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MOT History from tests of petrol HONDA CB550Ks year 1978

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mot history
Pass percent:75.82%
(The average a petrol HONDA CB550K year 1978 passes without issue)
Based on:91 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment3
Fuel system component leaking |7.2.1a|2
Front Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam |1.2.2a|i||2
Rear Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on |1.1.3a|2
Front Hydraulic brake control feels spongy |3.1.4a|1
Throttle has a significant change in engine speed whilst moving the steering from lock to lock |2.1.4|1
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam |1.2.2a|i||1
Front Brake cylinder insecurely mounted |3.2.B1a|1
Front Forks modification unsafe No front fork bracing/ mudguard |2.2.2 |e||1
Drive chain so loose it is likely to fail |6.1.7 |c| |ii||1
Front Headlamp aim not tested |4.1.2 |b||1
Floor brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25% |1.2.2 |a| |i||1
Rear reflector missing |4.8.2 |a| |ii||1
Registration plate issues1
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 Stop lamp not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||1
Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||1
Offside Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. |2.1.1c|1
Headlamp aim not tested |1.6|1
Headlamp aim beam image too far to the right |1.6.4|1
Front Hydraulic brake control creeps under load. |3.1.4a|1
Front Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the handling |2.5.1|1
Rear Brake locking device missing |3.2.A1e|1
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside Note, this would be assessed correctly once aim is rectified. |1.6|1
Stop lamp affected by the operation of another lamp Tail light is brighter than the stop lamp, causing stop lamp to be barely visible. |1.3.2|1
Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the handling Rear wheel out of alignment |2.5.1|1
Front Brake master cylinder leaking hydraulic fluid |3.2.B1e|1
Front Brake lever is inoperative |3.1.3c|1
Floor brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. |3.3.C1b|1
Rear Brake indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort (1.2.1 (e))1
Steering headbearing has excessive free play |2.2.2|1
Rear Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the steering |2.5.1|1
Offside Rear Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey |7.1.1b|1
Front Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c|1
Rear Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c|1
Front Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on |1.1.3a|1
Front Brake cylinder severely corroded |3.2.B1b|1
Drive chain excessively loose |6.2.1d|1
Drive chain worn to excess |6.2.1e|1
Direction indicators flashing less than 60 times a minute |1.5.1c|1
Front All direction indicators not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii||1
Rear All direction indicators not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii||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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