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MOT History from tests of petrol HONDA CB550Fs year 1978

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Pass percent:79.45%
(The average a petrol HONDA CB550F year 1978 passes without issue)
Based on:73 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment5
Front Hydraulic brake control feels spongy |3.1.4a|2
Registration plate issues2
Front Steering headbearing has excessive free play |2.2.2|1
Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the handling |2.5.1|1
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam |1.2.2a|ii||1
Rear Brake lining|s| less than 1.5 mm thick |3.2.A1f|i||1
Locking device|s| not correctly fitted which may make the motor bicycle dangerous to ride CHAIN JOINING LINK CLIP FITTED BACKWARDS |6.2.1h|1
Steering movement excessively stiff with the wheel raised |2.2.1b|1
Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the wheel raised |2.2.1b|1
Fuel system component leaking |7.2.1a|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
Offside Rear suspension has corrosion which reduces the strength of a load bearing member or its supporting structure. |2.4.A.2d|1
Front Brake linkage has abnormal movement due to excessive wear |3.2.A1i|1
Brake locking device missing |3.2.A1e|1
Horn not working |1.7.3a|1
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing |1.4.1|1
Fuel cap leaking |6.1.3 |b| |i||1
Fuel tank so insecure there is a risk of fire |6.1.3 |a| |ii||1
Exhaust noise is clearly in excess of that emitted by a similar motorcycle fitted with a standard silencer in average condition |8.1.1 |a||1
Rear reflector missing |4.8.2 |a| |ii||1
Stop lamp light intensity significantly reduced |4.3.3 |a| |ii||1
Brake pedal has insufficient reserve travel |1.1.2 |a||1
Headlamp insecure internal lense moving |4.1.1 |c||1
Riders seat insecure |6.2.1a|1
Front Roller brake test indicates a sticking brake |3.3.A1a|1
Front wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.3.5b|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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