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MOT History from tests of petrol KAWASAKI GT550s year 1985

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Pass percent:73.08%
(The average a petrol KAWASAKI GT550 year 1985 passes without issue)
Based on:130 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment7
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing |1.4.1|2
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on |1.1.3a|2
Front wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.3.5b|2
Nearside Front Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Rear Brake indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort |1.2.1 |e||1
Front Brake indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort |1.2.1 |e||1
Fuel tank leaking |6.1.3 |b| |i||1
Rear Rear wheel spindle securing nut locking device missing |2.4.A.2b|1
Front Roller brake test indicates a severely juddering brake |3.3.A1b|1
Direction indicators flashing less than 60 times a minute |1.5.1c|1
Rear Brake back plate|s| securing bolt|s| missing |3.2.A1j|1
Rear Locking devices not correctly fitted which may make the motor bicycle dangerous to ride |6.2.1h|1
Steering headbearing has excessive free play |2.2.2|1
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|1
Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3|1
Floor brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. |3.3.C1b|1
Nearside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3|1
Rear Brake lining|s| less than 1.5 mm thick |3.2.A1f|i||1
Rear Motorcycle structure excessively corroded |6.1.1a|1
Rear position lamp insecure |1.1.1c|1
Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the weight on the lower bearing |2.2.1a|1
Nearside Front suspension assembly component missing |2.3.1|1
Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey |7.1.1b|1
Motorcycle structure excessively corroded |6.1.1a|1
Fuel cap does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement |7.2.2b|1
Rear Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort |3.3.A1d|1
Centre Rear Rear suspension bush has excessive free play |2.4.A2a|i||1
Rear Brake component has restricted free movement and operation is likely to be impeded |3.2.A1h|1
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|1
Brake disc|s| excessively worn |3.2.A1l|1
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Rear Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|1
Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. |2.4.A.3b|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.5.1c|1
All position lamps adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.3b|1
Direction indicators affected by the operation of another lamp |1.5.1c|1
Rear Roller brake test indicates a severely grabbing brake |3.3.A1b|1
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on |1.1.3a|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
Offside Rear Upper Rear shock absorber insecurely mounted |2.4.A.3b|1
Registration plate issues1
Stop lamp affected by the operation of another lamp |1.3.2|1
Front Front wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.3.5b|1
Horn sound not in accordance with requirements both (7.7 (c))1
Drivers seat insecure (6.2.5 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers missing nut loose (5.3.2 (a) (ii))1
Steering component modified such that the steering is adversely affected nut loose (2.1.3 (f) (ii))1
Fuel cap ineffective seal missing (6.1.3 (b) (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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