MOT History from tests of petrol SYM DD50s year 2004

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Pass percent:74.03%

(The average a petrol SYM DD50 year 2004 passes without issue)

Based on:1,367 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	49
Rear Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	41
Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. \|2.4.A.3b\|	32
Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey \|7.1.1b\|	28
Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	24
Registration plate issues	24
Front wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.3.5b\|	16
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	15
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. \|3.3.A2b\|	15
Front Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	14
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	13
Front Floor brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.C2c\|	11
Headlamp insecure \|1.2.3b\|	10
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	10
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	8
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	8
Rear shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.4.A.1c\|	7
Front wheel bearings are excessively rough \|2.3.5b\|	7
Steering headbearing has excessive free play \|2.2.2\|	7
Front Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort \|3.3.A1d\|	6
Stop lamp affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.3.2\|	6
Offside Front Direction indicator insecure \|1.5.3b\|	6
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	6
Front Brake disc\|s\| has excessive run out \|3.2.A1m\|	6
Direction indicators affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.5.1c\|	6
Rear Roller brake test indicates a sticking brake \|3.3.A1a\|	6
Front Brake disc\|s\| excessively worn \|3.2.A1l\|	6
Rear Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. \|2.4.A.3b\|	5
Exhaust mounting does not fully support the exhaust system \|7.1.1.c\|	5
Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released \|1.3.1e\|	5
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user \|1.7.3a\|	4
Front Roller brake test indicates a sticking brake \|3.3.A1a\|	4
Rear Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released \|1.3.1e\|	4
Exhaust excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	4
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.5.1b\|	4
Rear Brake lining\|s\| less than 1.5 mm thick \|3.2.A1f\|i\|\|	4
Front Brake disc\|s\| is excessively distorted \|3.2.A1m\|	4
Front Wheel has an excessively distorted bead rim. \|4.2.2\|	4
Headlamp aim not tested \|1.6\|	4
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam \|1.2.2a\|ii\|\|	4
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.6\|	4
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	4
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.5.1b\|	4
Nearside Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	4
Offside Rear Direction indicator insecure \|1.5.3b\|	3
Front Floor brake test indicates a sticking brake \|3.3.C2c\|	3
Direction indicator affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.5.1c\|	3
Direction indicators flashing more than 120 times per minute \|1.5.1c\|	3
Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the wheel raised \|2.2.1b\|	3
Nearside Front Direction indicator damaged and function impaired \|1.5.3a\|	3
Offside Rear Direction indicator damaged and function impaired \|1.5.3a\|	3
Rear Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort \|3.3.A1d\|	3
Nearside Rear Direction indicator insecure \|1.5.3b\|	3
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	3
Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	3
Rear Brake lever is damaged and the brake cannot be readily applied \|3.1.3c\|	3
Front Brake lever cannot be applied smoothly \|3.1.3d\|	3
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.5.1b\|	3
Front Front wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.3.5b\|	3
Rear Rear shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.4.A.1c\|	2
Fuel cap does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.2b\|	2
Roller brake test No brake control achieves an efficiency of 30%. \|3.3.A2a\|	2
Roller brake test Neither brake control achieves an efficiency of 25% \|3.3.A2b\|	2
Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the weight on the lower bearing \|2.2.1a\|	2
Offside Front Direction indicator damaged and function impaired \|1.5.3a\|	2
Nearside Rear Direction indicator damaged and function impaired \|1.5.3a\|	2
Brake lever is bent and the brake cannot be readily applied \|3.1.3c\|	2
Rear wheel has a loose wheel nut\|s\| \|4.2.3a\|	2
Horn is not a constant note \|1.7.3c\|	2
Front Front wheel bearings are excessively rough \|2.3.5b\|	2
Nearside Rear Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	2
Rear Brake lever is bent and the brake cannot be readily applied \|3.1.3c\|	2
Nearside Front Direction indicator insecure \|1.5.3b\|	2
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.5.1b\|	2
Offside Front Exhaust mounting does not fully support the exhaust system \|7.1.1.c\|	2
Central Rear Stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	2
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))	2
Front Brake fluid reservoir fluid level dangerously low \|3.2.B1d\|	2
Front Stop lamp does not emit a steady light \|1.3.1b\|	2
Headlamp aim headlamp deteriorated and function impaired \|1.2.3a\|	2
Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	2
Rear Brake lever is so short and the brake cannot be readily applied \|3.1.3c\|	2
Rear Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))	2
Front position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.3b\|	2
Front position lamp insecure \|1.1.1c\|	2
Rear Roller brake test indicates brake effort rise disproportional to brake lever or pedal effort \|3.3.A1c\|	2
Rear Roller brake test indicates brake effort fall disproportional to brake lever or pedal effort \|3.3.A1c\|	2
Rear position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.3b\|	2
Nearside Brake lever is so short and the brake cannot be readily applied \|3.1.3c\|	2
Nearside Rear Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	2
Rear Wheel has an excessively eccentric bead rim. \|4.2.2\|	2
Front Brake disc\|s\| excessively scored \|3.2.A1l\|	2
Front Roller brake test indicates a severely grabbing brake \|3.3.A1b\|	2
Wheel has an excessively distorted bead rim. \|4.2.2\|	2
Nearside Brake lever is bent and the brake cannot be readily applied \|3.1.3c\|	2
Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|5.3.2 \|b\|\|	2

