MOT History from tests of petrol KAWASAKI Z550s year 1986

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Pass percent:78.95%

(The average a petrol KAWASAKI Z550 year 1986 passes without issue)

Based on:114 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	4
Front Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	3
Front Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	2
Registration plate issues	2
Rear Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	1
Front Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Rear Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey \|7.1.1b\|	1
Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	1
Rear Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	1
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	1
Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Front Stop lamp not working not working off front lever \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	1
Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated \|5.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	1
Rear Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	1
Rear Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. \|2.4.A.3b\|	1
Rear Brake pedal cannot be released smoothly \|3.1.3d\|	1
Brake locking device missing rear brake reaction bracket \|split pin missing \| \|3.2.A1e\|	1
Nearside Rear Footrest missing \|6.2.1a\|	1
Offside Rear Footrest missing \|6.2.1a\|	1
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	1
Front wheel bearings are excessively rough \|2.3.5b\|	1
Front wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.3.5b\|	1
Offside Front Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Rear Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort \|3.3.A1d\|	1
Nearside Front Motorcycle structure cracked \|6.1.1a\|	1
Front Front wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.3.5b\|	1
Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	1
Drive chain excessively tight \|6.2.1d\|	1
Nearside Front Direction indicator missing \|1.5.1a\|	1
Offside Front Direction indicator missing \|1.5.1a\|	1
Offside Rear Brake pedal has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	1
Rear Brake pedal attachment screws missing. \|3.1.2b\|	1
Registration plate lamp issues	1
Front Direction indicator obviously incorrectly positioned solo motorcycles - 240mm at the front (4.4.3 (a))	1
Front Brake component inadequately mounted Both hoses incorrectly attached to calliper (1.1.21 (c))	1
Rear Footrest insecure Both passengers footrests (6.2.12 (a))	1
Rear Brake pedal has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))	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	4
Front Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	3
Front Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	2
Registration plate issues	2
Rear Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	1
Front Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Rear Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey \|7.1.1b\|	1
Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	1
Rear Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	1
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	1
Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Front Stop lamp not working not working off front lever \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	1
Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated \|5.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	1
Rear Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	1
Rear Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. \|2.4.A.3b\|	1
Rear Brake pedal cannot be released smoothly \|3.1.3d\|	1
Brake locking device missing rear brake reaction bracket \|split pin missing \| \|3.2.A1e\|	1
Nearside Rear Footrest missing \|6.2.1a\|	1
Offside Rear Footrest missing \|6.2.1a\|	1
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	1
Front wheel bearings are excessively rough \|2.3.5b\|	1
Front wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.3.5b\|	1
Offside Front Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Rear Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort \|3.3.A1d\|	1
Nearside Front Motorcycle structure cracked \|6.1.1a\|	1
Front Front wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.3.5b\|	1
Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	1
Drive chain excessively tight \|6.2.1d\|	1
Nearside Front Direction indicator missing \|1.5.1a\|	1
Offside Front Direction indicator missing \|1.5.1a\|	1
Offside Rear Brake pedal has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	1
Rear Brake pedal attachment screws missing. \|3.1.2b\|	1
Registration plate lamp issues	1
Front Direction indicator obviously incorrectly positioned solo motorcycles - 240mm at the front (4.4.3 (a))	1
Front Brake component inadequately mounted Both hoses incorrectly attached to calliper (1.1.21 (c))	1
Rear Footrest insecure Both passengers footrests (6.2.12 (a))	1
Rear Brake pedal has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))	1

MOT History from tests of petrol KAWASAKI Z550s year 1986

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