MOT History from tests of petrol PIAGGIO VESPAs year 2004

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Pass percent:79.57%

(The average a petrol PIAGGIO VESPA year 2004 passes without issue)

Based on:20,442 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	707
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	470
Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey \|7.1.1b\|	266
Registration plate issues	239
Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	198
Rear Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	191
Riders seat insecure \|6.2.1a\|	190
Fuel cap sealing washer missing \|7.2.2c\|	159
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam \|1.2.2a\|ii\|\|	157
Steering headbearing has excessive free play \|2.2.2\|	135
Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the wheel raised \|2.2.1b\|	131
Front Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	113
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	111
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	97
Exhaust excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	86
Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the weight on the lower bearing \|2.2.1a\|	77
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	75
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. \|3.3.A2b\|	71
Throttle operating incorrectly \|6.2.1f\|	59
Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. \|2.4.A.3b\|	58
Front suspension has inadequate damping effect. \|2.3.6c\|	57
Front Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	55
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	53
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	51
Registration plate lamp issues	50
Headlamp aim not tested \|1.6\|	47
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	46
Rear suspension bush has excessive free play \|2.4.A2a\|i\|\|	45
Front wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.3.5b\|	42
Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	36
Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	34
Horn control defective \|1.7.2a\|	33
Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released \|1.3.1e\|	32
Nearside Rear Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	31
Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the steering \|2.5.1\|	31
Rear Hydraulic brake control feels spongy \|3.1.4a\|	29
Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	27
Front Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	27
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	26
Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|4.1.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	26
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	24
Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	24
Offside Rear Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	22
Headlamp insecure \|1.2.3b\|	22
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released	22
Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	22
Exhaust mounting does not fully support the exhaust system \|7.1.1.c\|	21
Rear suspension bearing has excessive free play \|2.4.A2a\|i\|\|	21
Rear shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.4.A.1c\|	21
Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the handling \|2.5.1\|	21
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.6\|	21
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user \|1.7.3a\|	20
Nearside Front Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	20
Rear Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released \|1.3.1e\|	19
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))	19
Indicator switch defective \|1.5.4\|	18
Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	18
Front Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam \|1.2.2a\|ii\|\|	18
Front Brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	18
Steering movement excessively stiff with the wheel raised \|2.2.1b\|	17
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\|	17
Offside Indicator tell tale not functioning \|1.5.2\|	15
Front mudguard insecure \|2.3.7\|	15
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25% (1.2.2 (a) (i))	15
Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a))	15
Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.4.A.2c\|	14
Front Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	14
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|6.1.2 \|a\|\|	14
Motorcycle structure excessively corroded \|6.1.1a\|	14
Front Steering headbearing has excessive free play \|2.2.2\|	14
Front Floor brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.C2c\|	14
Headlamp not working on main beam \|4.1.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	13
Fuel pipe leaking \|7.2.1a\|	13
Nearside Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	13
Front Front wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.3.5b\|	13
Nearside Indicator tell tale not functioning \|1.5.2\|	13
Front Front suspension has inadequate damping effect. \|2.3.6c\|	13
Rear Brake lever is bent and the brake cannot be readily applied \|3.1.3c\|	13
Nearside Steering lock stop ineffective \|2.1.3\|	13
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))	13

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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MOT History from tests of petrol PIAGGIO VESPAs year 2004

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