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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Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	49
Rear Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	41
Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. \|2.4.A.3b\|	32
Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey \|7.1.1b\|	28
Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	24
Registration plate issues	24
Front wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.3.5b\|	16
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	15
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. \|3.3.A2b\|	15
Front Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	14
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	13
Front Floor brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.C2c\|	11
Headlamp insecure \|1.2.3b\|	10
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	10
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	8
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	8
Rear shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.4.A.1c\|	7
Front wheel bearings are excessively rough \|2.3.5b\|	7
Steering headbearing has excessive free play \|2.2.2\|	7
Front Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort \|3.3.A1d\|	6
Stop lamp affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.3.2\|	6
Offside Front Direction indicator insecure \|1.5.3b\|	6
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	6
Front Brake disc\|s\| has excessive run out \|3.2.A1m\|	6
Direction indicators affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.5.1c\|	6
Rear Roller brake test indicates a sticking brake \|3.3.A1a\|	6
Front Brake disc\|s\| excessively worn \|3.2.A1l\|	6
Rear Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. \|2.4.A.3b\|	5
Exhaust mounting does not fully support the exhaust system \|7.1.1.c\|	5
Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released \|1.3.1e\|	5
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user \|1.7.3a\|	4
Front Roller brake test indicates a sticking brake \|3.3.A1a\|	4
Rear Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released \|1.3.1e\|	4
Exhaust excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	4
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.5.1b\|	4
Rear Brake lining\|s\| less than 1.5 mm thick \|3.2.A1f\|i\|\|	4
Front Brake disc\|s\| is excessively distorted \|3.2.A1m\|	4
Front Wheel has an excessively distorted bead rim. \|4.2.2\|	4
Headlamp aim not tested \|1.6\|	4
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam \|1.2.2a\|ii\|\|	4
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.6\|	4
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	4
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.5.1b\|	4
Nearside Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	4
Offside Rear Direction indicator insecure \|1.5.3b\|	3
Front Floor brake test indicates a sticking brake \|3.3.C2c\|	3
Direction indicator affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.5.1c\|	3
Direction indicators flashing more than 120 times per minute \|1.5.1c\|	3
Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the wheel raised \|2.2.1b\|	3
Nearside Front Direction indicator damaged and function impaired \|1.5.3a\|	3
Offside Rear Direction indicator damaged and function impaired \|1.5.3a\|	3
Rear Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort \|3.3.A1d\|	3
Nearside Rear Direction indicator insecure \|1.5.3b\|	3
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	3
Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	3
Rear Brake lever is damaged and the brake cannot be readily applied \|3.1.3c\|	3
Front Brake lever cannot be applied smoothly \|3.1.3d\|	3
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.5.1b\|	3
Front Front wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.3.5b\|	3
Rear Rear shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.4.A.1c\|	2
Fuel cap does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.2b\|	2
Roller brake test No brake control achieves an efficiency of 30%. \|3.3.A2a\|	2
Roller brake test Neither brake control achieves an efficiency of 25% \|3.3.A2b\|	2
Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the weight on the lower bearing \|2.2.1a\|	2
Offside Front Direction indicator damaged and function impaired \|1.5.3a\|	2
Nearside Rear Direction indicator damaged and function impaired \|1.5.3a\|	2
Brake lever is bent and the brake cannot be readily applied \|3.1.3c\|	2
Rear wheel has a loose wheel nut\|s\| \|4.2.3a\|	2
Horn is not a constant note \|1.7.3c\|	2
Front Front wheel bearings are excessively rough \|2.3.5b\|	2
Nearside Rear Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	2
Rear Brake lever is bent and the brake cannot be readily applied \|3.1.3c\|	2
Nearside Front Direction indicator insecure \|1.5.3b\|	2
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.5.1b\|	2
Offside Front Exhaust mounting does not fully support the exhaust system \|7.1.1.c\|	2
Central Rear Stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	2
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))	2
Front Brake fluid reservoir fluid level dangerously low \|3.2.B1d\|	2
Front Stop lamp does not emit a steady light \|1.3.1b\|	2
Headlamp aim headlamp deteriorated and function impaired \|1.2.3a\|	2
Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	2
Rear Brake lever is so short and the brake cannot be readily applied \|3.1.3c\|	2
Rear Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))	2
Front position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.3b\|	2
Front position lamp insecure \|1.1.1c\|	2
Rear Roller brake test indicates brake effort rise disproportional to brake lever or pedal effort \|3.3.A1c\|	2
Rear Roller brake test indicates brake effort fall disproportional to brake lever or pedal effort \|3.3.A1c\|	2
Rear position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.3b\|	2
Nearside Brake lever is so short and the brake cannot be readily applied \|3.1.3c\|	2
Nearside Rear Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	2
Rear Wheel has an excessively eccentric bead rim. \|4.2.2\|	2
Front Brake disc\|s\| excessively scored \|3.2.A1l\|	2
Front Roller brake test indicates a severely grabbing brake \|3.3.A1b\|	2
Wheel has an excessively distorted bead rim. \|4.2.2\|	2
Nearside Brake lever is bent and the brake cannot be readily applied \|3.1.3c\|	2
Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|5.3.2 \|b\|\|	2

MOT History from tests of petrol SYM DD50s year 2004

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