MOT History from tests of petrol MATCHLESS G3LSs year 1957

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Pass percent:91.72%

(The average a petrol MATCHLESS G3LS year 1957 passes without issue)

Based on:157 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	3
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	2
Front wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.3.5b\|	2
Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the weight on the lower bearing \|2.2.1a\|	1
Stop lamp affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.3.2\|	1
Drive chain excessively tight \|6.2.1d\|	1
Front suspension has excessive stiffness in the suspension movement. \|2.3.6b\|	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
Front Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	1
Front wheel bearings are excessively rough \|2.3.5b\|	1
Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.4.A.2c\|	1
Riders seat insecure \|6.2.1a\|	1
Nearside Footrest insecure \|6.2.1a\|	1
Offside Footrest insecure \|6.2.1a\|	1
Front Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort \|3.3.A1d\|	1
Exhaust mounting does not fully support the exhaust system \|7.1.1.c\|	1
Front Brake component has restricted free movement and operation is likely to be impeded \|3.2.A1h\|	1
Rear Brake locking device missing \|3.2.A1e\|	1
Drive chain sprocket carrier worn to excess \|6.2.1e\|	1
Front Footrest insecure \|6.2.1a\|	1
Steering headbearing has excessive free play \|2.2.2\|	1
Locking device\|s\| not correctly fitted which may make the motor bicycle dangerous to ride \|6.2.1h\|	1
Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	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	3
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	2
Front wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.3.5b\|	2
Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the weight on the lower bearing \|2.2.1a\|	1
Stop lamp affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.3.2\|	1
Drive chain excessively tight \|6.2.1d\|	1
Front suspension has excessive stiffness in the suspension movement. \|2.3.6b\|	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
Front Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	1
Front wheel bearings are excessively rough \|2.3.5b\|	1
Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.4.A.2c\|	1
Riders seat insecure \|6.2.1a\|	1
Nearside Footrest insecure \|6.2.1a\|	1
Offside Footrest insecure \|6.2.1a\|	1
Front Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort \|3.3.A1d\|	1
Exhaust mounting does not fully support the exhaust system \|7.1.1.c\|	1
Front Brake component has restricted free movement and operation is likely to be impeded \|3.2.A1h\|	1
Rear Brake locking device missing \|3.2.A1e\|	1
Drive chain sprocket carrier worn to excess \|6.2.1e\|	1
Front Footrest insecure \|6.2.1a\|	1
Steering headbearing has excessive free play \|2.2.2\|	1
Locking device\|s\| not correctly fitted which may make the motor bicycle dangerous to ride \|6.2.1h\|	1
Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol MATCHLESS G3LSs year 1957

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