|	1
Drive chain sprocket carrier worn to excess \|6.2.1e\|	1
Steering movement excessively stiff with the weight on the lower bearing \|2.2.1a\|	1
Offside Rear Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	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	3
Steering headbearing has excessive free play \|2.2.2\|	2
Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	2
Rear Stop lamp does not emit a steady light \|1.3.1b\|	1
Front Brake disc\|s\| is excessively distorted \|3.2.A1m\|	1
Rear Brake pedal cannot be released smoothly \|3.1.3d\|	1
Registration plate issues	1
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	1
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.1a\|	1
Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a))	1
Headlamp not working on main beam \|4.1.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	1
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	1
Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey \|7.1.1b\|	1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Nearside Direction indicator flashing more than 120 times per minute \|1.5.1c\|	1
Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.4.A.2c\|	1
Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the steering \|2.5.1\|	1
Rear Floor brake test indicates a sticking brake \|3.3.C2c\|	1
Throttle operating incorrectly \|6.2.1f\|	1
Brake lever is positioned so that the brake cannot be readily applied \|3.1.3c\|	1
Drive chain horseshoe locking device incorrectly fitted (6.1.7 (j) (i))	1
Front Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	1
Front An item not tested \|Manual\|	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
Brake pedal insecure (1.1.2 (e) (i))	1
Rear wheel insecure \|4.2.3b\|	1
Offside Front Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Front Roller brake test indicates brake effort fall disproportional to brake lever or pedal effort \|3.3.A1c\|	1
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. \|3.3.A2b\|	1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Nearside Rear Footrest insecure \|6.2.1a\|	1
Drive chain sprocket carrier worn to excess \|6.2.1e\|	1
Steering movement excessively stiff with the weight on the lower bearing \|2.2.1a\|	1
Offside Rear Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol HONDA CB400Ns year 1985

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