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MOT History from tests of petrol SUZUKI GSX550s year 1983

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mot history
Pass percent:77.51%
(The average a petrol SUZUKI GSX550 year 1983 passes without issue)
Based on:209 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Nearside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3|5
Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.A1a|5
Rear Roller brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.A1a|4
Horn not working |1.7.3a|3
Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. |2.4.A.3b|3
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|3
Offside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3|3
Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey |7.1.1b|2
Registration plate issues2
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on |1.1.3a|2
Nearside Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3|2
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|2
Headlamp insecure |1.2.3b|2
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on |1.1.3a|2
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user |1.7.3a|2
Headlamp aim out of alignment2
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. |3.3.A2b|2
Throttle has a significant change in engine speed whilst moving the steering from lock to lock |2.1.4|2
Front wheel spindle securing nut locking device missing |2.3.3a|1
Rear wheel spindle securing nut locking device missing |2.4.A.2b|1
Front Hydraulic brake control feels spongy |3.1.4a|1
Front Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released |1.3.1e|1
Front Stop lamp does not emit a steady light |1.3.1b|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.5.1c|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator damaged and function impaired |1.5.3a|1
Locking device|s| not correctly fitted which may make the motor bicycle dangerous to ride |6.2.1h|1
Nearside Front Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c|1
Offside Front Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c|1
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies control 1 |1.3.1a|1
Front suspension has inadequate damping effect. |2.3.6c|1
Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3|1
Rear suspension component excessively corroded. |2.4.A.1a|1
Nearside Motorcycle structure excessively corroded |6.1.1a|1
Rear suspension bush has excessive free play |2.4.A2a|i||1
Roller brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.A1a|1
Nearside Front Brake disc|s| friction surface contaminated by oil or grease |3.2.A1k|1
Offside Front Brake disc|s| friction surface contaminated by oil or grease |3.2.A1k|1
Front suspension has an inadequate repair of a load bearing member or its supporting structure. |2.3.8|1
Front Brake disc|s| friction surface contaminated by oil or grease |3.2.A1k|1
Rear Locking device|s| not correctly fitted which may make the motor bicycle dangerous to ride |6.2.1h|1
Rear Brake pedal has inadequate reserve travel |3.1.3b|1
Rear Hydraulic brake control feels spongy |3.1.4a|1
Rear Brake disc|s| friction surface contaminated by oil or grease |3.2.A1k|1
Rear Brake disc|s| cracked |3.2.A1g|1
Front Wheel has an excessively eccentric bead rim. |4.2.2|1
Centre Rear Rear suspension bush has excessive free play |2.4.A2a|i||1
Front Brake disc|s| cracked |3.2.A1g|1
Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the handling |2.5.1|1
Offside Steering lock stop ineffective |2.1.3|1
Offside Rear wheel spindle securing nut locking device insecure |2.4.A.2b|1
Brake reaction bracket securing bolt|s| missing |3.2.A1j|1
Nearside Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.A1a|1
Offside Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.A1a|1
Drive chain worn to excess |6.2.1e|1
Steering headbearing has excessive free play |2.2.2|1
Front Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|1
Offside Rear Brake linkage excessively worn (1.1.15 (b))1
Central Upper Rear mono-shock pivot excessively worn |2.4.B.4|1
Offside Front Upper Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel |3.1.3b|1
Horn is not continous or uniform |1.7.3c|1
Front Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel |3.1.3b|1
Front Front suspension has excessive stiffness in the suspension movement. |2.3.6b|1
Offside Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3|1
Rear Rear position lamp insecure |1.1.1c|1
Drive chain sprocket carrier worn to excess |6.2.1e|1
Nearside Direction indicator flashing less than 60 times a minute |1.5.1c|1
Offside Direction indicator flashing less than 60 times a minute |1.5.1c|1
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.6|1
Nearside Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. |2.1.1c|1
Offside Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. |2.1.1c|1
Nearside Steering lock stop ineffective |2.1.3|1
Front suspension assembly component loose |2.3.1|1
Front Wheel has an excessively distorted bead rim. |4.2.2|1
Fuel cap does not fasten securely by a positive means |7.2.2b|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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