MOT History from tests of petrol HONDA GL400s year 1981

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Pass percent:56.82%

(The average a petrol HONDA GL400 year 1981 passes without issue)

Based on:44 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Throttle operating incorrectly \|6.2.1f\|	2
Nearside Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	2
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	2
Offside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	1
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	1
Front suspension has inadequate damping effect. \|2.3.6c\|	1
Steering control handlebar movement restricted by trapped cables \|2.1.2c\|	1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Front Plate brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.B1a\|	1
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam \|1.2.2a\|ii\|\|	1
Nearside Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. \|2.1.1c\|	1
Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. \|2.1.1c\|	1
Front Front wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.3.5b\|	1
Front Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Front wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.3.5b\|	1
Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey \|7.1.1b\|	1
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	1
Brake master cylinder leaking hydraulic fluid \|3.2.B1e\|	1
Brake master cylinder fluid level dangerously low \|3.2.B1d\|	1
Nearside Front Brake hose excessively twisted \|3.2.B3a\|	1
Nearside Front Brake hose is likely to be fouled or trapped by moving parts \|3.2.B2c\|	1
Nearside Front Brake pipe inadequately supported \|3.2.B2b\|	1
Front Floor brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.C2c\|	1
Front wheel spindle securing nut locking device missing \|2.3.3a\|	1
Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	1
Front Front suspension has inadequate damping effect. \|2.3.6c\|	1
Front Brake disc\|s\| friction surface contaminated by oil or grease \|3.2.A1k\|	1
Rear Brake locking device missing \|3.2.A1e\|	1
Rear Brake linkage has abnormal movement due to maladjustment \|3.2.A1i\|	1
Offside Rear Footrest missing \|6.2.1a\|	1
Exhaust mounting does not fully support the exhaust system \|7.1.1.c\|	1
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. \|3.3.A2b\|	1
Nearside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Offside Indicator tell tale not functioning \|1.5.2\|	1
Front Fuel hose leaking \|7.2.1a\|	1
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	1
Rear Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released \|1.3.1e\|	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.

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Most common failures	No# failures
Throttle operating incorrectly \|6.2.1f\|	2
Nearside Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	2
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	2
Offside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	1
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	1
Front suspension has inadequate damping effect. \|2.3.6c\|	1
Steering control handlebar movement restricted by trapped cables \|2.1.2c\|	1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Front Plate brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.B1a\|	1
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam \|1.2.2a\|ii\|\|	1
Nearside Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. \|2.1.1c\|	1
Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. \|2.1.1c\|	1
Front Front wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.3.5b\|	1
Front Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Front wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.3.5b\|	1
Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey \|7.1.1b\|	1
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	1
Brake master cylinder leaking hydraulic fluid \|3.2.B1e\|	1
Brake master cylinder fluid level dangerously low \|3.2.B1d\|	1
Nearside Front Brake hose excessively twisted \|3.2.B3a\|	1
Nearside Front Brake hose is likely to be fouled or trapped by moving parts \|3.2.B2c\|	1
Nearside Front Brake pipe inadequately supported \|3.2.B2b\|	1
Front Floor brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.C2c\|	1
Front wheel spindle securing nut locking device missing \|2.3.3a\|	1
Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	1
Front Front suspension has inadequate damping effect. \|2.3.6c\|	1
Front Brake disc\|s\| friction surface contaminated by oil or grease \|3.2.A1k\|	1
Rear Brake locking device missing \|3.2.A1e\|	1
Rear Brake linkage has abnormal movement due to maladjustment \|3.2.A1i\|	1
Offside Rear Footrest missing \|6.2.1a\|	1
Exhaust mounting does not fully support the exhaust system \|7.1.1.c\|	1
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. \|3.3.A2b\|	1
Nearside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Offside Indicator tell tale not functioning \|1.5.2\|	1
Front Fuel hose leaking \|7.2.1a\|	1
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	1
Rear Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released \|1.3.1e\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol HONDA GL400s year 1981

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