MOT History from tests of petrol HONDA CITYs year 2001

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Pass percent:79.40%

(The average a petrol HONDA CITY year 2001 passes without issue)

Based on:1,743 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	63
Rear Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	31
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	25
Steering headbearing has excessive free play \|2.2.2\|	24
Registration plate issues	18
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. \|3.3.A2b\|	16
Nearside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	15
Rear Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	15
Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey \|7.1.1b\|	14
Front Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	14
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	13
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.6\|	13
Offside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	13
Riders seat insecure \|6.2.1a\|	12
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	11
Rear Roller brake test indicates a sticking brake \|3.3.A1a\|	9
Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the wheel raised \|2.2.1b\|	9
Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. \|2.4.A.3b\|	9
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	8
Headlamp insecure \|1.2.3b\|	8
Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	7
Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	7
Nearside Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	6
Rear Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released \|1.3.1e\|	6
Offside Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	6
Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	6
Rear Brake lever insecure \|3.1.2a\|	6
Nearside Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	6
Offside Rear shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.4.A.1c\|	6
Front Brake lever cannot be applied smoothly \|3.1.3d\|	6
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	6
Rear reflector on motorcycle obscured \|1.4.1\|	5
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	5
Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	5
Front position lamp insecure \|1.1.1c\|	5
Front Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	5
Front Brake disc\|s\| friction surface contaminated by oil or grease \|3.2.A1k\|	5
Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the steering \|2.5.1\|	5
Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.4.A.2c\|	4
Front Brake disc\|s\| excessively worn \|3.2.A1l\|	4
Direction indicators affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.5.1c\|	4
Rear Brake lever mounting insecure \|3.1.2a\|	4
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	4
Headlamp aim not tested \|1.6\|	4
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam \|1.2.2a\|ii\|\|	4
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user \|1.7.3a\|	4
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	4
Front Headlamp insecure \|1.2.3b\|	4
Front Brake disc\|s\| has excessive run out \|3.2.A1m\|	4
Front wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.3.5b\|	4
Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released \|1.3.1e\|	4
Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	4
Roller brake test No brake control achieves an efficiency of 30%. \|3.3.A2a\|	4
Front Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	3
Brake lever insecure \|3.1.2a\|	3
Front Steering headbearing has excessive free play \|2.2.2\|	3
Nearside Rear Direction indicator insecure \|1.5.3b\|	3
Rear Brake lining\|s\| less than 1.5 mm thick \|3.2.A1f\|i\|\|	3
Rear Floor brake test indicates a sticking brake \|3.3.C2c\|	3
Roller brake test Neither brake control achieves an efficiency of 25% \|3.3.A2b\|	3
Drive chain excessively loose \|6.2.1d\|	2
Nearside Rear Footrest missing \|6.2.1a\|	2
Offside Rear Footrest missing \|6.2.1a\|	2
Brake pipe excessively corroded	2
Front Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort \|3.3.A1d\|	2
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))	2
Front Roller brake test indicates brake effort rise disproportional to brake lever or pedal effort \|3.3.A1c\|	2
Rear position lamp missing \|1.1.1a\|	2
Rear Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. \|2.4.A.3b\|	2
Front Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the wheel raised \|2.2.1b\|	2
Offside Rear Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. \|2.4.A.3b\|	2
Nearside Rear Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. \|2.4.A.3b\|	2
Nearside Front Direction indicator insecure \|1.5.3b\|	2
Rear Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii))	2
Exhaust excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	2
Offside Front Direction indicator insecure \|1.5.3b\|	2
Fairings insecure and likely to impede the steering \|2.1.2e\|	2
Nearside Rear Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	2
All position lamps do not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	2
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	2
Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the handling \|2.5.1\|	2
Front Front wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.3.5b\|	2
Stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	2
Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a))	2
Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a))	2
Registration plate lamp issues	2
Nearside Rear Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	2
Floor brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. \|3.3.C1b\|	2
Front suspension has inadequate damping effect. \|2.3.6c\|	2
Throttle operating incorrectly \|6.2.1f\|	2
Front mudguard insecure \|2.3.7\|	2
Nearside Front Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	2
Offside Rear Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	2
Front wheel bearings are excessively rough \|2.3.5b\|	2
Front Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	2
Rear Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	2
Nearside Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. \|2.4.A.3b\|	2
Offside Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. \|2.4.A.3b\|	2
Front Brake lever is so short and the brake cannot be readily applied \|3.1.3c\|	2
Rear Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))	2
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released	2
Nearside Rear shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.4.A.1c\|	2
Rear shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil Both \|2.4.A.1c\|	2
Fuel pipe leaking \|7.2.1a\|	2
Rear wheel bearings are excessively rough \|2.4.A.2c\|	2

