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MOT History from tests of petrol HONDA XL250s year 1991

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mot history
Pass percent:81.16%
(The average a petrol HONDA XL250 year 1991 passes without issue)
Based on:207 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment10
Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.A1a|6
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing |1.4.1|4
Drive chain excessively loose |6.2.1d|3
Front wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.3.5b|3
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|3
Registration plate issues2
Rear Roller brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.A1a|2
Drive chain excessively tight |6.2.1d|2
Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the weight on the lower bearing |2.2.1a|2
Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii))2
Headlamp insecure |1.2.3b|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator damaged and function impaired |1.5.3a|1
Offside Front Direction indicator damaged and function impaired |1.5.3a|1
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam |1.2.2a|i||1
Front Wheel spoke excessively loose |4.2.1b|1
Front Front wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.3.5b|1
Drive chain worn to excess |6.2.1e|1
Front Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the steering |2.5.1|1
Steering movement excessively stiff with the wheel raised |2.2.1b|1
Front Headlamp incorrect colour |1.2.1|1
Front Headlamp switch faulty |1.2.4|1
Front Brake disc|s| excessively worn |3.2.A1l|1
Rear Brake disc|s| excessively worn |3.2.A1l|1
Rear Drive chain sprocket worn to excess |6.2.1e|1
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.6|1
Front An item not tested |Manual|1
Rear An item not tested |Manual|1
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. |3.3.A2b|1
Offside Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3|1
Front Brake lever cannot be applied smoothly |3.1.3d|1
Centre Lower Motorcycle structure excessively corroded |6.1.1a|1
Lower Rear mono-shock pivot seized |2.4.B.4|1
Front Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel |3.1.3b|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.5.1c|1
Front Steering headbearing has excessive free play |2.2.2|1
Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey |7.1.1b|1
Front wheel spindle securing nut|s| loose |2.3.3a|1
Front Brake disc|s| friction surface contaminated by oil or grease |3.2.A1k|1
Front Roller brake test indicates a severely juddering brake |3.3.A1b|1
Rear Exhaust mounting does not fully support the exhaust system |7.1.1.c|1
Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the wheel raised |2.2.1b|1
Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the handling |2.5.1|1
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on |1.1.3a|1
Front Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|1
Front wheel bearings are excessively rough |2.3.5b|1
Front Wheel corroded to the extent that control of the motorcycle is likely to be adversely affected (5.2.2 (c) (ii))1
Rear Wheel corroded to the extent that control of the motorcycle is likely to be adversely affected (5.2.2 (c) (ii))1
Drive chain worn to excess (6.1.7 (c) (i))1
Rear Drive chain sprocket worn to excess (6.1.7 (c) (i))1
Front Drive chain sprocket worn to excess (6.1.7 (c) (i))1
Front Brake indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort (1.2.1 (e))1
Rear Brake indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort (1.2.1 (e))1
Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (b))1
Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))1
Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the steering |2.5.1|1
Front Wheel spoke excessively loose (5.2.2 (d))1
Front Wheel bearing play so excessive that directional control is impaired (5.1.3 (a) (ii))1
Rear Shock absorber insecurely attached (5.3.2 (a) (i))1
Roller brake test brake efficiency less than 27.5% overall (1.2.2 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Handlebar grip insecure to handlebar (2.2.1 (d) (ii))1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))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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