MOT History from tests of petrol PIAGGIO VESPAs year 2005

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Pass percent:80.94%

(The average a petrol PIAGGIO VESPA year 2005 passes without issue)

Based on:22,833 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	643
Headlamp aim out of alignment	590
Registration plate issues	290
Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey \|7.1.1b\|	273
Rear Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	263
Riders seat insecure \|6.2.1a\|	233
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam \|1.2.2a\|ii\|\|	199
Fuel cap sealing washer missing \|7.2.2c\|	185
Front Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	160
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	139
Steering headbearing has excessive free play \|2.2.2\|	116
Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	109
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	103
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. \|3.3.A2b\|	95
Exhaust excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	91
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	87
Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the wheel raised \|2.2.1b\|	87
Headlamp aim not tested \|1.6\|	85
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	72
Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	71
Front Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	58
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	52
Registration plate lamp issues	51
Front suspension has inadequate damping effect. \|2.3.6c\|	44
Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	42
Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the weight on the lower bearing \|2.2.1a\|	41
Rear suspension bush has excessive free play \|2.4.A2a\|i\|\|	38
Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|4.1.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	37
Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the steering \|2.5.1\|	36
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	35
Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. \|2.4.A.3b\|	34
Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	34
Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released \|1.3.1e\|	33
Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the handling \|2.5.1\|	33
Front Brake lever cannot be applied smoothly \|3.1.3d\|	33
Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	32
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.6\|	30
Front Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	30
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	29
Throttle operating incorrectly \|6.2.1f\|	29
Offside Rear Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	28
Front wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.3.5b\|	27
Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	27
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user \|1.7.3a\|	26
Indicator switch defective \|1.5.4\|	26
Rear Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released \|1.3.1e\|	24
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released	23
Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.4.A.2c\|	23
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	23
Nearside Rear Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	23
Front Front suspension has inadequate damping effect. \|2.3.6c\|	23
Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	22
Headlamp not working on main beam \|4.1.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	22
Rear Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey \|7.1.1b\|	20
Rear Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	20
Rear Brake lever mounting insecure \|3.1.2a\|	19
Front Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam \|1.2.2a\|ii\|\|	19
Rear Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel \|1.1.2 \|a\|\|	19
Nearside Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	19
Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b))	19
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))	19
Front Stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	18
Rear Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))	18
Front Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released \|1.3.1e\|	17
Nearside Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	17
Front Brake lever is bent and the brake cannot be readily applied \|3.1.3c\|	16
Rear Brake lever insecure \|3.1.2a\|	16
Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	15
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|6.1.2 \|a\|\|	15
Rear Brake lining\|s\| less than 1.5 mm thick \|3.2.A1f\|i\|\|	15
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	15
Front Brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	15
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25% (1.2.2 (a) (i))	15
Steering movement excessively stiff with the wheel raised \|2.2.1b\|	14
Rear suspension bearing has excessive free play \|2.4.A2a\|i\|\|	14
Indicator switch does not operate the direction indicators on the side selected \|1.5.4\|	14
Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a))	14
Steering headbearing has excessive wear or free play (2.2.2 (f) (i))	14

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 2005

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