MOT History from tests of petrol SYM FIDDLEs year 2005

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Pass percent:65.19%

(The average a petrol SYM FIDDLE year 2005 passes without issue)

Based on:135 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	12
Rear Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	7
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	6
Front wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.3.5b\|	5
Front wheel bearings are excessively rough \|2.3.5b\|	5
Registration plate issues	4
Front Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	3
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	3
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	2
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	2
Centre Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	2
Rear Roller brake test indicates brake effort rise disproportional to brake lever or pedal effort \|3.3.A1c\|	2
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. \|3.3.A2b\|	2
Rear Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. \|2.4.A.3b\|	2
Plate brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. \|3.3.B2b\|	1
Riders seat insecure \|6.2.1a\|	1
Nearside Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Horn control defective \|1.7.2a\|	1
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	1
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam \|1.2.2a\|ii\|\|	1
Front Front mudguard insecure \|2.3.7\|	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
Direction indicators flashing less than 60 times a minute \|1.5.1c\|	1
Front mudguard can easily contact any fixed point of the motor bicycle. \|2.3.7\|	1
Front Wheel has an excessively distorted bead rim. \|4.2.2\|	1
Roller brake test No brake control achieves an efficiency of 30%. \|3.3.A2a\|	1
Roller brake test Neither brake control achieves an efficiency of 25% \|3.3.A2b\|	1
Rear Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	1
Nearside Fairings insecure and likely to impede the steering \|2.1.2e\|	1
Nearside Front Direction indicator missing \|1.5.1a\|	1
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.5.1b\|	1
Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Fuel cap sealing washer deteriorated \|7.2.2c\|	1
Rear Roller brake test indicates a sticking brake \|3.3.A1a\|	1
Indicator switch defective \|1.5.4\|	1
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.6\|	1
Centre Rear Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort \|3.3.A1d\|	1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey \|7.1.1b\|	1
Nearside Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	1
Offside Indicator switch defective \|1.5.4\|	1
All direction indicators not working do not flash \|4.4.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	1
Headlamp lens seriously defective lens misaligned \|4.1.1 \|b\| \|ii\|\|	1
Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|5.3.2 \|b\|\|	1
Nearside Front Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	1
Offside Front Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	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	12
Rear Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	7
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	6
Front wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.3.5b\|	5
Front wheel bearings are excessively rough \|2.3.5b\|	5
Registration plate issues	4
Front Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	3
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	3
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	2
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	2
Centre Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	2
Rear Roller brake test indicates brake effort rise disproportional to brake lever or pedal effort \|3.3.A1c\|	2
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. \|3.3.A2b\|	2
Rear Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. \|2.4.A.3b\|	2
Plate brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. \|3.3.B2b\|	1
Riders seat insecure \|6.2.1a\|	1
Nearside Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Horn control defective \|1.7.2a\|	1
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	1
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam \|1.2.2a\|ii\|\|	1
Front Front mudguard insecure \|2.3.7\|	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
Direction indicators flashing less than 60 times a minute \|1.5.1c\|	1
Front mudguard can easily contact any fixed point of the motor bicycle. \|2.3.7\|	1
Front Wheel has an excessively distorted bead rim. \|4.2.2\|	1
Roller brake test No brake control achieves an efficiency of 30%. \|3.3.A2a\|	1
Roller brake test Neither brake control achieves an efficiency of 25% \|3.3.A2b\|	1
Rear Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	1
Nearside Fairings insecure and likely to impede the steering \|2.1.2e\|	1
Nearside Front Direction indicator missing \|1.5.1a\|	1
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.5.1b\|	1
Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Fuel cap sealing washer deteriorated \|7.2.2c\|	1
Rear Roller brake test indicates a sticking brake \|3.3.A1a\|	1
Indicator switch defective \|1.5.4\|	1
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.6\|	1
Centre Rear Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort \|3.3.A1d\|	1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey \|7.1.1b\|	1
Nearside Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	1
Offside Indicator switch defective \|1.5.4\|	1
All direction indicators not working do not flash \|4.4.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	1
Headlamp lens seriously defective lens misaligned \|4.1.1 \|b\| \|ii\|\|	1
Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|5.3.2 \|b\|\|	1
Nearside Front Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	1
Offside Front Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol SYM FIDDLEs year 2005

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