MOT History from tests of petrol VESPA (DOUGLAS) PX125s year 1979

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Pass percent:80.99%

(The average a petrol VESPA (DOUGLAS) PX125 year 1979 passes without issue)

Based on:121 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	4
Front wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.3.5b\|	4
Front Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	3
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	2
Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	2
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	2
Steering headbearing has excessive free play \|2.2.2\|	2
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	2
Front suspension assembly excessive wear or free play in a front suspension component \|2.3.4\|	2
Rear suspension bearing has excessive free play \|2.4.A2a\|i\|\|	1
Rear Roller brake test indicates a sticking brake \|3.3.A1a\|	1
Front suspension has inadequate damping effect. \|2.3.6c\|	1
Stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	1
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.5.1b\|	1
Registration plate issues	1
Front Front wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.3.5b\|	1
Front Front wheel bearings are excessively rough \|2.3.5b\|	1
Front Steering movement excessively stiff with the weight on the lower bearing \|2.2.1a\|	1
Front Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the weight on the lower bearing \|2.2.1a\|	1
Front Steering movement excessively stiff with the wheel raised \|2.2.1b\|	1
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Rear Brake pedal cannot be released smoothly \|3.1.3d\|	1
Motorcycle structure excessively corroded \|6.1.1a\|	1
Riders seat insecure \|6.2.1a\|	1
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. \|3.3.A2b\|	1
Front Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	1
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	1
Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the wheel raised \|2.2.1b\|	1
Rear Locking device\|s\| not correctly fitted which may make the motor bicycle dangerous to ride \|6.2.1h\|	1
Headlamp aim not tested \|1.6\|	1
Front Steering headbearing has excessive free play \|2.2.2\|	1
Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.4.A.2c\|	1
Headlamp dipped beam flickers when tapped lightly by hand \|1.2.2c\|	1
Headlamp main beam flickers when tapped lightly by hand \|1.2.2c\|	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	4
Front wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.3.5b\|	4
Front Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	3
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	2
Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	2
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	2
Steering headbearing has excessive free play \|2.2.2\|	2
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	2
Front suspension assembly excessive wear or free play in a front suspension component \|2.3.4\|	2
Rear suspension bearing has excessive free play \|2.4.A2a\|i\|\|	1
Rear Roller brake test indicates a sticking brake \|3.3.A1a\|	1
Front suspension has inadequate damping effect. \|2.3.6c\|	1
Stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	1
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.5.1b\|	1
Registration plate issues	1
Front Front wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.3.5b\|	1
Front Front wheel bearings are excessively rough \|2.3.5b\|	1
Front Steering movement excessively stiff with the weight on the lower bearing \|2.2.1a\|	1
Front Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the weight on the lower bearing \|2.2.1a\|	1
Front Steering movement excessively stiff with the wheel raised \|2.2.1b\|	1
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Rear Brake pedal cannot be released smoothly \|3.1.3d\|	1
Motorcycle structure excessively corroded \|6.1.1a\|	1
Riders seat insecure \|6.2.1a\|	1
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. \|3.3.A2b\|	1
Front Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	1
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	1
Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the wheel raised \|2.2.1b\|	1
Rear Locking device\|s\| not correctly fitted which may make the motor bicycle dangerous to ride \|6.2.1h\|	1
Headlamp aim not tested \|1.6\|	1
Front Steering headbearing has excessive free play \|2.2.2\|	1
Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.4.A.2c\|	1
Headlamp dipped beam flickers when tapped lightly by hand \|1.2.2c\|	1
Headlamp main beam flickers when tapped lightly by hand \|1.2.2c\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol VESPA (DOUGLAS) PX125s year 1979

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