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MOT History from tests of petrol KAWASAKI ZXs year 1987

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mot history
Pass percent:67.88%
(The average a petrol KAWASAKI ZX year 1987 passes without issue)
Based on:165 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing |1.4.1|4
Headlamp aim out of alignment3
Front suspension has inadequate damping effect. |2.3.6c|2
Rear Rear reflector on motorcycle missing |1.4.1|2
Front Steering movement excessively stiff with the wheel raised |2.2.1b|2
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on |1.1.3a|2
Horn not working |1.7.3a|2
Front Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|2
Front Steering lock stop missing |2.1.3|1
Offside Front Brake hose is likely to be fouled or trapped by moving parts |3.2.B2c|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.5.1c|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.5.1c|1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.5.1c|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.5.1c|1
Rear Brake disc|s| friction surface contaminated by oil or grease |3.2.A1k|1
Offside Front Brake disc|s| friction surface contaminated by oil or grease |3.2.A1k|1
Nearside Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3|1
Nearside Footrest insecure |6.2.1a|1
Front Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort |3.3.A1d|1
Registration plate lamp issues1
Offside Fuel system component leaking |6.1.3 |b| |i||1
Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.4.A.2c|1
Rear suspension component seized |2.4A2a|ii||1
Offside Front Direction indicator insecure |1.5.3b|1
Nearside Direction indicator flashing more than 120 times per minute |1.5.1c|1
Offside Rear Brake disc|s| securing bolt|s| loose |3.2.A1g|1
Front Front wheel spindle securing nut locking device insecure |2.3.5a|1
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. |3.3.A2b|1
Rear Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released |1.3.1e|1
Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released |1.3.1e|1
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on |1.1.3a|1
Rear suspension bush has excessive free play |2.4.A2a|i||1
Nearside Front wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.3.5b|1
Front Horn not working |1.7.3a|1
Offside Steering control has Insufficient clearance at full lock affecting the riders grasp of handlebars |2.1.2b|1
Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.A1a|1
Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3|1
Offside Rear Upper Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c|1
Centre Rear Lower Rear suspension component seized |2.4A2a|ii||1
Offside Rear Lower Brake disc|s| cracked |3.2.A1g|1
Offside Rear Lower Hydraulic brake control feels spongy |3.1.4a|1
Outer Front Upper Front wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.3.5b|1
Offside Front Brake hose excessively twisted |3.2.B3a|1
Nearside Front Brake hose leaking fluid |3.2.B4|1
Offside Brake pedal insecure |3.1.2a|1
Offside Brake pedal has inadequate reserve travel |3.1.3b|1
Offside Footrest insecure |6.2.1a|1
Drive chain excessively tight |6.2.1d|1
Nearside Front Brake pipe excessively chafed |3.2.B2a|1
Centre Rear Rear suspension bearing has excessive free play |2.4.A2a|i||1
Rear Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the handling |2.5.1|1
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam |1.2.2a|i||1
Nearside Front Lower Brake component leaking fluid |3.2.B4|1
Offside Front Lower Brake component leaking fluid |3.2.B4|1
Offside Front Upper Brake component leaking fluid |3.2.B4|1
Rear Roller brake test indicates brake effort fall disproportional to brake lever or pedal effort |3.3.A1c|1
Rear Drive chain excessively tight |6.2.1d|1
Front Brake lever cannot be applied smoothly |3.1.3d|1
Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey |7.1.1b|1
Rear Stop lamp insecure |1.3.3b|1
Stop lamp not working not working on front brake |4.3.1 |a| |ii||1
Rear wheel bearings are excessively rough |2.4.A.2c|1
Front Fairings insecure and likely to impede the steering |2.1.2e|1
Clutch lever positioned so it cannot be readily operated. |6.2.1g|1
Front Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on |1.1.3a|1
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |5.3.2 |b||1
Registration plate issues1
Rear Stop lamp not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||1
Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||1
Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the handling |2.5.1|1
Rear Brake cylinder severely corroded |3.2.B1b|1
Rear Roller brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.A1a|1
Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))1
Front Brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))1
Front Brake hose leaking (1.1.12 (c))1
Rear Brake pedal has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))1
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25% (1.2.2 (a) (i))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.

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