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MOT History from tests of petrol HONDA VTs year 1997

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mot history
Pass percent:86.85%
(The average a petrol HONDA VT year 1997 passes without issue)
Based on:213 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Registration plate issues6
Headlamp aim out of alignment3
Throttle operating incorrectly |6.2.1f|2
Brake lever cannot be applied smoothly |3.1.3d|2
Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii))2
Rear Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.4.A.2c|1
Front position lamp incorrect colour |1.1.2a|1
Front Brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f||1
Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the wheel raised |2.2.1b|1
Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the weight on the lower bearing |2.2.1a|1
Drive chain excessively loose |6.2.1d|1
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on |1.1.3a|1
Rear Roller brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.A1a|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.5.1c|1
Nearside Front Brake disc|s| excessively worn |3.2.A1l|1
Exhaust excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a|1
Offside Rear Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey |7.1.1b|1
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam |1.2.2a|i||1
Drive chain excessively tight |6.2.1d|1
Offside Front Footrest insecure |6.2.1a|1
Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.6|1
Headlamp dipped beam flickers when tapped lightly by hand |1.2.2c|1
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.6|1
Headlamp aim beam image kick-up is to the offside |1.6.1|1
Front Brake lever cannot be applied smoothly |3.1.3d|1
Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a))1
Stop lamp not working from both controls (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1
Front Wheel spindle locking device ineffective (5.2.1 (d))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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