MOT History from tests of petrol KAWASAKI KZ550s year 1980

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Pass percent:72.97%

(The average a petrol KAWASAKI KZ550 year 1980 passes without issue)

Based on:37 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	3
Drive chain excessively loose \|6.2.1d\|	2
Registration plate issues	2
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	2
Exhaust noise is clearly in excess of that emitted by a similar motor bicycle fitted with a standard silencer in average condition \|7.1.2\|	2
Steering headbearing has excessive free play \|2.2.2\|	1
Front Steering lock stop ineffective \|2.1.3\|	1
Locking device\|s\| not correctly fitted which may make the motor bicycle dangerous to ride \|6.2.1h\|	1
Rear Drive chain sprocket carrier worn to excess \|6.2.1e\|	1
Offside Rear Upper Motorcycle structure excessively corroded \|6.1.1a\|	1
Nearside Front Brake cylinder leaking hydraulic fluid \|3.2.B1e\|	1
Fuel system component insecure \|7.2.1b\|	1
Rear position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.3b\|	1
Front Roller brake test indicates brake effort rise disproportional to brake lever or pedal effort \|3.3.A1c\|	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
Rear wheel spindle securing nut locking device missing \|2.4.A.2b\|	1
Drive chain worn to excess \|6.2.1e\|	1
Brake reaction bracket insecure \|3.2.A1j\|	1
Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. \|2.4.A.3b\|	1
Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.4.A.2c\|	1
Rear Roller brake test indicates a severely grabbing brake \|3.3.A1b\|	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	3
Drive chain excessively loose \|6.2.1d\|	2
Registration plate issues	2
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	2
Exhaust noise is clearly in excess of that emitted by a similar motor bicycle fitted with a standard silencer in average condition \|7.1.2\|	2
Steering headbearing has excessive free play \|2.2.2\|	1
Front Steering lock stop ineffective \|2.1.3\|	1
Locking device\|s\| not correctly fitted which may make the motor bicycle dangerous to ride \|6.2.1h\|	1
Rear Drive chain sprocket carrier worn to excess \|6.2.1e\|	1
Offside Rear Upper Motorcycle structure excessively corroded \|6.1.1a\|	1
Nearside Front Brake cylinder leaking hydraulic fluid \|3.2.B1e\|	1
Fuel system component insecure \|7.2.1b\|	1
Rear position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.3b\|	1
Front Roller brake test indicates brake effort rise disproportional to brake lever or pedal effort \|3.3.A1c\|	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
Rear wheel spindle securing nut locking device missing \|2.4.A.2b\|	1
Drive chain worn to excess \|6.2.1e\|	1
Brake reaction bracket insecure \|3.2.A1j\|	1
Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. \|2.4.A.3b\|	1
Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.4.A.2c\|	1
Rear Roller brake test indicates a severely grabbing brake \|3.3.A1b\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol KAWASAKI KZ550s year 1980

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