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MOT History from tests of petrol HONDA XLs year 1986

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Pass percent:74.10%
(The average a petrol HONDA XL year 1986 passes without issue)
Based on:139 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment5
Nearside Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. |2.1.1c|4
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.6|4
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing |1.4.1|3
Rear Roller brake test indicates a sticking brake |3.3.A1a|2
Rear Wheel spoke excessively loose |4.2.1b|2
Front Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|2
Horn not working |1.7.3a|2
Registration plate issues2
Rear Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released |1.3.1e|1
Rear wheel has a loose wheel nut|s| |4.2.3a|1
Front Wheel spoke excessively loose |4.2.1b|1
Front Direction indicator missing |1.5.1a|1
Offside Front Direction indicator missing |1.5.1a|1
Front Handlebar deformed |2.1.1b|1
Rear Rear reflector on motorcycle missing |1.4.1|1
Rear Wheel spoke excessively corroded |4.2.1b|1
Front Brake disc|s| excessively worn |3.2.A1l|1
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on |1.1.3a|1
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|1
Direction indicators flashing more than 120 times per minute |1.5.1c|1
Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the wheel raised |2.2.1b|1
Front wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.3.5b|1
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on |1.1.3a|1
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|1
Drive chain excessively loose |6.2.1d|1
Centre Rear Upper Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|1
Rear Brake pedal attachment screws loose |3.1.2b|1
Rear Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the handling |2.5.1|1
Front Horn not working |1.7.3a|1
Front position lamp incorrect colour |1.1.2a|1
Locking device|s| not correctly fitted which may make the motor bicycle dangerous to ride |6.2.1h|1
Rear Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey |7.1.1b|1
Handlebar mounting clamp bolt loose |2.1.1a|1
Front position lamp missing |1.1.1a|1
Dipswitch does not deflect the main beam/s, making them into dipped beam/s |1.2.2b|ii||1
Offside Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. |2.1.1c|1
Rear suspension bush has excessive free play |2.4.A2a|i||1
Front Wheel corroded significantly reducing the original strength |4.2.1a|1
Rear Wheel corroded significantly reducing the original strength |4.2.1a|1
Drive chain worn to excess |6.2.1e|1
Rear Drive chain sprocket worn to excess |6.2.1e|1
Front Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam |1.2.2a|i||1
Front Brake indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort |1.2.1 |e||1
Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c|1
Rear Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.4.A.2c|1
Front Brake component has restricted free movement and operation is likely to be impeded |3.2.A1h|1
Drive chain horseshoe locking device incorrectly fitted (6.1.7 (j) (i))1
Front Brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))1
Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))1
Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii))1
Headlamp aim projected beam image obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))1
Front Brake linkage has restricted free movement (1.1.15 (e))1
Front Brake linkage has abnormal movement of levers indicating excessive wear or maladjustment (1.1.15 (f))1
All direction indicators light intensity significantly reduced (4.4.3 (a))1
Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.3.3 (b))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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