MOT History from tests of petrol SUZUKI GS450s year 1980

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Pass percent:73.40%

(The average a petrol SUZUKI GS450 year 1980 passes without issue)

Based on:94 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	8
Front Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	3
Nearside Rear Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	2
Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.4.A.2c\|	2
Front Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	1
Rear Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	1
Direction indicators flashing more than 120 times per minute \|1.5.1c\|	1
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.6\|	1
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	1
Nearside Rear Upper Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey \|7.1.1b\|	1
Steering movement excessively stiff with the weight on the lower bearing \|2.2.1a\|	1
Front Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the wheel raised \|2.2.1b\|	1
Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	1
Drive chain excessively loose \|6.2.1d\|	1
Nearside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	1
Offside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	1
Front Brake disc insecure \|1.1.14 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	1
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	1
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	1
Front Brake lever is inoperative \|3.1.3c\|	1
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. \|3.3.A2b\|	1
Headlamp aim headlamp deteriorated and function impaired \|1.2.3a\|	1
Dipswitch does not extinquish main beam/s, leaving at least 1 dipped beam headlamp \|1.2.2b\|i\|\|	1
Front Locking device\|s\| not correctly fitted which may make the motor bicycle dangerous to ride \|6.2.1h\|	1
Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey \|7.1.1b\|	1
Front Floor brake test indicates a sticking brake \|3.3.C2c\|	1
Front Brake lever is damaged and the brake cannot be readily applied \|3.1.3c\|	1
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	1
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	1
Front wheel bearings are excessively rough \|2.3.5b\|	1
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam \|1.2.2a\|ii\|\|	1
Rear Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released \|1.3.1e\|	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.

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Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	8
Front Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	3
Nearside Rear Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	2
Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.4.A.2c\|	2
Front Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	1
Rear Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	1
Direction indicators flashing more than 120 times per minute \|1.5.1c\|	1
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.6\|	1
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	1
Nearside Rear Upper Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey \|7.1.1b\|	1
Steering movement excessively stiff with the weight on the lower bearing \|2.2.1a\|	1
Front Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the wheel raised \|2.2.1b\|	1
Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	1
Drive chain excessively loose \|6.2.1d\|	1
Nearside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	1
Offside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	1
Front Brake disc insecure \|1.1.14 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	1
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	1
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	1
Front Brake lever is inoperative \|3.1.3c\|	1
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. \|3.3.A2b\|	1
Headlamp aim headlamp deteriorated and function impaired \|1.2.3a\|	1
Dipswitch does not extinquish main beam/s, leaving at least 1 dipped beam headlamp \|1.2.2b\|i\|\|	1
Front Locking device\|s\| not correctly fitted which may make the motor bicycle dangerous to ride \|6.2.1h\|	1
Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey \|7.1.1b\|	1
Front Floor brake test indicates a sticking brake \|3.3.C2c\|	1
Front Brake lever is damaged and the brake cannot be readily applied \|3.1.3c\|	1
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	1
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	1
Front wheel bearings are excessively rough \|2.3.5b\|	1
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam \|1.2.2a\|ii\|\|	1
Rear Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released \|1.3.1e\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol SUZUKI GS450s year 1980

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