MOT History from tests of petrol HONDA GL500s year 1984

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Pass percent:85.38%

(The average a petrol HONDA GL500 year 1984 passes without issue)

Based on:130 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	2
Front Hydraulic brake control creeps under load. \|3.1.4a\|	1
Front Brake master cylinder leaking hydraulic fluid \|3.2.B1e\|	1
Nearside Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	1
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.6\|	1
Nearside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	1
Upper Rear mono-shock pivot excessively worn \|2.4.B.4\|	1
Rear suspension bush has excessive free play \|2.4.A2a\|i\|\|	1
Nearside Rear suspension bush has excessive free play \|2.4.A2a\|i\|\|	1
Rear Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.4.A.2c\|	1
Rear Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	1
Front Stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	1
Nearside Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. \|2.1.1c\|	1
Offside Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. \|2.1.1c\|	1
Offside Front Brake component is excessively corroded \|3.1.5\|	1
Rear Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. \|2.4.A.3b\|	1
Rear suspension movement is excessively stiff \|2.4.A.3b\|	1
Front Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Front Brake fluid reservoir fluid level dangerously low \|3.2.B1d\|	1
Brake lever cannot be applied smoothly \|3.1.3d\|	1
Front Brake cylinder severely corroded \|3.2.B1b\|	1
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. \|3.3.A2b\|	1
Nearside Rear Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Front Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	1
Upper Rear suspension bush has excessive free play \|2.4.A2a\|i\|\|	1
Front Floor brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.C2c\|	1
Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	1
Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. \|2.4.A.3b\|	1
Headlamp aim out of alignment	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
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	2
Front Hydraulic brake control creeps under load. \|3.1.4a\|	1
Front Brake master cylinder leaking hydraulic fluid \|3.2.B1e\|	1
Nearside Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	1
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.6\|	1
Nearside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	1
Upper Rear mono-shock pivot excessively worn \|2.4.B.4\|	1
Rear suspension bush has excessive free play \|2.4.A2a\|i\|\|	1
Nearside Rear suspension bush has excessive free play \|2.4.A2a\|i\|\|	1
Rear Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.4.A.2c\|	1
Rear Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	1
Front Stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	1
Nearside Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. \|2.1.1c\|	1
Offside Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. \|2.1.1c\|	1
Offside Front Brake component is excessively corroded \|3.1.5\|	1
Rear Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. \|2.4.A.3b\|	1
Rear suspension movement is excessively stiff \|2.4.A.3b\|	1
Front Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Front Brake fluid reservoir fluid level dangerously low \|3.2.B1d\|	1
Brake lever cannot be applied smoothly \|3.1.3d\|	1
Front Brake cylinder severely corroded \|3.2.B1b\|	1
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. \|3.3.A2b\|	1
Nearside Rear Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Front Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	1
Upper Rear suspension bush has excessive free play \|2.4.A2a\|i\|\|	1
Front Floor brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.C2c\|	1
Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	1
Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. \|2.4.A.3b\|	1
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1

MOT History from tests of petrol HONDA GL500s year 1984

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