>

MOT History from tests of petrol SUZUKI AYs year 1997

Review the list of common SUZUKI AY failures below or to perform a specific mot history check on your SUZUKI then use our popular KnowYourCar service

mot history
Pass percent:71.07%
(The average a petrol SUZUKI AY year 1997 passes without issue)
Based on:159 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment6
Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey |7.1.1b|5
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|5
Steering headbearing has excessive free play |2.2.2|5
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on |1.1.3a|4
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. |3.3.A2b|3
Rear Roller brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.A1a|3
Rear Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel |3.1.3b|3
Horn not working |1.7.3a|3
Front Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|3
Rear Stop lamp affected by the operation of another lamp |1.3.2|2
Offside Front Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c|2
Headlamp deteriorated and function impaired |1.2.3a|2
Front Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort |3.3.A1d|2
Rear Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort |3.3.A1d|2
Headlamp dipped beam affected by the operation of another lamp |1.2.2c|2
Registration plate issues2
Nearside Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel |3.1.3b|2
Rear suspension bush excessively deteriorated |2.4.A2a|i||2
Rear suspension bush has excessive free play |2.4.A2a|i||2
Direction indicator affected by the operation of another lamp |1.5.1c|2
Nearside Rear Lower Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.5.1b|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator insecure |1.5.3b|1
Exhaust has part of the system missing |7.1.1a|1
Fairings insecure and likely to impede the steering |2.1.2e|1
Front wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.3.5b|1
Rear Brake hose is likely to be fouled or trapped by moving parts |3.2.B2c|1
Rear wheel rotation likely to be impeded |6.2.1b|1
Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the steering |2.5.1|1
Front suspension assembly excessive wear or free play in a front suspension component |2.3.4|1
Rear shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.4.A.1c|1
Centre Motorcycle structure insecure and likely to affect the correct functioning of the steering or braking |6.1.1c|1
Rear Brake lever is damaged and the brake cannot be readily applied |3.1.3c|1
Rear Rear shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.4.A.1c|1
Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.A1a|1
Front Steering lock stop missing |2.1.3|1
Rear Rear suspension component misaligned |2.4.A.1a|1
Steering control handlebar movement restricted by taut cables |2.1.2c|1
Rear Floor brake test indicates a sticking brake |3.3.C2c|1
Rear suspension component seized |2.4A2a|ii||1
Offside Direction indicator affected by the operation of another lamp |1.5.1c|1
Nearside Direction indicator affected by the operation of another lamp |1.5.1c|1
Front Hydraulic brake control feels spongy |3.1.4a|1
Brake performance not tested |3.3|1
Roller brake test No brake control achieves an efficiency of 30%. |3.3.A2a|1
Roller brake test Neither brake control achieves an efficiency of 25% |3.3.A2b|1
Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released |1.3.1e|1
Nearside Front Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c|1
Offside Rear Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c|1
Handlebar mounting clamp loose |2.1.1a|1
Direction indicators affected by the operation of another lamp |1.5.1c|1
Front All position lamps not working interacting with indicators |4.2.1 |a||1
Rear All direction indicators not working front are interacting with lights |4.4.1 |a| |ii||1
Front All direction indicators not working rear lights interacting with indicators |4.4.1 |a| |ii||1
Throttle operating incorrectly to high revs |6.2.7 |a| |i||1
Throttle operating incorrectly tick over |6.2.7 |a| |i||1
Nearside Direction indicators flashing more than 120 times per minute |1.5.1c|1
Offside Direction indicators flashing more than 120 times per minute |1.5.1c|1
Throttle operating incorrectly Sticking on full throttle |6.2.1f|1
Front Front position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.3b|1
Rear Front position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.3b|1
Indicator tell tale not operating correctly |1.5.2|1
Horn is not a constant note |1.7.3c|1
Rear Brake lever cannot be released smoothly |3.1.3d|1
Front Plate brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.B1a|1
Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.4.A.2c|1
Headlamp dipped beam affected by the operation of the horn |1.2.2c|1
Offside Handlebar handgrip missing |2.1.1c|1
Front wheel bearings are excessively rough |2.3.5b|1
Front Front wheel bearings are excessively rough |2.3.5b|1
Nearside Front Handlebar deformed |2.1.1b|1
Nearside Front Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. |2.1.1c|1
Offside Front Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. |2.1.1c|1
Fairing insecure and likely to impede the steering |2.1.2e|1
Centre Rear Front mudguard insecure |2.3.7|1
Offside Rear Exhaust mounting does not fully support the exhaust system |7.1.1.c|1
Nearside Front Position lamp switch insecure |1.1.4b|1
Offside Front Position lamp switch insecure |1.1.4b|1
Handlebar deformed |2.1.1b|1
Steering linkage has excessive free play |2.2.2|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.5.1c|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.5.1c|1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.5.1c|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.5.1c|1
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on |1.1.3a|1
Stop lamp damaged and function impaired |1.3.3a|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator missing |1.5.1a|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator missing |1.5.1a|1
Outer Motorcycle structure insecure and likely to affect the correct functioning of the steering or braking |6.1.1c|1
Centre Front suspension assembly excessive wear or free play in a front suspension component |2.3.4|1
Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. |2.4.A.3b|1
Exhaust mounting does not fully support the exhaust system |7.1.1.c|1
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|1
Front Direction indicators affected by the operation of another lamp |1.5.1c|1
Rear Direction indicators affected by the operation of another lamp |1.5.1c|1
Rear Roller brake test indicates a sticking brake |3.3.A1a|1
Brake pedal has inadequate reserve travel |3.1.3b|1
Rear position lamp damaged and function impaired |1.1.1b|1
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user |1.7.3a|1
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|1
Rear Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on |1.1.3a|1
Front Horn not working |1.7.3a|1
Rear Roller brake test indicates a severely grabbing brake |3.3.A1b|1
Front Floor brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.C2c|1
Nearside Footrest insecure |6.2.1a|1
Rear Rear position lamp damaged and function impaired |1.1.1b|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.

Got suggestions? We’re improving this section all the time. If you have any suggestions, please let us know.

Find us on Facebook

© KnowYourCar™ 2019. All rights reserved
Except where otherwise noted, content on our MOT statistics pages are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.
You are free to redistribute the material in any medium or format as long as credit is given to KnowYourCar

WARNING: We have placed hidden watermarks in our data. We will take action against our data being used outside of these terms.

MOT Data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0

By using our site you are agreeing to our terms and conditions
Terms & Conditions  Privacy Policy