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MOT History from tests of petrol SUZUKI GSs year 1988

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mot history
Pass percent:77.12%
(The average a petrol SUZUKI GS year 1988 passes without issue)
Based on:118 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment5
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|4
Front wheel spindle securing nut locking device missing |2.3.3a|2
Registration plate issues2
Horn not working |1.7.3a|2
Rear wheel spindle securing nut locking device missing |2.4.A.2b|1
Brake hose is likely to be fouled or trapped by moving parts |3.2.B2c|1
Locking device|s| not correctly fitted which may make the motor bicycle dangerous to ride |6.2.1h|1
Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort |3.3.A1d|1
Offside Rear Brake pedal cracked |3.1.2c|1
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. |3.3.A2b|1
Nearside Rear Footrest missing |6.2.1a|1
Offside Rear Footrest missing |6.2.1a|1
Offside Rear Rear shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.4.A.1c|1
Drive chain worn to excess |6.1.7 |c| |i||1
Rear Brake pedal cannot be released smoothly |3.1.3d|1
Front Brake caliper|s| insecure |3.2.A1j|1
Rear Roller brake test indicates a sticking brake |3.3.A1a|1
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam |1.2.2a|i||1
Nearside Rear Footrest insecure |6.2.1a|1
Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c|1
Rear Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released |1.3.1e|1
Front Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|1
Front Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam |1.2.2a|i||1
Front Brake lever is damaged and the brake cannot be readily applied |3.1.3c|1
Drive chain excessively tight |6.2.1d|1
Front Footrest insecure |6.2.1a|1
Rear Locking device|s| not correctly fitted which may make the motor bicycle dangerous to ride |6.2.1h|1
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user |1.7.3a|1
Front Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam |1.2.2a|ii||1
Front Headlamp insecure |1.2.3b|1
Outer Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c|1
Front Wheel has an excessively distorted bead rim. |4.2.2|1
Riders seat insecure |6.2.1a|1
Rear suspension bush has excessive free play |2.4.A2a|i||1
Centre Rear reflector on motorcycle missing |1.4.1|1
Front Brake disc|s| is excessively distorted |3.2.A1m|1
Floor brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. |3.3.C1b|1
Rear Floor brake test indicates a sticking brake |3.3.C2c|1
Drive chain excessively loose |6.2.1d|1
Front suspension has inadequate damping effect. |2.3.6c|1
Front suspension has excessive stiffness in the suspension movement. |2.3.6b|1
Motorcycle structure excessively corroded |6.1.1a|1
Rear Fuel system component insecure |7.2.1b|1
Rear Rear wheel spindle securing nut locking device missing |2.4.A.2b|1
Rear Motorcycle structure excessively corroded |6.1.1a|1
Rear suspension has corrosion which reduces the strength of a load bearing member or its supporting structure. |2.4.A.2d|1
Offside Front Upper Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey |7.1.1b|1
Centre Front Lower Wheel has an excessively distorted bead rim. |4.2.2|1
Centre Rear Lower Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.4.A.2c|1
Brake pedal has inadequate reserve travel |3.1.3b|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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