MOT History from tests of petrol TOMOS A3Ms year 1986

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Pass percent:74.42%

(The average a petrol TOMOS A3M year 1986 passes without issue)

Based on:43 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam \|1.2.2a\|ii\|\|	1
Front Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Rear Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the wheel raised \|2.2.1b\|	1
Front Wheel has an excessively distorted bead rim. \|4.2.2\|	1
Rear Wheel has an excessively distorted bead rim. \|4.2.2\|	1
Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	1
Nearside Brake lever is damaged and the brake cannot be readily applied \|3.1.3c\|	1
Offside Brake lever is damaged and the brake cannot be readily applied \|3.1.3c\|	1
An item not tested \|Manual\|	1
Front Brake performance not tested \|3.3\|	1
Rear Brake performance not tested \|3.3\|	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 Direction indicator not working L/H \|4.4.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	1
Nearside Rear Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on Dip & main. \|1.1.3a\|	1
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	1
Locking device\|s\| not correctly fitted which may make the motor bicycle dangerous to ride \|6.2.1h\|	1
Rear Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	1
Horn not working (7.7 (a))	1
Handlebar retaining device loose (2.2.1 (b) (i))	1
Front Brake lever insecure (1.1.2 (e) (i))	1
Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.4.A.2c\|	1
Front Front wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.3.5b\|	1
Rear Drive chain excessively loose \|6.2.1d\|	1
Nearside Brake lever mounting insecure \|3.1.2a\|	1
Throttle operating incorrectly \|6.2.1f\|	1
Nearside Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. \|2.1.1c\|	1
Nearside Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	1
Offside Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	1
Floor brake test No brake control achieves an efficiency of 30%. \|3.3.C1a\|	1
Floor brake test Neither brake control achieves an efficiency of 25% \|3.3.C1b\|	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	2
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam \|1.2.2a\|ii\|\|	1
Front Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Rear Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the wheel raised \|2.2.1b\|	1
Front Wheel has an excessively distorted bead rim. \|4.2.2\|	1
Rear Wheel has an excessively distorted bead rim. \|4.2.2\|	1
Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	1
Nearside Brake lever is damaged and the brake cannot be readily applied \|3.1.3c\|	1
Offside Brake lever is damaged and the brake cannot be readily applied \|3.1.3c\|	1
An item not tested \|Manual\|	1
Front Brake performance not tested \|3.3\|	1
Rear Brake performance not tested \|3.3\|	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 Direction indicator not working L/H \|4.4.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	1
Nearside Rear Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on Dip & main. \|1.1.3a\|	1
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	1
Locking device\|s\| not correctly fitted which may make the motor bicycle dangerous to ride \|6.2.1h\|	1
Rear Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	1
Horn not working (7.7 (a))	1
Handlebar retaining device loose (2.2.1 (b) (i))	1
Front Brake lever insecure (1.1.2 (e) (i))	1
Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.4.A.2c\|	1
Front Front wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.3.5b\|	1
Rear Drive chain excessively loose \|6.2.1d\|	1
Nearside Brake lever mounting insecure \|3.1.2a\|	1
Throttle operating incorrectly \|6.2.1f\|	1
Nearside Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. \|2.1.1c\|	1
Nearside Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	1
Offside Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	1
Floor brake test No brake control achieves an efficiency of 30%. \|3.3.C1a\|	1
Floor brake test Neither brake control achieves an efficiency of 25% \|3.3.C1b\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol TOMOS A3Ms year 1986

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