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MOT History from tests of petrol MZ MZs year 1985

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mot history
Pass percent:86.16%
(The average a petrol MZ MZ year 1985 passes without issue)
Based on:159 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment3
Direction indicators affected by the operation of another lamp |1.5.1c|2
Horn not working |1.7.3a|2
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|2
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|2
Rear position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.3b|2
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.5.1c|1
Fuel cap ineffective |6.1.3 |b| |i||1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorber insecurely attached Bolt Broken (5.3.2 (a) (i))1
Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b))1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Front Brake grabbing severely (1.2.1 (c))1
Offside Front Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c|1
Front Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel |3.1.3b|1
Nearside Rear Footrest missing |6.2.1a|1
Front All position lamps adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.3b|1
Rear All position lamps adversely affected by the operation of the horn |1.1.3b|1
Direction indicators flashing less than 60 times a minute |1.5.1c|1
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))1
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user |1.7.3a|1
Nearside Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3|1
Drive chain excessively loose |6.2.1d|1
Fuel system component leaking |7.2.1a|1
Front Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on |1.1.3a|1
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on |1.1.3a|1
Front Direction indicator flashing more than 120 times per minute |1.5.1c|1
Rear Direction indicator flashing more than 120 times per minute |1.5.1c|1
Front Direction indicator deteriorated and function impaired |1.5.3a|1
Rear Direction indicator deteriorated and function impaired |1.5.3a|1
Front wheel spindle securing nut locking device missing |2.3.3a|1
Horn is not continous or uniform |1.7.3c|1
Throttle operating incorrectly |6.2.1f|1
Nearside Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. |2.1.1c|1
Nearside Front Handlebar grip insecure to handlebar (2.2.1 (d) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Brake reaction bracket securing bolt|s| loose |3.2.A1j|1
Front Direction indicator not working |1.5.1c|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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