MOT History from tests of petrol TRIUMPH TRIDENTs year 1974

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Pass percent:90.33%

(The average a petrol TRIUMPH TRIDENT year 1974 passes without issue)

Based on:548 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	14
Registration plate issues	5
Steering headbearing has excessive free play \|2.2.2\|	5
Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	3
Rear Roller brake test indicates a sticking brake \|3.3.A1a\|	2
Front Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort \|3.3.A1d\|	2
Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	2
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	2
Throttle operating incorrectly \|6.2.1f\|	2
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
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam \|1.2.2a\|ii\|\|	2
Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the handling \|2.5.1\|	2
Rear Brake pedal has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	2
Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the wheel raised \|2.2.1b\|	2
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	2
Offside Rear Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Front Hydraulic brake control creeps under load. \|3.1.4a\|	1
Front suspension has excessive stiffness in the suspension movement. \|2.3.6b\|	1
Offside Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.4.A.2c\|	1
Rear Drive chain worn to excess \|6.2.1e\|	1
Rear Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	1
Nearside Rear Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Centre Motorcycle structure cracked \|6.1.1a\|	1
Offside Outer Rear Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Rear wheel spindle securing nut\|s\| loose \|2.4.A.2b\|	1
Rear Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	1
Nearside Exhaust mounting does not fully support the exhaust system \|7.1.1.c\|	1
Front suspension assembly component cracked \|2.3.1\|	1
Brake pedal has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	1
Headlamp switch faulty \|1.2.4\|	1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.6\|	1
Front Brake disc\|s\| has excessive run out \|3.2.A1m\|	1
Offside Headlamp switch faulty \|1.2.4\|	1
Horn control not functioning. \|1.7.2b\|	1
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies (1.3.1a)	1
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam (1.2.2a(i))	1
Front Steering headbearing has excessive free play (2.2.2)	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	14
Registration plate issues	5
Steering headbearing has excessive free play \|2.2.2\|	5
Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	3
Rear Roller brake test indicates a sticking brake \|3.3.A1a\|	2
Front Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort \|3.3.A1d\|	2
Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	2
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	2
Throttle operating incorrectly \|6.2.1f\|	2
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
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam \|1.2.2a\|ii\|\|	2
Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the handling \|2.5.1\|	2
Rear Brake pedal has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	2
Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the wheel raised \|2.2.1b\|	2
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	2
Offside Rear Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Front Hydraulic brake control creeps under load. \|3.1.4a\|	1
Front suspension has excessive stiffness in the suspension movement. \|2.3.6b\|	1
Offside Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.4.A.2c\|	1
Rear Drive chain worn to excess \|6.2.1e\|	1
Rear Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	1
Nearside Rear Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Centre Motorcycle structure cracked \|6.1.1a\|	1
Offside Outer Rear Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Rear wheel spindle securing nut\|s\| loose \|2.4.A.2b\|	1
Rear Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	1
Nearside Exhaust mounting does not fully support the exhaust system \|7.1.1.c\|	1
Front suspension assembly component cracked \|2.3.1\|	1
Brake pedal has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	1
Headlamp switch faulty \|1.2.4\|	1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.6\|	1
Front Brake disc\|s\| has excessive run out \|3.2.A1m\|	1
Offside Headlamp switch faulty \|1.2.4\|	1
Horn control not functioning. \|1.7.2b\|	1
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies (1.3.1a)	1
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam (1.2.2a(i))	1
Front Steering headbearing has excessive free play (2.2.2)	1

MOT History from tests of petrol TRIUMPH TRIDENTs year 1974

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