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MOT History from tests of petrol PIAGGIO VESPAs year 2003

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mot history
Pass percent:80.16%
(The average a petrol PIAGGIO VESPA year 2003 passes without issue)
Based on:24,196 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment697
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam |1.2.2a|i||478
Rear Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel |3.1.3b|322
Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey |7.1.1b|286
Riders seat insecure |6.2.1a|280
Registration plate issues221
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam |1.2.2a|ii||213
Horn not working |1.7.3a|205
Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the wheel raised |2.2.1b|186
Steering headbearing has excessive free play |2.2.2|153
Fuel cap sealing washer missing |7.2.2c|153
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|144
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. |3.3.A2b|110
Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the weight on the lower bearing |2.2.1a|108
Front Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|104
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|103
Exhaust excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a|100
Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. |2.4.A.3b|89
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on |1.1.3a|79
Front Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam |1.2.2a|i||74
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on |1.1.3a|71
Front wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.3.5b|66
Headlamp aim not tested |1.6|64
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.5.1c|63
Throttle operating incorrectly |6.2.1f|58
Rear Hydraulic brake control feels spongy |3.1.4a|56
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.5.1c|54
Registration plate lamp issues52
Front suspension has inadequate damping effect. |2.3.6c|47
Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released |1.3.1e|46
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.5.1c|43
Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.A1a|42
Rear suspension bush has excessive free play |2.4.A2a|i||42
Nearside Rear Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c|38
Indicator switch defective |1.5.4|37
Horn control defective |1.7.2a|37
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.6|36
Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))36
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user |1.7.3a|35
Offside Rear Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c|32
Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the steering |2.5.1|32
Nearside Front Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c|30
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing |1.4.1|30
Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c|30
Front Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released |1.3.1e|29
Nearside Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel |3.1.3b|28
Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the handling |2.5.1|28
Steering movement excessively stiff with the wheel raised |2.2.1b|27
Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel |3.1.3b|27
Headlamp insecure |1.2.3b|27
Rear Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released |1.3.1e|27
Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.4.A.2c|26
Exhaust mounting does not fully support the exhaust system |7.1.1.c|25
Rear Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. |2.4.A.3b|24
Roller brake test No brake control achieves an efficiency of 30%. |3.3.A2a|24
Steering movement excessively stiff with the weight on the lower bearing |2.2.1a|23
Rear Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey |7.1.1b|23
Rear suspension bearing has excessive free play |2.4.A2a|i||23
Nearside Steering lock stop ineffective |2.1.3|23
Indicator tell tale not functioning |1.5.2|23
Rear Brake lever mounting insecure |3.1.2a|22
Rear Roller brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.A1a|22
Exhaust noise is clearly in excess of that emitted by a similar motor bicycle fitted with a standard silencer in average condition |7.1.2|22
Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.5.1c|21
Headlamp switch faulty |1.2.4|21
Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||21
Rear shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.4.A.1c|21
Front Brake lever cannot be applied smoothly |3.1.3d|21
Front Steering headbearing has excessive free play |2.2.2|21
Front Horn not working |1.7.3a|21
Nearside Indicator tell tale not functioning |1.5.2|20
Rear Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort |3.3.A1d|20
Offside Steering lock stop ineffective |2.1.3|20
Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))20
Rear Brake lining|s| less than 1.5 mm thick |3.2.A1f|i||19
Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a))19
Front Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam |1.2.2a|ii||18
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released18
Motorcycle structure excessively corroded |6.1.1a|17
Offside Front Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c|17
Headlamp aim headlamp deteriorated and function impaired |1.2.3a|17
Offside Indicator tell tale not functioning |1.5.2|17
Rear Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))17
Nearside Front Direction indicator damaged and function impaired |1.5.3a|16
Front Floor brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.C2c|16
Floor brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. |3.3.C1b|16
Rear Direction indicator not working |1.5.1c|16
Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3|16
Front mudguard insecure |2.3.7|16
Front Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on |1.1.3a|16
Front Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the weight on the lower bearing |2.2.1a|15
Front Front wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.3.5b|15
Front Brake disc|s| excessively scored |3.2.A1l|15

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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