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MOT History from tests of petrol KAWASAKI Z550As year 1981

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mot history
Pass percent:74.39%
(The average a petrol KAWASAKI Z550A year 1981 passes without issue)
Based on:82 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment3
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam |1.2.2a|i||2
Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.A1a|2
Front Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel |3.1.3b|2
Drive chain excessively loose |6.2.1d|2
Horn not working |1.7.3a|2
Front Horn not working |1.7.3a|1
Rear Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released |1.3.1e|1
Rear position lamp incorrect colour |1.1.2b|1
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user |1.7.3a|1
Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey |7.1.1b|1
Brake pedal insecure |3.1.2a|1
Rear Brake locking device missing |3.2.A1e|1
Chain guard fouling another component |6.2.1c|1
Drive chain worn to excess |6.2.1e|1
Fuel cap sealing washer torn |7.2.2c|1
Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.4.A.2c|1
Brake hose excessively deteriorated1
Nearside Front Brake caliper|s| securing bolt|s| loose |3.2.A1j|1
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing |1.4.1|1
Offside Front Brake disc|s| friction surface contaminated by oil or grease |3.2.A1k|1
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on |1.1.3a|1
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|1
Nearside Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. |2.4.A.3b|1
Offside Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. |2.4.A.3b|1
Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the weight on the lower bearing |2.2.1a|1
Headlamp insecure |1.2.3b|1
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|1
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|1
Front Steering movement excessively stiff with the weight on the lower bearing |2.2.1a|1
Front Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the wheel raised |2.2.1b|1
Floor brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. |3.3.C1b|1
Nearside Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. |2.1.1c|1
Registration plate issues1
Nearside Front Direction indicator insecure |1.5.3b|1
Nearside Direction indicator flashing less than 60 times a minute |1.5.1c|1
Front Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released |1.3.1e|1
Riders seat insecure |6.2.1a|1
Fuel hose leaking |7.2.1a|1
Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii))1
Dipswitch does not operate immediately when selected on dipped beam (4.1.3 (b))1
Rear Brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))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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