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MOT History from tests of petrol HONDA XL125s year 1981

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mot history
Pass percent:78.20%
(The average a petrol HONDA XL125 year 1981 passes without issue)
Based on:133 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment7
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing |1.4.1|4
Riders seat insecure |6.2.1a|3
Drive chain excessively loose |6.2.1d|3
Registration plate issues3
Front Wheel has an excessively distorted bead rim. |4.2.2|2
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|2
Rear Brake locking device missing |3.2.A1e|2
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.5.1c|2
Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.5.1c|2
Horn not working |1.7.3a|2
Front wheel has a loose wheel nut|s| |4.2.3a|1
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on |1.1.3a|1
Rear Drive chain worn to excess |6.2.1e|1
Clutch lever shortened so it cannot be readily operated. |6.2.1g|1
Front Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel |3.1.3b|1
Rear Roller brake test indicates a sticking brake |3.3.A1a|1
Nearside Rear Footrest missing |6.2.1a|1
Offside Rear Footrest missing |6.2.1a|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
Front Direction indicator affected by the operation of another lamp |1.5.1c|1
Rear Direction indicator affected by the operation of another lamp |1.5.1c|1
Dipswitch does not deflect the main beam/s, making them into dipped beam/s |1.2.2b|ii||1
Offside Rear Brake reaction bracket insecure |3.2.A1j|1
Rear wheel spindle securing nut locking device missing |2.4.A.2b|1
Rear Rear reflector on motorcycle missing |1.4.1|1
Centre Rear Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c|1
Centre Front Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c|1
Centre Front Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on |1.1.3a|1
Centre Rear Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on |1.1.3a|1
Centre Front Steering headbearing has excessive free play |2.2.2|1
Centre Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.5.1c|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.5.1c|1
Front Front position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.3b|1
Offside Rear Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the handling |2.5.1|1
Fuel cap sealing washer deteriorated |7.2.2c|1
Fuel tank leaking |7.2.1a|1
Rear Footrest missing |6.2.1a|1
Brake lever mounting insecure |3.1.2a|1
Brake locking device insecure |3.2.A1e|1
Throttle has a significant change in engine speed whilst moving the steering from lock to lock |2.1.4|1
Offside Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel |3.1.3b|1
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
Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the wheel raised |2.2.1b|1
Offside Front Direction indicator flashing less than 60 times a minute |1.5.1c|1
Rear position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.3b|1
Steering headbearing has excessive free play |2.2.2|1
Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.A1a|1
Rear Brake pedal has inadequate reserve travel |3.1.3b|1
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. |3.3.A2b|1
Front position lamp damaged and function impaired |1.1.1b|1
Brake back plate|s| insecure |3.2.A1j|1
Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the steering |2.5.1|1
Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. |2.4.A.3b|1
Locking device|s| not correctly fitted which may make the motor bicycle dangerous to ride |6.2.1h|1
Rear Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released |1.3.1e|1
Rear Brake pedal mounting insecure |3.1.2a|1
Front Steering lock stop ineffective |2.1.3|1
Drive chain so worn it is likely to fail |6.1.7 |c| |ii||1
Drive chain so loose it is likely to fail |6.1.7 |c| |ii||1
Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||1
Front Wheel bearing has excessive play |5.1.3 |a| |i||1
Steering headbearing has excessive wear or free play |2.2.2 |f| |i||1
Front Steering headbearing has excessive free play |2.2.2|1
Rear Drive chain excessively loose |6.2.1d|1
Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3|1
Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))1
Offside Rear Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))1
Horn not working horn inop (1.7.3a)1
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies stop lamp inop (1.3.1a)1
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing rear reflector missing (1.4.1)1
Steering control handlebar movement restricted by trapped cables unable to obtain full right hand lock (2.1.2c)1
Horn not working (1.7.3a)1
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam (1.2.2a(i))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.

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