MOT History from tests of petrol KAWASAKI GT550s year 1984

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Pass percent:76.52%

(The average a petrol KAWASAKI GT550 year 1984 passes without issue)

Based on:115 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	8
Registration plate issues	5
Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	3
Rear Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort \|3.3.A1d\|	3
Rear Roller brake test indicates brake effort fall disproportional to brake lever or pedal effort \|3.3.A1c\|	2
Steering headbearing has excessive free play \|2.2.2\|	2
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	2
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	2
Throttle operating incorrectly \|6.2.1f\|	2
Throttle has a significant change in engine speed whilst moving the steering from lock to lock \|2.1.4\|	2
Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey \|7.1.1b\|	2
Brake fluid reservoir fluid level dangerously low \|3.2.B1d\|	1
Headlamp switch faulty \|1.2.4\|	1
Dipswitch does not deflect the main beam/s, making them into dipped beam/s \|1.2.2b\|ii\|\|	1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.5.1c\|	1
Brake pedal has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	1
Brake pedal is damaged and the brake cannot be readily applied \|3.1.3c\|	1
Front Brake pedal pivots excessively worn \|3.1.3a\|	1
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. \|3.3.A2b\|	1
Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Front suspension has excessive stiffness in the suspension movement. \|2.3.6b\|	1
Nearside Rear Motorcycle structure excessively corroded \|6.1.1a\|	1
Rear Brake locking device missing \|3.2.A1e\|	1
Front Floor brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.C2c\|	1
An item not tested \|Manual\|	1
Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the wheel raised \|2.2.1b\|	1
Exhaust excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	1
Offside Front Direction indicator insecure \|1.5.3b\|	1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.5.1b\|	1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Front wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.3.5b\|	1
Offside Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. \|2.1.1c\|	1
Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated \|5.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	1
Front Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort \|3.3.A1d\|	1
Front Headlamp insecure \|1.2.3b\|	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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Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	8
Registration plate issues	5
Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	3
Rear Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort \|3.3.A1d\|	3
Rear Roller brake test indicates brake effort fall disproportional to brake lever or pedal effort \|3.3.A1c\|	2
Steering headbearing has excessive free play \|2.2.2\|	2
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	2
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	2
Throttle operating incorrectly \|6.2.1f\|	2
Throttle has a significant change in engine speed whilst moving the steering from lock to lock \|2.1.4\|	2
Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey \|7.1.1b\|	2
Brake fluid reservoir fluid level dangerously low \|3.2.B1d\|	1
Headlamp switch faulty \|1.2.4\|	1
Dipswitch does not deflect the main beam/s, making them into dipped beam/s \|1.2.2b\|ii\|\|	1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.5.1c\|	1
Brake pedal has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	1
Brake pedal is damaged and the brake cannot be readily applied \|3.1.3c\|	1
Front Brake pedal pivots excessively worn \|3.1.3a\|	1
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. \|3.3.A2b\|	1
Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Front suspension has excessive stiffness in the suspension movement. \|2.3.6b\|	1
Nearside Rear Motorcycle structure excessively corroded \|6.1.1a\|	1
Rear Brake locking device missing \|3.2.A1e\|	1
Front Floor brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.C2c\|	1
An item not tested \|Manual\|	1
Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the wheel raised \|2.2.1b\|	1
Exhaust excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	1
Offside Front Direction indicator insecure \|1.5.3b\|	1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.5.1b\|	1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Front wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.3.5b\|	1
Offside Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. \|2.1.1c\|	1
Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated \|5.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	1
Front Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort \|3.3.A1d\|	1
Front Headlamp insecure \|1.2.3b\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol KAWASAKI GT550s year 1984

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