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MOT History from tests of petrol MZ MZs year 1998

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mot history
Pass percent:74.47%
(The average a petrol MZ MZ year 1998 passes without issue)
Based on:94 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment6
Front Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|3
Nearside Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. |2.1.1c|3
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|3
Rear Brake hose leaking fluid |3.2.B4|2
Horn not working |1.7.3a|2
Rear Brake locking device insecure |3.2.A1e|2
Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.4.A.2c|2
Front position lamp missing |1.1.1a|2
Front Floor brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.C2c|2
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.6|1
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing |1.4.1|1
Rear Rear wheel insecure |4.2.3b|1
Rear Rear reflector on motorcycle missing |1.4.1|1
Headlamp insecure |1.2.3b|1
Offside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3|1
Nearside Handlebar mounting clamp bolt loose |2.1.1a|1
Rear Brake pipe excessively chafed |3.2.B2a|1
Rear Brake disc|s| excessively worn |3.2.A1l|1
Offside Front Position lamp switch insecure |1.1.4b|1
Nearside Front Position lamp switch insecure |1.1.4b|1
Offside Front Direction indicator insecure |1.5.3b|1
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|1
Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the wheel raised |2.2.1b|1
Rear Drive chain excessively tight |6.2.1d|1
Rear suspension bush has excessive free play |2.4.A2a|i||1
Rear Footrest missing |6.2.1a|1
Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3|1
Front Brake disc|s| friction surface contaminated by oil or grease |3.2.A1k|1
Roller brake test No brake control achieves an efficiency of 30%. |3.3.A2a|1
Rear Brake disc|s| friction surface contaminated by oil or grease |3.2.A1k|1
Rear Rear wheel spindle securing nut locking device insecure |2.4.A.2b|1
Roller brake test Neither brake control achieves an efficiency of 25% |3.3.A2b|1
Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.A1a|1
Locking device|s| not correctly fitted which may make the motor bicycle dangerous to ride |6.2.1h|1
Brake pedal has inadequate reserve travel |3.1.3b|1
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. |3.3.A2b|1
Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c|1
Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the handling |2.5.1|1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.5.1c|1
Offside Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3|1
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on |1.1.3a|1
Rear position lamp flickers when tapped lightly by hand |1.1.3c|1
Drive chain excessively loose |6.2.1d|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.5.1c|1
Front Front wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.3.5b|1
Direction indicators flashing more than 120 times per minute |1.5.1c|1
Rear suspension bearing has excessive free play |2.4.A2a|i||1
Offside Front Front suspension assembly component cracked |2.3.1|1
Front Front suspension has excessive stiffness in the suspension movement. |2.3.6b|1
Lower Rear suspension bearing has excessive free play |2.4.A2a|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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