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	63
Rear Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	31
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	25
Steering headbearing has excessive free play \|2.2.2\|	24
Registration plate issues	18
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. \|3.3.A2b\|	16
Nearside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	15
Rear Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	15
Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey \|7.1.1b\|	14
Front Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	14
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	13
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.6\|	13
Offside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	13
Riders seat insecure \|6.2.1a\|	12
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	11
Rear Roller brake test indicates a sticking brake \|3.3.A1a\|	9
Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the wheel raised \|2.2.1b\|	9
Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. \|2.4.A.3b\|	9
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	8
Headlamp insecure \|1.2.3b\|	8
Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	7
Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	7
Nearside Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	6
Rear Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released \|1.3.1e\|	6
Offside Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	6
Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	6
Rear Brake lever insecure \|3.1.2a\|	6
Nearside Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	6
Offside Rear shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.4.A.1c\|	6
Front Brake lever cannot be applied smoothly \|3.1.3d\|	6
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	6
Rear reflector on motorcycle obscured \|1.4.1\|	5
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	5
Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	5
Front position lamp insecure \|1.1.1c\|	5
Front Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	5
Front Brake disc\|s\| friction surface contaminated by oil or grease \|3.2.A1k\|	5
Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the steering \|2.5.1\|	5
Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.4.A.2c\|	4
Front Brake disc\|s\| excessively worn \|3.2.A1l\|	4
Direction indicators affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.5.1c\|	4
Rear Brake lever mounting insecure \|3.1.2a\|	4
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	4
Headlamp aim not tested \|1.6\|	4
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam \|1.2.2a\|ii\|\|	4
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user \|1.7.3a\|	4
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	4
Front Headlamp insecure \|1.2.3b\|	4
Front Brake disc\|s\| has excessive run out \|3.2.A1m\|	4
Front wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.3.5b\|	4
Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released \|1.3.1e\|	4
Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	4
Roller brake test No brake control achieves an efficiency of 30%. \|3.3.A2a\|	4
Front Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	3
Brake lever insecure \|3.1.2a\|	3
Front Steering headbearing has excessive free play \|2.2.2\|	3
Nearside Rear Direction indicator insecure \|1.5.3b\|	3
Rear Brake lining\|s\| less than 1.5 mm thick \|3.2.A1f\|i\|\|	3
Rear Floor brake test indicates a sticking brake \|3.3.C2c\|	3
Roller brake test Neither brake control achieves an efficiency of 25% \|3.3.A2b\|	3
Drive chain excessively loose \|6.2.1d\|	2
Nearside Rear Footrest missing \|6.2.1a\|	2
Offside Rear Footrest missing \|6.2.1a\|	2
Brake pipe excessively corroded	2
Front Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort \|3.3.A1d\|	2
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))	2
Front Roller brake test indicates brake effort rise disproportional to brake lever or pedal effort \|3.3.A1c\|	2
Rear position lamp missing \|1.1.1a\|	2
Rear Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. \|2.4.A.3b\|	2
Front Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the wheel raised \|2.2.1b\|	2
Offside Rear Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. \|2.4.A.3b\|	2
Nearside Rear Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. \|2.4.A.3b\|	2
Nearside Front Direction indicator insecure \|1.5.3b\|	2
Rear Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii))	2
Exhaust excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	2
Offside Front Direction indicator insecure \|1.5.3b\|	2
Fairings insecure and likely to impede the steering \|2.1.2e\|	2
Nearside Rear Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	2
All position lamps do not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	2
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	2
Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the handling \|2.5.1\|	2
Front Front wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.3.5b\|	2
Stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	2
Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a))	2
Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a))	2
Registration plate lamp issues	2
Nearside Rear Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	2
Floor brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. \|3.3.C1b\|	2
Front suspension has inadequate damping effect. \|2.3.6c\|	2
Throttle operating incorrectly \|6.2.1f\|	2
Front mudguard insecure \|2.3.7\|	2
Nearside Front Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	2
Offside Rear Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	2
Front wheel bearings are excessively rough \|2.3.5b\|	2
Front Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	2
Rear Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	2
Nearside Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. \|2.4.A.3b\|	2
Offside Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. \|2.4.A.3b\|	2
Front Brake lever is so short and the brake cannot be readily applied \|3.1.3c\|	2
Rear Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))	2
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released	2
Nearside Rear shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.4.A.1c\|	2
Rear shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil Both \|2.4.A.1c\|	2
Fuel pipe leaking \|7.2.1a\|	2
Rear wheel bearings are excessively rough \|2.4.A.2c\|	2

MOT History from tests of petrol HONDA CITYs year 2001

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