MOT History from tests of petrol HONDA SES125s year 2004

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Pass percent:77.26%

(The average a petrol HONDA SES125 year 2004 passes without issue)

Based on:8,254 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	212
Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	179
Rear Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	167
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	134
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	80
Front Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	80
Rear reflector on motorcycle obscured \|1.4.1\|	77
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	74
Registration plate issues	73
Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released \|1.3.1e\|	70
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. \|3.3.A2b\|	68
Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	60
Steering headbearing has excessive free play \|2.2.2\|	59
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	57
Rear Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released \|1.3.1e\|	57
Nearside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	53
Front Brake disc\|s\| excessively worn \|3.2.A1l\|	48
Front Floor brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.C2c\|	47
Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. \|2.4.A.3b\|	46
Offside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	42
Front Roller brake test indicates a sticking brake \|3.3.A1a\|	37
Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the wheel raised \|2.2.1b\|	32
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	30
Riders seat insecure \|6.2.1a\|	28
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	27
Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	26
Horn control defective \|1.7.2a\|	25
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released	23
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam \|1.2.2a\|ii\|\|	22
Front Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released \|1.3.1e\|	22
Rear Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	18
Rear position lamp insecure \|1.1.1c\|	17
Nearside Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	16
Rear Brake lever mounting insecure \|3.1.2a\|	16
Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	15
Rear Brake lining\|s\| less than 1.5 mm thick \|3.2.A1f\|i\|\|	14
Front Floor brake test indicates a sticking brake \|3.3.C2c\|	13
Front Brake disc\|s\| friction surface contaminated by oil or grease \|3.2.A1k\|	13
Front Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	12
Rear Rear reflector on motorcycle obscured \|1.4.1\|	12
Rear reflector on motorcycle obscured \|1.4.2b\|	12
Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the steering \|2.5.1\|	12
Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	11
Offside Rear shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.4.A.1c\|	11
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25% (1.2.2 (a) (i))	11
Front Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	11
Front Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort \|3.3.A1d\|	11
Rear Roller brake test indicates brake effort rise disproportional to brake lever or pedal effort \|3.3.A1c\|	10
Front wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.3.5b\|	10
Stop lamp missing \|1.3.3a\|	10
Nearside Rear shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.4.A.1c\|	10
Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the handling \|2.5.1\|	10
Rear suspension movement is excessively stiff \|2.4.A.3b\|	10
Rear Roller brake test indicates brake effort fall disproportional to brake lever or pedal effort \|3.3.A1c\|	10
Front Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	9
Front Brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	9
Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the weight on the lower bearing \|2.2.1a\|	9
Roller brake test No brake control achieves an efficiency of 30%. \|3.3.A2a\|	8
Rear Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. \|2.4.A.3b\|	8
Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey \|7.1.1b\|	8
Throttle has a significant change in engine speed whilst moving the steering from lock to lock \|2.1.4\|	8
Throttle operating incorrectly \|6.2.1f\|	8
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.5.1b\|	8
Rear Brake lever insecure \|3.1.2a\|	8
Rear Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))	8
Front Brake lever is bent and the brake cannot be readily applied \|3.1.3c\|	8
Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.4.A.2c\|	7
Centre Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	7
Front Steering headbearing has excessive free play \|2.2.2\|	7
Rear Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort \|3.3.A1d\|	7
Front suspension has inadequate damping effect. \|2.3.6c\|	7
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.5.1b\|	7
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	7
Stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	7
Nearside Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	7
Nearside Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. \|2.4.A.3b\|	7
Roller brake test Neither brake control achieves an efficiency of 25% \|3.3.A2b\|	6
Rear Brake lever is bent and the brake cannot be readily applied \|3.1.3c\|	6
Front Brake excessively binding \|1.2.1 \|f\|\|	6
Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a))	6
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))	6
Front Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	6
Offside Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	6
Rear Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	6
Front Brake disc\|s\| excessively scored \|3.2.A1l\|	6
Offside Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. \|2.4.A.3b\|	6
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user \|1.7.3a\|	6

