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MOT History from tests of petrol HONDA XL185s year 1979

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mot history
Pass percent:85.53%
(The average a petrol HONDA XL185 year 1979 passes without issue)
Based on:152 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on |1.1.3a|5
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user |1.7.3a|4
Headlamp aim out of alignment3
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|2
Front wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.3.5b|2
Registration plate issues2
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|2
Drive chain excessively loose |6.2.1d|2
Front Steering headbearing has excessive free play |2.2.2|1
Offside Rear Footrest insecure |6.2.1a|1
Front Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user |1.7.3a|1
Rear Brake pedal has inadequate reserve travel |3.1.3b|1
Rear Brake pedal cannot be applied smoothly |3.1.3d|1
Rear Rear shock absorber insecurely mounted |2.4.A.3b|1
Rear Stop lamp affected by the operation of another lamp |1.3.2|1
Front Wheel spoke excessively loose |4.2.1b|1
Front wheel bearings are excessively rough |2.3.5b|1
Offside Rear Brake reaction bracket securing bolt|s| missing |3.2.A1j|1
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam bulb blown |1.2.2a|i||1
Front suspension assembly component excessively bent |2.3.1|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.5.1c|1
Fuel cap ineffective |6.1.3 |b| |i||1
Fuel cap does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement |7.2.2b|1
Brake locking device missing |3.2.A1e|1
Front Brake locking device missing |3.2.A1e|1
Rear Brake locking device missing |3.2.A1e|1
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing |1.4.1|1
Centre All position lamps do not illuminate immediately when switched on |1.1.3a|1
Position lamp switch faulty |1.1.4a|1
Centre Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|1
Steering headbearing has excessive wear or free play |2.2.2 |f| |i||1
Handlebar grip insecure to handlebar |2.2.1 |d| |ii||1
Steering headbearing has excessive free play |2.2.2|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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