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MOT History from tests of petrol KTM 500s year 2012

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Pass percent:79.47%
(The average a petrol KTM 500 year 2012 passes without issue)
Based on:414 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Registration plate issues18
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing |1.4.1|14
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam |1.2.2a|i||9
Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii))9
Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))7
Horn not working (7.7 (a))5
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam |1.2.2a|ii||4
Rear reflector missing |4.8.2 |a| |ii||4
Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))4
Registration plate lamp issues3
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released3
Drive chain excessively loose |6.2.1d|3
Headlamp aim out of alignment3
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))3
Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a))3
Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||2
Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b))2
Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))2
Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play |5.1.3 |a| |i||2
Horn missing |1.7.1|2
Front Drive chain sprocket worn to excess (6.1.7 (c) (i))2
Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.4.A.2c|2
Front Stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))2
Rear Stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))2
Horn not working |1.7.3a|2
Drive chain excessively tight |6.2.1d|2
Headlamp aim projected beam image obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))2
Rear Rear reflector on motorcycle missing |1.4.1|2
Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))1
Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))1
Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (b))1
Rear Suspension component pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Drive chain so worn it is likely to fail (6.1.7 (c) (ii))1
Drive chain horseshoe locking device likely to become detached missing (6.1.7 (j) (ii))1
Rear Drive chain sprocket worn to excess (6.1.7 (c) (i))1
Front Brake fluid contaminated (1.8 (a))1
Rear Brake fluid contaminated (1.8 (a))1
Rear Wheel spoke excessively loose (5.2.2 (d))1
Rear Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.4.A.2c|1
All position lamps do not illuminate immediately when switched on |1.1.3a|1
Rear Stop lamp not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||1
Front Wheel bearing play so excessive it is likely to break up (5.1.3 (a) (ii))1
Offside Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak fork seal |5.3.2 |b||1
Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the steering |2.4 |a||1
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on |1.1.3a|1
Headlamp aim so that beam "kick up" is not visible on the screen (4.1.2 (a))1
Front Valve stem seriously misaligned |5.2.3 |j||1
Headlamp aim so that beam "kick up" is not visible on the screen |4.1.2 |a||1
Offside Footrest insecure |6.2.1a|1
Rear Brake caliper|s| securing bolt|s| loose |3.2.A1j|1
Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released |1.3.1e|1
Rear Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii))1
Front Wheel bearing has excessive play |5.1.3 |a| |i||1
Drive chain excessively tight seized links etc |6.2.1d|1
Headlamp aim not tested |1.6|1
Central Rear Upper Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii))1
Headlamp not working on main beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||1
Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii||1
Rear Brake fluid reservoir fluid level significantly below minimum level |1.1.10 |d| |ii||1
Steering headbearing has excessive free play |2.2.2|1
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on |1.1.3a|1
Roller brake test Neither brake control achieves an efficiency of 25% |3.3.A2b|1
Exhaust noise is clearly in excess of that emitted by a similar motorcycle fitted with a standard silencer in average condition (8.1.1 (a))1
Rear Wheel spoke excessively loose |5.2.2 |d||1
Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a))1
Front wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.3.5b|1
Stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1
Rear Wheel bearing so rough it is likely to overheat or break up (5.1.3 (b) (ii))1
Stop lamp does not illuminate by the operation of both brake controls (4.3.2 (a) (iii))1
Rear Position lamp light intensity significantly reduced (4.2.3 (a) (ii))1
Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn SWING ARM BEARING (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Front Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|1
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|1
Nearside Rear Wheel spoke excessively loose 4 |4.2.1b|1
Headlamp aim projected beam image obviously incorrect wrong bulb fitted (4.1.2 (c))1
Front Front wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.3.5b|1
Rear Front wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.3.5b|1
Wheel bearing play so excessive that directional control is impaired Broken down. (5.1.3 (a) (ii))1
Stop lamp does not illuminate by the operation of both brake controls rear (4.3.2 (a) (iii))1
Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))1
All position lamps not working (4.2.1 (a))1
Drive chain excessively loose (6.1.7 (c) (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.

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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