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
Headlamp aim out of alignment	212
Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	179
Rear Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	167
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	134
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	80
Front Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	80
Rear reflector on motorcycle obscured \|1.4.1\|	77
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	74
Registration plate issues	73
Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released \|1.3.1e\|	70
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. \|3.3.A2b\|	68
Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	60
Steering headbearing has excessive free play \|2.2.2\|	59
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	57
Rear Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released \|1.3.1e\|	57
Nearside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	53
Front Brake disc\|s\| excessively worn \|3.2.A1l\|	48
Front Floor brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.C2c\|	47
Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. \|2.4.A.3b\|	46
Offside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	42
Front Roller brake test indicates a sticking brake \|3.3.A1a\|	37
Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the wheel raised \|2.2.1b\|	32
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	30
Riders seat insecure \|6.2.1a\|	28
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	27
Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	26
Horn control defective \|1.7.2a\|	25
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released	23
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam \|1.2.2a\|ii\|\|	22
Front Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released \|1.3.1e\|	22
Rear Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	18
Rear position lamp insecure \|1.1.1c\|	17
Nearside Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	16
Rear Brake lever mounting insecure \|3.1.2a\|	16
Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	15
Rear Brake lining\|s\| less than 1.5 mm thick \|3.2.A1f\|i\|\|	14
Front Floor brake test indicates a sticking brake \|3.3.C2c\|	13
Front Brake disc\|s\| friction surface contaminated by oil or grease \|3.2.A1k\|	13
Front Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	12
Rear Rear reflector on motorcycle obscured \|1.4.1\|	12
Rear reflector on motorcycle obscured \|1.4.2b\|	12
Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the steering \|2.5.1\|	12
Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	11
Offside Rear shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.4.A.1c\|	11
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25% (1.2.2 (a) (i))	11
Front Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	11
Front Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort \|3.3.A1d\|	11
Rear Roller brake test indicates brake effort rise disproportional to brake lever or pedal effort \|3.3.A1c\|	10
Front wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.3.5b\|	10
Stop lamp missing \|1.3.3a\|	10
Nearside Rear shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.4.A.1c\|	10
Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the handling \|2.5.1\|	10
Rear suspension movement is excessively stiff \|2.4.A.3b\|	10
Rear Roller brake test indicates brake effort fall disproportional to brake lever or pedal effort \|3.3.A1c\|	10
Front Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	9
Front Brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	9
Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the weight on the lower bearing \|2.2.1a\|	9
Roller brake test No brake control achieves an efficiency of 30%. \|3.3.A2a\|	8
Rear Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. \|2.4.A.3b\|	8
Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey \|7.1.1b\|	8
Throttle has a significant change in engine speed whilst moving the steering from lock to lock \|2.1.4\|	8
Throttle operating incorrectly \|6.2.1f\|	8
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.5.1b\|	8
Rear Brake lever insecure \|3.1.2a\|	8
Rear Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))	8
Front Brake lever is bent and the brake cannot be readily applied \|3.1.3c\|	8
Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.4.A.2c\|	7
Centre Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	7
Front Steering headbearing has excessive free play \|2.2.2\|	7
Rear Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort \|3.3.A1d\|	7
Front suspension has inadequate damping effect. \|2.3.6c\|	7
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.5.1b\|	7
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	7
Stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	7
Nearside Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	7
Nearside Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. \|2.4.A.3b\|	7
Roller brake test Neither brake control achieves an efficiency of 25% \|3.3.A2b\|	6
Rear Brake lever is bent and the brake cannot be readily applied \|3.1.3c\|	6
Front Brake excessively binding \|1.2.1 \|f\|\|	6
Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a))	6
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))	6
Front Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	6
Offside Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	6
Rear Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	6
Front Brake disc\|s\| excessively scored \|3.2.A1l\|	6
Offside Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. \|2.4.A.3b\|	6
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user \|1.7.3a\|	6

MOT History from tests of petrol HONDA SES125s year 2004

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