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MOT History from tests of petrol TRIUMPH T140s year 1980

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mot history
Pass percent:87.45%
(The average a petrol TRIUMPH T140 year 1980 passes without issue)
Based on:701 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment19
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|8
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.6|4
Rear Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on |1.1.3a|3
Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.5.1c|3
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on |1.1.3a|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
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. |3.3.A2b|2
Nearside Front Direction indicator insecure |1.5.3b|2
Rear Hydraulic brake control feels spongy |3.1.4a|2
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|2
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user |1.7.3a|2
Nearside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3|2
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam |1.2.2a|ii||2
Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.4.A.2c|2
Drive chain excessively loose |6.2.1d|2
Stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))2
Rear Drive chain excessively loose |6.2.1d|1
Rear Exhaust mounting does not fully support the exhaust system |7.1.1.c|1
Front Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on |1.1.3a|1
Rear Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released |1.3.1e|1
Front Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort |3.3.A1d|1
Rear suspension bush has excessive free play |2.4.A2a|i||1
Front Brake disc|s| friction surface contaminated by oil or grease |3.2.A1k|1
Rear Stop lamp not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||1
Front Footrest insecure |6.2.1a|1
Fuel tank leaking |7.2.1a|1
Rear Brake master cylinder leaking hydraulic fluid |3.2.B1e|1
Brake hose excessively deteriorated1
Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. |2.4.A.3b|1
Nearside Direction indicator flashing more than 120 times per minute |1.5.1c|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.5.1c|1
Offside Front Direction indicator flashing more than 120 times per minute |1.5.1c|1
Rear Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the handling |2.5.1|1
Front Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey |7.1.1b|1
Centre Front Exhaust excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a|1
Offside Throttle operating incorrectly |6.2.1f|1
Rear Roller brake test indicates a sticking brake |3.3.A1a|1
Front Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel |3.1.3b|1
Nearside Front Footrest insecure |6.2.1a|1
Rear Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.4.A.2c|1
Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3|1
Front Front suspension assembly component cracked |2.3.1|1
Suspension arm attachment bracket/mounting insecure pivot mtg loose |5.3.3 |a| |i||1
Direction indicators affected by the operation of another lamp |1.5.1c|1
Offside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3|1
Front Hydraulic brake control creeps under load. |3.1.4a|1
Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.A1a|1
Front Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam |1.2.2a|i||1
Offside Front Footrest insecure |6.2.1a|1
Steering headbearing has excessive free play |2.2.2|1
Front Headlamp dipped beam flickers when tapped lightly by hand |1.2.2c|1
Rear Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator insecure |1.5.3b|1
Horn not working |1.7.3a|1
Nearside Front Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c|1
Rear Roller brake test indicates brake effort rise disproportional to brake lever or pedal effort |3.3.A1c|1
Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the handling |2.5.1|1
Footrest missing |6.2.12 |a||1
Motorcycle structure excessively distorted |6.1.1a|1
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on |1.1.3a|1
Exhaust mounting does not fully support the exhaust system |7.1.1.c|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.5.1c|1
Rear suspension component loose |2.4.A.1a|1
Rear Wheel spoke excessively loose |4.2.1b|1
Rear Drive chain worn to excess |6.1.7 |c| |i||1
Forks fractured n/side and o/side bottom fork wheel spindle clamps fractured. |2.2.2 |d| |i||1
Registration plate issues1
Locking device|s| not correctly fitted which may make the motor bicycle dangerous to ride |6.2.1h|1
Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released |1.3.1e|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator flashing less than 60 times a minute |1.5.1c|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator flashing less than 60 times a minute |1.5.1c|1
Nearside Handlebar mounting clamp bolt loose |2.1.1a|1
Offside Handlebar mounting clamp bolt loose |2.1.1a|1
Offside Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c|1
Brake master cylinder leaking hydraulic fluid |3.2.B1e|1
Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey |7.1.1b|1
All position lamps do not illuminate immediately when switched on |1.1.3a|1
Rear Stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))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.

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