MOT History from tests of petrol HONDA CBX550s year 1986

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Pass percent:81.82%

(The average a petrol HONDA CBX550 year 1986 passes without issue)

Based on:209 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	10
Offside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	5
Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	4
Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	3
Rear Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	3
Front Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	3
Registration plate issues	2
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	2
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	2
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.6\|	1
Front suspension has inadequate damping effect. \|2.3.6c\|	1
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	1
Front Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort \|3.3.A1d\|	1
Front Steering lock stop ineffective \|2.1.3\|	1
Offside Rear Brake hose which buldges \|3.2.B4\|	1
Nearside Rear Drive chain sprocket carrier worn to excess \|6.2.1e\|	1
Centre Rear Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. \|2.4.A.3b\|	1
Headlamp insecure \|1.2.3b\|	1
Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.4.A.2c\|	1
Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Headlamp aim not tested \|1.6\|	1
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	1
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam \|1.2.2a\|ii\|\|	1
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	1
Nearside Steering control has Insufficient clearance at full lock affecting the riders grasp of handlebars \|2.1.2b\|	1
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))	1
Front wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.3.5b\|	1
Offside Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	1
Locking device\|s\| not correctly fitted which may make the motor bicycle dangerous to ride \|6.2.1h\|	1
Steering control handlebar movement restricted by trapped cables \|2.1.2c\|	1
Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey \|7.1.1b\|	1
Nearside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	1
Offside Throttle operating incorrectly throttle stiff in operation full right lock \|6.2.7 \|a\| \|i\|\|	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	10
Offside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	5
Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	4
Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	3
Rear Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	3
Front Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	3
Registration plate issues	2
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	2
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	2
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.6\|	1
Front suspension has inadequate damping effect. \|2.3.6c\|	1
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	1
Front Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort \|3.3.A1d\|	1
Front Steering lock stop ineffective \|2.1.3\|	1
Offside Rear Brake hose which buldges \|3.2.B4\|	1
Nearside Rear Drive chain sprocket carrier worn to excess \|6.2.1e\|	1
Centre Rear Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. \|2.4.A.3b\|	1
Headlamp insecure \|1.2.3b\|	1
Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.4.A.2c\|	1
Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Headlamp aim not tested \|1.6\|	1
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	1
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam \|1.2.2a\|ii\|\|	1
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	1
Nearside Steering control has Insufficient clearance at full lock affecting the riders grasp of handlebars \|2.1.2b\|	1
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))	1
Front wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.3.5b\|	1
Offside Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	1
Locking device\|s\| not correctly fitted which may make the motor bicycle dangerous to ride \|6.2.1h\|	1
Steering control handlebar movement restricted by trapped cables \|2.1.2c\|	1
Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey \|7.1.1b\|	1
Nearside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	1
Offside Throttle operating incorrectly throttle stiff in operation full right lock \|6.2.7 \|a\| \|i\|\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol HONDA CBX550s year 1986

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