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MOT History from tests of petrol KAWASAKI Z400s year 1979

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Pass percent:80.33%
(The average a petrol KAWASAKI Z400 year 1979 passes without issue)
Based on:122 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment6
Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the wheel raised |2.2.1b|3
Rear Brake locking device missing |3.2.A1e|2
Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.A1a|2
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam |1.2.2a|i||2
Drive chain so loose it is likely to fail |6.1.7 |c| |ii||1
Drive chain excessively loose |6.2.1d|1
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam |1.2.2a|ii||1
Nearside Rear shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.4.A.1c|1
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on |1.1.3a|1
Front position lamp missing |1.1.1a|1
Offside Exhaust excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a|1
Brake pedal is positioned so that the brake cannot be readily applied |3.1.3c|1
Headlamp dipped beam affected by the operation of another lamp |1.2.2c|1
Headlamp main beam affected by the operation of another lamp |1.2.2c|1
Horn not working |1.7.3a|1
Nearside Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. |2.1.1c|1
Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. |2.4.A.3b|1
Offside Steering lock stop ineffective |2.1.3|1
Front wheel bearings are excessively rough |2.3.5b|1
Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey |7.1.1b|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator missing |1.5.1a|1
Offside Front Direction indicator missing |1.5.1a|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.5.1c|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.5.1c|1
Headlamp insecure |1.2.3b|1
Headlamp aim not tested |1.6|1
An item not tested |Manual|1
Front Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel |3.1.3b|1
Front Hydraulic brake control feels spongy |3.1.4a|1
Front Hydraulic brake control creeps under load. |3.1.4a|1
Front mudguard insecure |2.3.7|1
Brake locking device missing |3.2.A1e|1
Rear suspension component loose |2.4.A.1a|1
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. |3.3.A2b|1
Nearside Lower Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3|1
Offside Lower Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3|1
Inner Rear Lower Rear suspension component excessively corroded. |2.4.A.1a|1
Offside Front Upper Position lamp switch insecure |1.1.4b|1
Offside Rear Lower Rear shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.4.A.1c|1
Centre Front Upper Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam |1.2.2a|i||1
Headlamp not working on main beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||1
Front Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|1
Brake hose excessively deteriorated1
Throttle operating incorrectly |6.2.1f|1
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.6|1
Nearside Front Footrest insecure |6.2.12 |a||1
Offside Front Footrest insecure |6.2.12 |a||1
Headlamp main beam affected by the operation of another lamp dipped beam stays on |1.2.2c|1
Offside Rear Footrest insecure |6.2.1a|1
Brake reaction bracket insecure both split pins missing |3.2.A1j|1
Drive chain worn to excess |6.2.1e|1
Rear Drive chain sprocket worn to excess |6.2.1e|1
Footrest missing rear footrests missing (6.2.12 (a))1
Fuel cap leaking (6.1.3 (b) (i))1
Horn sound not in accordance with requirements (7.7 (c))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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