MOT History from tests of petrol HONDA CB550s year 1975

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Pass percent:75.73%

(The average a petrol HONDA CB550 year 1975 passes without issue)

Based on:103 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate issues	4
Headlamp aim out of alignment	4
Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	3
Rear Brake reaction bracket securing bolt\|s\| loose \|3.2.A1j\|	2
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. \|3.3.A2b\|	2
Riders seat insecure \|6.2.1a\|	2
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.6\|	2
Offside Rear Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	2
All direction indicators incorrect colour \|4.4.3 \|a\|\|	1
Wheel fixing missing \|single fixing\| split pin \|5.2.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	1
Nearside Front Footrest missing \|6.2.12 \|a\|\|	1
Rear Drive chain worn to excess \|6.2.1e\|	1
Nearside Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. \|2.1.1c\|	1
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	1
Drive chain excessively loose \|6.2.1d\|	1
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	1
Rear Brake back plate\|s\| securing bolt\|s\| loose \|3.2.A1j\|	1
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	1
Drive chain excessively tight \|6.2.1d\|	1
Rear wheel bearings are excessively rough \|2.4.A.2c\|	1
Front Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	1
Front Front position lamp flickers when tapped lightly by hand \|1.1.3c\|	1
Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	1
Rear Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the steering \|2.4 \|a\|\|	1
Front Forks insecure \|2.2.2 \|d\| \|i\|\|	1
Front Brake cylinder leaking and braking performance affected \|1.1.16 \|b\| \|ii\|\|	1
Front Brake disc contaminated \|1.1.14 \|b\|\|	1
Front Wheel fixing loose \|single fixing\| \|5.2.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	1
Rear Drive chain horseshoe locking device incorrectly fitted \|6.1.7 \|j\| \|i\|\|	1
All direction indicators not working not flashing \|4.4.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	1
Fuel system component leaking carb bowl \|6.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	1
Front position lamp incorrect colour \|1.1.2a\|	1
Nearside Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Rear reflector missing \|4.8.2 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	1
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	1
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	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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Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate issues	4
Headlamp aim out of alignment	4
Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	3
Rear Brake reaction bracket securing bolt\|s\| loose \|3.2.A1j\|	2
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. \|3.3.A2b\|	2
Riders seat insecure \|6.2.1a\|	2
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.6\|	2
Offside Rear Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	2
All direction indicators incorrect colour \|4.4.3 \|a\|\|	1
Wheel fixing missing \|single fixing\| split pin \|5.2.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	1
Nearside Front Footrest missing \|6.2.12 \|a\|\|	1
Rear Drive chain worn to excess \|6.2.1e\|	1
Nearside Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. \|2.1.1c\|	1
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	1
Drive chain excessively loose \|6.2.1d\|	1
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	1
Rear Brake back plate\|s\| securing bolt\|s\| loose \|3.2.A1j\|	1
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	1
Drive chain excessively tight \|6.2.1d\|	1
Rear wheel bearings are excessively rough \|2.4.A.2c\|	1
Front Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	1
Front Front position lamp flickers when tapped lightly by hand \|1.1.3c\|	1
Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	1
Rear Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the steering \|2.4 \|a\|\|	1
Front Forks insecure \|2.2.2 \|d\| \|i\|\|	1
Front Brake cylinder leaking and braking performance affected \|1.1.16 \|b\| \|ii\|\|	1
Front Brake disc contaminated \|1.1.14 \|b\|\|	1
Front Wheel fixing loose \|single fixing\| \|5.2.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	1
Rear Drive chain horseshoe locking device incorrectly fitted \|6.1.7 \|j\| \|i\|\|	1
All direction indicators not working not flashing \|4.4.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	1
Fuel system component leaking carb bowl \|6.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	1
Front position lamp incorrect colour \|1.1.2a\|	1
Nearside Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Rear reflector missing \|4.8.2 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	1
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	1
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	1
Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol HONDA CB550s year 1975

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