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MOT History from tests of petrol KAWASAKI KZ550s year 1981

Review the list of common KAWASAKI KZ550 failures below or to perform a specific mot history check on your KAWASAKI then use our popular KnowYourCar service

mot history
Pass percent:78.57%
(The average a petrol KAWASAKI KZ550 year 1981 passes without issue)
Based on:70 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing |1.4.1|3
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|2
Headlamp aim out of alignment2
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.5.1b|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.5.1b|1
Front Brake hose fouling (3.2.B3b)1
Rear Locking device(s) not correctly fitted which may make the motor bicycle dangerous to ride (6.2.1h)1
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. (3.3.A2b)1
Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii))1
All position lamps not working (4.2.1 (a))1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Fork yoke insecure Pinch bolt (2.2.2 (d) (i))1
Rear Rear reflector on motorcycle missing |1.4.1|1
Front Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|1
Fuel system component leaking |7.2.1a|1
Floor brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.C2c|1
Nearside Rear shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.4.A.1c|1
Direction indicator insecure |1.5.3b|1
Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.A1a|1
Offside Front Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c|1
Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the wheel raised |2.2.1b|1
Registration plate issues1
Riders seat insecure |6.2.1a|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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