MOT History from tests of petrol SUZUKI SPs year 1978

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Pass percent:78.33%

(The average a petrol SUZUKI SP year 1978 passes without issue)

Based on:60 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	4
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam \|1.2.2a\|ii\|\|	2
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	2
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	2
Headlamp switch faulty \|1.2.4\|	1
Horn sounds harsh or grating \|1.7.3c\|	1
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	1
Headlamp aim not tested \|1.6\|	1
Handlebar mounting clamp bolt loose \|2.1.1a\|	1
Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the weight on the lower bearing \|2.2.1a\|	1
Exhaust mounting does not fully support the exhaust system \|7.1.1.c\|	1
Drive chain excessively loose \|6.2.1d\|	1
Locking device\|s\| not correctly fitted which may make the motor bicycle dangerous to ride \|6.2.1h\|	1
Nearside Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. \|2.1.1c\|	1
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	1
Rear Floor brake test indicates a sticking brake \|3.3.C2c\|	1
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	1
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 Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	1
Rear reflector on motorcycle incorrectly positioned \|1.4.2d\|	1
Rear Brake reaction bracket insecure \|3.2.A1j\|	1
Front Front wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.3.5b\|	1
Front Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam \|1.2.2a\|ii\|\|	1
Steering movement excessively stiff with the wheel raised \|2.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Rear Locking devices not correctly fitted which may make the motor bicycle dangerous to ride \|6.2.1h\|	1
Rear Drive chain excessively loose \|6.2.1d\|	1
Roller brake test No brake control achieves an efficiency of 30%. \|3.3.A2a\|	1
Rear suspension bearing has excessive free play \|2.4.A2a\|i\|\|	1
Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user \|1.7.3a\|	1
Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii))	1
Dipswitch does not operate immediately when selected on main beam intermittent (4.1.3 (b))	1
Front Wheel excessively distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))	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
Headlamp aim out of alignment	4
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam \|1.2.2a\|ii\|\|	2
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	2
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	2
Headlamp switch faulty \|1.2.4\|	1
Horn sounds harsh or grating \|1.7.3c\|	1
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	1
Headlamp aim not tested \|1.6\|	1
Handlebar mounting clamp bolt loose \|2.1.1a\|	1
Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the weight on the lower bearing \|2.2.1a\|	1
Exhaust mounting does not fully support the exhaust system \|7.1.1.c\|	1
Drive chain excessively loose \|6.2.1d\|	1
Locking device\|s\| not correctly fitted which may make the motor bicycle dangerous to ride \|6.2.1h\|	1
Nearside Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. \|2.1.1c\|	1
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	1
Rear Floor brake test indicates a sticking brake \|3.3.C2c\|	1
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	1
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 Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	1
Rear reflector on motorcycle incorrectly positioned \|1.4.2d\|	1
Rear Brake reaction bracket insecure \|3.2.A1j\|	1
Front Front wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.3.5b\|	1
Front Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam \|1.2.2a\|ii\|\|	1
Steering movement excessively stiff with the wheel raised \|2.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Rear Locking devices not correctly fitted which may make the motor bicycle dangerous to ride \|6.2.1h\|	1
Rear Drive chain excessively loose \|6.2.1d\|	1
Roller brake test No brake control achieves an efficiency of 30%. \|3.3.A2a\|	1
Rear suspension bearing has excessive free play \|2.4.A2a\|i\|\|	1
Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user \|1.7.3a\|	1
Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii))	1
Dipswitch does not operate immediately when selected on main beam intermittent (4.1.3 (b))	1
Front Wheel excessively distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))	1

MOT History from tests of petrol SUZUKI SPs year 1978

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