MOT History from tests of petrol VESPA VESPAs year 1961

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Pass percent:82.73%

(The average a petrol VESPA VESPA year 1961 passes without issue)

Based on:110 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	6
Front Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	4
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. \|3.3.A2b\|	3
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	3
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	3
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2
Steering headbearing has excessive free play \|2.2.2\|	2
Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	2
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam \|1.2.2a\|ii\|\|	2
Rear Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released \|1.3.1e\|	2
Floor brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. \|3.3.C1b\|	1
Brake lever is inoperative \|3.1.3c\|	1
Brake pedal has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	1
Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	1
Front Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam \|1.2.2a\|ii\|\|	1
Rear Wheel has an excessively distorted bead rim. \|4.2.2\|	1
Front Wheel has an excessively distorted bead rim. \|4.2.2\|	1
Front Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	1
Rear Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	1
Rear Stop lamp damaged and function impaired \|1.3.3a\|	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
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user \|1.7.3a\|	1
Nearside Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. \|2.1.1c\|	1
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	1
Rear position lamp damaged and function impaired \|1.1.1b\|	1
Offside Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. \|2.1.1c\|	1
Brake locking device insecure \|3.2.A1e\|	1
Front Roller brake test indicates a sticking brake \|3.3.A1a\|	1
Rear Brake pedal has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	1
Front Dipswitch does not extinquish main beam/s, leaving at least 1 dipped beam headlamp \|1.2.2b\|i\|\|	1
Front Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	1
Rear Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	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
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	6
Front Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	4
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. \|3.3.A2b\|	3
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	3
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	3
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2
Steering headbearing has excessive free play \|2.2.2\|	2
Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	2
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam \|1.2.2a\|ii\|\|	2
Rear Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released \|1.3.1e\|	2
Floor brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. \|3.3.C1b\|	1
Brake lever is inoperative \|3.1.3c\|	1
Brake pedal has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	1
Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	1
Front Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam \|1.2.2a\|ii\|\|	1
Rear Wheel has an excessively distorted bead rim. \|4.2.2\|	1
Front Wheel has an excessively distorted bead rim. \|4.2.2\|	1
Front Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	1
Rear Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	1
Rear Stop lamp damaged and function impaired \|1.3.3a\|	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
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user \|1.7.3a\|	1
Nearside Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. \|2.1.1c\|	1
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	1
Rear position lamp damaged and function impaired \|1.1.1b\|	1
Offside Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. \|2.1.1c\|	1
Brake locking device insecure \|3.2.A1e\|	1
Front Roller brake test indicates a sticking brake \|3.3.A1a\|	1
Rear Brake pedal has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	1
Front Dipswitch does not extinquish main beam/s, leaving at least 1 dipped beam headlamp \|1.2.2b\|i\|\|	1
Front Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	1
Rear Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol VESPA VESPAs year 1961

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