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MOT History from tests of petrol HONDA SHADOWs year 1985

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mot history
Pass percent:77.99%
(The average a petrol HONDA SHADOW year 1985 passes without issue)
Based on:259 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment13
Front Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|6
Registration plate issues5
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|5
Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3|3
Nearside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3|3
Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.A1a|2
Front Brake master cylinder leaking hydraulic fluid |3.2.B1e|2
Nearside Rear Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c|2
Horn not working |1.7.3a|2
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.5.1c|2
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing |1.4.1|1
Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. |2.1.1c|1
Nearside Front Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii||1
Nearside Front Direction indicator insecure |1.5.3b|1
Central Front Stop lamp not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||1
Central Front Headlamp insecure |4.1.1 |c||1
Registration plate lamp issues1
Offside Front Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c|1
Central Front All direction indicators not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii||1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator insecure |1.5.3b|1
Nearside Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. |2.1.1c|1
Nearside Exhaust excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a|1
Offside Exhaust excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a|1
Front Direction indicator flashing more than 120 times per minute |1.5.1c|1
Rear Direction indicator flashing more than 120 times per minute |1.5.1c|1
Rear Motorcycle structure adversely modified |6.1.1b|1
Throttle operating incorrectly |6.2.1f|1
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on |1.1.3a|1
Front Roller brake test indicates brake effort rise disproportional to brake lever or pedal effort |3.3.A1c|1
Footrest insecure |6.2.1a|1
Front suspension has inadequate damping effect. |2.3.6c|1
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|1
Rear suspension bush has excessive free play |2.4.A2a|i||1
Front Brake hose leaking fluid |3.2.B4|1
Rear Brake pedal has inadequate reserve travel |3.1.3b|1
Offside Rear Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c|1
Rear Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on |1.1.3a|1
Riders seat insecure |6.2.1a|1
Offside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3|1
Headlamp dipped beam affected by the operation of another lamp |1.2.2c|1
Headlamp main beam affected by the operation of another lamp |1.2.2c|1
Rear suspension component excessively corroded. |2.4.A.1a|1
Rear position lamp insecure |1.1.1c|1
Handlebar mounting clamp bolt loose |2.1.1a|1
Steering control handlebar movement restricted by trapped cables |2.1.2c|1
Rear Brake lining|s| less than 1.5 mm thick |3.2.A1f|i||1
Nearside Front Brake disc|s| friction surface contaminated by oil or grease |3.2.A1k|1
Indicator switch does not operate the direction indicators on the side selected |1.5.4|1
Rear Exhaust mounting does not fully support the exhaust system |7.1.1.c|1
Front Brake lever is bent and the brake cannot be readily applied |3.1.3c|1
Steering headbearing has excessive free play |2.2.2|1
Front wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.3.5b|1
Rear Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey |7.1.1b|1
Rear Rear suspension has corrosion which reduces the strength of a load bearing member or its supporting structure. |2.4.A.2d|1
Nearside Inner Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c|1
Direction indicator not working |1.5.1c|1
Rear Drive belt excessively loose. |6.2.1d|1
Front Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user |1.7.3a|1
Front Direction indicators flashing more than 120 times per minute |1.5.1c|1
Rear Direction indicators flashing more than 120 times per minute |1.5.1c|1
Rear Suspension component corroded and seriously weakened swingarm |5.3.3 |b| |i||1
Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.4.A.2c|1
Centre Rear Lower Rear suspension has corrosion which reduces the strength of a load bearing member or its supporting structure. |2.4.A.2d|1
Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the weight on the lower bearing |2.2.1a|1
Steering movement excessively rough with the weight on the lower bearing |2.2.1a|1
Nearside Front Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. |2.1.1c|1
Nearside Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3|1
Offside Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3|1
Rear Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released |1.3.1e|1
Brake locking device missing |3.2.A1e|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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