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MOT History from tests of petrol HONDA XL500s year 1979

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mot history
Pass percent:81.82%
(The average a petrol HONDA XL500 year 1979 passes without issue)
Based on:110 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|2
Rear suspension bush has excessive free play |2.4.A2a|i||2
Front Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|2
Registration plate issues2
Horn not working |1.7.3a|2
Drive chain excessively loose |6.2.1d|2
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing |1.4.1|2
Direction indicators flashing more than 120 times per minute |1.5.1c|1
Nearside Indicator switch insecure |1.5.4|1
Steering headbearing has excessive free play |2.2.2|1
Rear Brake locking device missing |3.2.A1e|1
Rear wheel spindle securing nut locking device missing |2.4.A.2b|1
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. |3.3.A2b|1
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on |1.1.3a|1
Front Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam |1.2.2a|i||1
Front Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam |1.2.2a|ii||1
Front Wheel has an excessively distorted bead rim. |4.2.2|1
Rear Drive chain worn to excess |6.2.1e|1
Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. |2.4.A.3b|1
Nearside Direction indicators affected by the operation of another lamp |1.5.1c|1
Offside Direction indicators affected by the operation of another lamp |1.5.1c|1
Stop lamp affected by the operation of another lamp |1.3.2|1
Rear Roller brake test indicates a sticking brake |3.3.A1a|1
Nearside Direction indicator not working |1.5.1c|1
Offside Direction indicator not working |1.5.1c|1
Front Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel |3.1.3b|1
Drive chain excessively tight |6.2.1d|1
Nearside Rear Footrest missing |6.2.1a|1
Headlamp aim headlamp deteriorated and function impaired |1.2.3a|1
Front wheel has a missing wheel bolt|s| |4.2.3a|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.5.1c|1
Headlamp aim out of alignment1
Direction indicator not working All |1.5.1c|1
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam |1.2.2a|i||1
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam |1.2.2a|ii||1
Rear Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. |2.4.A.3b|1
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user |1.7.3a|1
Throttle operating incorrectly |6.2.1f|1
Nearside Motorcycle structure excessively damaged |6.1.1a|1
Rear shock absorber insecurely mounted top shock bushes gone |2.4.A.3b|1
Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||1
Rear Stop lamp not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||1
Nearside Rear Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c|1
Front Brake locking device missing brake lever pivot bolt nut |3.2.A1e|1
Front wheel spindle loose not clamping/locating wheel in forks |2.3.5a|1
Offside Steering lock stop missing |2.1.3|1
Fuel pipe leaking at tap |7.2.1a|1
Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the steering |2.5.1|1
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|1
Nearside Front Wheel excessively distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))1
Offside Front Wheel excessively distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))1
Rear Brake grabbing severely (1.2.1 (c))1
Rear Brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))1
Rear Brake pedal not releasing correctly and functionality of brakes affected (1.1.2 (b) (ii))1
Front Brake lever insecure pivot lock nut missing (1.1.2 (e) (i))1
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension component pin or bush excessively worn not sleeved correctly? (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Offside Rear Upper Suspension component pin or bush excessively worn not sleeved correctly? (5.3.4 (a) (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.

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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