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MOT History from tests of petrol KAWASAKI ZX-12Rs year 2003

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mot history
Pass percent:88.86%
(The average a petrol KAWASAKI ZX-12R year 2003 passes without issue)
Based on:4,579 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment69
Registration plate issues55
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing |1.4.1|33
Front Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|26
Registration plate lamp issues20
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.6|18
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|13
Drive chain excessively loose |6.2.1d|13
Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.A1a|12
Front Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort |3.3.A1d|11
Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.4.A.2c|9
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|8
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on |1.1.3a|8
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on |1.1.3a|7
Rear position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.3b|7
Horn not working |1.7.3a|6
Drive chain excessively tight |6.2.1d|6
Nearside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3|6
Rear Rear reflector on motorcycle missing |1.4.1|6
Offside Steering control has Insufficient clearance at full lock affecting the riders grasp of handlebars |2.1.2b|6
Front wheel bearings are excessively rough |2.3.5b|5
Front Brake disc|s| has excessive run out |3.2.A1m|5
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.5.1c|5
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))5
Rear Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the handling |2.5.1|4
Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the weight on the lower bearing |2.2.1a|4
Drive chain worn to excess |6.2.1e|4
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|4
Direction indicators flashing more than 120 times per minute |1.5.1c|4
Rear 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|4
Offside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3|4
Rear Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.4.A.2c|4
Front Floor brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.C2c|4
Stop lamp affected by the operation of another lamp |1.3.2|4
Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii))4
Rear Valve stem seriously damaged (5.2.3 (j))4
Front Valve stem seriously damaged (5.2.3 (j))4
Front position lamp incorrect colour |1.1.2a|3
Nearside Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. |2.1.1c|3
Exhaust mounting does not fully support the exhaust system |7.1.1.c|3
Rear wheel spindle securing nut locking device missing |2.4.A.2b|3
Rear Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort |3.3.A1d|3
Front wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.3.5b|3
Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3|3
Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the handling |2.5.1|3
Headlamp incorrect colour |1.2.1|3
Throttle has a significant change in engine speed whilst moving the steering from lock to lock |2.1.4|3
Nearside Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3|3
Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released |1.3.1e|3
Throttle operating incorrectly |6.2.1f|3
Rear suspension bush has excessive free play |2.4.A2a|i||3
Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||3
Offside Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3|3
Front Roller brake test indicates a severely juddering brake |3.3.A1b|3
Drive chain excessively loose (6.1.7 (c) (i))3
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))3
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released3
Centre Rear reflector on motorcycle missing |1.4.1|2
Exhaust markings indicating not for road use or similar wording |7.1.4|2
Rear Brake disc|s| cracked |3.2.A1g|2
Rear Roller brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.A1a|2
Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the wheel raised |2.2.1b|2
Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |5.3.2 |b||2
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam |1.2.2a|i||2
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam |1.2.2a|ii||2
Rear Roller brake test indicates a severely juddering brake |3.3.A1b|2
Steering headbearing has excessive free play |2.2.2|2
Rear Stop lamp not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||2
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25% |1.2.2 |a| |i||2
Front Brake indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort |1.2.1 |e||2
Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. |2.4.A.3b|2
Rear Drive chain sprocket worn to excess |6.2.1e|2
Offside Front Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c|2
Rear reflector on motorcycle incorrectly positioned |1.4.2d|2
Roller brake test No brake control achieves an efficiency of 30%. |3.3.A2a|2
Headlamp not working on main beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||2
Offside Handlebar deformed |2.1.1b|2
Front Hydraulic brake control feels spongy |3.1.4a|2
Front Steering headbearing has excessive free play |2.2.2|2
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |5.3.2 |b||2
Lower Rear suspension bush has excessive free play |2.4.A2a|i||2
Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.6|2
Rear reflector missing |4.8.2 |a| |ii||2
Rear Brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))2
Stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))2
Front Stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))2

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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