MOT History from tests of petrol SUZUKI GSXR600s year 1998

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Pass percent:70.77%

(The average a petrol SUZUKI GSXR600 year 1998 passes without issue)

Based on:12,013 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	666
Registration plate issues	445
Headlamp aim out of alignment	376
Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	206
Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	151
Rear Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	143
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	135
Front Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort \|3.3.A1d\|	133
Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.4.A.2c\|	128
Front Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	106
Nearside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	106
Drive chain excessively loose \|6.2.1d\|	102
Offside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	90
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	89
Rear Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	87
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	75
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	73
Riders seat insecure \|6.2.1a\|	70
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\|	68
Direction indicators flashing more than 120 times per minute \|1.5.1c\|	57
Drive chain excessively tight \|6.2.1d\|	53
Front Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	53
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	53
Exhaust markings indicating not for road use or similar wording \|7.1.4\|	52
Drive chain worn to excess \|6.2.1e\|	49
Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii))	48
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	47
Offside Front Footrest insecure \|6.2.1a\|	47
Offside Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	46
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. \|3.3.A2b\|	44
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	41
Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	41
Nearside Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	41
Rear Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.4.A.2c\|	40
Steering headbearing has excessive free play \|2.2.2\|	37
Front Floor brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.C2c\|	37
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam \|1.2.2a\|ii\|\|	32
Nearside Front Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	32
Rear Drive chain sprocket worn to excess \|6.2.1e\|	32
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	31
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.6\|	30
Rear suspension bearing has excessive free play \|2.4.A2a\|i\|\|	30
Front Hydraulic brake control feels spongy \|3.1.4a\|	29
Offside Front Brake disc\|s\| friction surface contaminated by oil or grease \|3.2.A1k\|	28
Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the wheel raised \|2.2.1b\|	27
Offside Front Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	26
Rear reflector missing \|4.8.2 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	24
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	24
Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	24
Rear suspension bush has excessive free play \|2.4.A2a\|i\|\|	23
Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the handling \|2.5.1\|	22
Rear reflector on motorcycle incorrectly positioned \|1.4.2d\|	20
Nearside Rear Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	20
Front Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	20
Front Brake disc\|s\| has excessive run out \|3.2.A1m\|	20
Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	19
Rear Brake disc\|s\| excessively worn \|3.2.A1l\|	19
Rear Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released \|1.3.1e\|	19
Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the weight on the lower bearing \|2.2.1a\|	18
Nearside Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. \|2.1.1c\|	18
Throttle operating incorrectly \|6.2.1f\|	18
Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released \|1.3.1e\|	17
Rear position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.3b\|	17
Offside Rear Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	17
Rear Floor brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.C2c\|	16
Direction indicator flashing more than 120 times per minute \|1.5.1c\|	16
Front wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.3.5b\|	16
Headlamp insecure \|1.2.3b\|	15
Front Roller brake test indicates a sticking brake \|3.3.A1a\|	15
Centre Rear Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	15
Offside Footrest insecure \|6.2.1a\|	15
Front position lamp incorrect colour \|1.1.2a\|	14
Rear Drive chain excessively loose \|6.2.1d\|	14
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user \|1.7.3a\|	14
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.5.1b\|	14
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))	14
Steering control fouling between components which interferes with the free movement of the steering \|2.1.2a\|	14
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))	14
Throttle has a significant change in engine speed whilst moving the steering from lock to lock \|2.1.4\|	13
Rear Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort \|3.3.A1d\|	13
Rear Brake pedal has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	13
Front Brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	13
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.5.1b\|	13
Exhaust noise is clearly in excess of that emitted by a similar motorcycle fitted with a standard silencer in average condition (8.1.1 (a))	13
Horn not working \|7.7 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	12
Front Roller brake test indicates a severely juddering brake \|3.3.A1b\|	12
Nearside Front Footrest insecure \|6.2.1a\|	12
Stop lamp affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.3.2\|	12
Front Wheel has an excessively distorted bead rim. \|4.2.2\|	12
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))	12
Offside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	11
Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey \|7.1.1b\|	11
Rear Hydraulic brake control feels spongy \|3.1.4a\|	11
Nearside Front Direction indicator insecure \|1.5.3b\|	11
Locking devices not correctly fitted which may make the motor bicycle dangerous to ride \|6.2.1h\|	11
Rear wheel bearings are excessively rough \|2.4.A.2c\|	11
Headlamp aim not tested \|1.6\|	11
Front Brake disc\|s\| is excessively distorted \|3.2.A1m\|	11
Offside Steering lock stop ineffective \|2.1.3\|	11

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 SUZUKI GSXR600s year 1998

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