MOT History from tests of petrol SUZUKI RG500s year 1988

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Pass percent:87.78%

(The average a petrol SUZUKI RG500 year 1988 passes without issue)

Based on:360 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate issues	13
Headlamp aim out of alignment	11
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	4
Front Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	4
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	3
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	2
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	2
Nearside Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	2
Offside Front Steering lock stop ineffective \|2.1.3\|	1
Rear Floor brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.C2c\|	1
Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii))	1
Front Wheel fixing missing (multiple fixings) spindle locking device missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))	1
Front Brake grabbing severely (1.2.1 (c))	1
Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|5.3.2 \|b\|\|	1
Front Brake disc contaminated \|1.1.14 \|b\|\|	1
Rear Stop lamp not working Rear brake light inoperative (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	1
Registration plate lamp issues	1
Front Front wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.3.5b\|	1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|4.4.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator insecure \|1.5.3b\|	1
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.1a\|	1
Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user \|1.7.3a\|	1
Steering headbearing has excessive free play \|2.2.2\|	1
Nearside Steering lock stop maladjusted \|2.1.3\|	1
Front position lamp damaged and function impaired \|1.1.1b\|	1
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	1
Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	1
Offside Handlebar deformed \|2.1.1b\|	1
Offside Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	1
Front Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	1
Rear Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort \|3.3.A1d\|	1
Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released \|1.3.1e\|	1
Nearside Front Steering control has Insufficient clearance at full lock affecting the riders grasp of handlebars \|2.1.2b\|	1
Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a))	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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Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate issues	13
Headlamp aim out of alignment	11
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	4
Front Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	4
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	3
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	2
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	2
Nearside Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	2
Offside Front Steering lock stop ineffective \|2.1.3\|	1
Rear Floor brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.C2c\|	1
Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii))	1
Front Wheel fixing missing (multiple fixings) spindle locking device missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))	1
Front Brake grabbing severely (1.2.1 (c))	1
Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|5.3.2 \|b\|\|	1
Front Brake disc contaminated \|1.1.14 \|b\|\|	1
Rear Stop lamp not working Rear brake light inoperative (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	1
Registration plate lamp issues	1
Front Front wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.3.5b\|	1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|4.4.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator insecure \|1.5.3b\|	1
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.1a\|	1
Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user \|1.7.3a\|	1
Steering headbearing has excessive free play \|2.2.2\|	1
Nearside Steering lock stop maladjusted \|2.1.3\|	1
Front position lamp damaged and function impaired \|1.1.1b\|	1
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	1
Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	1
Offside Handlebar deformed \|2.1.1b\|	1
Offside Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	1
Front Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	1
Rear Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort \|3.3.A1d\|	1
Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released \|1.3.1e\|	1
Nearside Front Steering control has Insufficient clearance at full lock affecting the riders grasp of handlebars \|2.1.2b\|	1
Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a))	1

MOT History from tests of petrol SUZUKI RG500s year 1988

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