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MOT History from tests of petrol SUZUKI SP400s year 1980

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Pass percent:81.71%
(The average a petrol SUZUKI SP400 year 1980 passes without issue)
Based on:164 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment7
Registration plate issues6
Rear suspension bush has excessive free play |2.4.A2a|i||2
Front wheel spindle securing nut locking device missing |2.3.3a|2
Horn not working (1.7.3a)1
Fuel pipe union leaking (7.2.1a)1
Rear wheel spindle securing nut locking device missing |2.4.A.2b|1
Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the handling |2.5.1|1
Rear Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on |1.1.3a|1
Throttle has a significant change in engine speed whilst moving the steering from lock to lock |2.1.4|1
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on |1.1.3a|1
Front Front position lamp flickers when tapped lightly by hand |1.1.3c|1
Brake pedal insecure |3.1.2a|1
Front wheel bearings are excessively rough |2.3.5b|1
Horn not working |1.7.3a|1
Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. |2.4.A.3b|1
Front Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on |1.1.3a|1
Nearside Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3|1
Front Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the wheel raised |2.2.1b|1
Front Brake lever not releasing correctly and functionality of brakes affected (1.1.2 (b) (ii))1
Rear Brake lever not releasing correctly and functionality of brakes affected (1.1.2 (b) (ii))1
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released1
Drive chain horseshoe locking device likely to become detached (6.1.7 (j) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.5.1c|1
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam |1.2.2a|i||1
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam |1.2.2a|ii||1
Headlamp aim not tested |1.6|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator affected by the operation of another lamp |1.5.1c|1
Drive chain excessively loose |6.2.1d|1
Rear Footrest insecure |6.2.1a|1
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing |1.4.1|1
Central Front Upper Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||1
Central Front Upper Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||1
Central Front Upper Headlamp not working on main beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||1
Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Swingarm (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Front Stop lamp not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||1
Rear Stop lamp not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||1
Headlamp aim not tested |4.1.2 |b||1
Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the weight on the lower bearing |2.2.1a|1
Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the wheel raised |2.2.1b|1
Horn is not a constant note |1.7.3c|1
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user |1.7.3a|1
Front Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|1
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|1
Front All position lamps not working |4.2.1 |a||1
Rear All position lamps not working |4.2.1 |a||1
Front Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii||1
Front Wheel spoke excessively loose |5.2.2 |d||1
Rear Wheel spoke excessively loose |5.2.2 |d||1
Front All direction indicators not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii||1
Rear All direction indicators not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii||1
Front Direction indicator likely to become detached |4.4.1 |c| |ii||1
Rear Brake rod insecure torque arm (1.1.15 (c))1
Front wheel has a loose wheel nut|s| |4.2.3a|1
Rear position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.3b|1
Rear position lamp deteriorated and function impaired |1.1.1b|1
Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the steering (2.4 (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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