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MOT History from tests of petrol VESPA VESPAs year 1985

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mot history
Pass percent:78.79%
(The average a petrol VESPA VESPA year 1985 passes without issue)
Based on:198 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Front Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel |3.1.3b|3
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.5.1c|2
Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))2
Headlamp aim out of alignment2
Front Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on |1.1.3a|2
Registration plate issues2
Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. |2.4.A.3b|2
Steering headbearing has excessive free play |2.2.2|2
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam |1.2.2a|i||1
Front Front wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.3.5b|1
Rear Brake cable badly frayed |3.2.A1b|1
Front wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.3.5b|1
Offside Front Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c|1
Rear reflector on motorcycle damaged and function impaired |1.4.2a|1
Front Built up wheel has a loose bolt/s |4.2.1c|1
Rear Built up wheel has a loose bolt/s |4.2.1c|1
Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.5.1b|1
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.5.1b|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.5.1b|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.5.1b|1
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.6|1
Front Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort |3.3.A1d|1
Throttle operating incorrectly |6.2.1f|1
Rear Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam |1.2.2a|ii||1
Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated |5.1.3 |b| |i||1
Stop lamp affected by the operation of another lamp |1.3.2|1
Nearside Rear Lower Motorcycle structure excessively corroded |6.1.1a|1
Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.3.3 (b))1
Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Front Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c|1
Indicator tell tale not functioning |1.5.2|1
Front Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam |1.2.2a|ii||1
Horn sounds harsh or grating |1.7.3c|1
Front Headlamp aim beam image too far to the right |1.6.4|1
Rear Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.4.A.2c|1
Rear Stop lamp affected by the operation of the horn |1.3.2|1
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam |1.2.2a|ii||1
Rear Rear reflector on motorcycle missing |1.4.1|1
Offside Rear Direction indicators not working r/h rear indicator inop |1.5.1c|1
Front All position lamps do not illuminate immediately when switched on sidelight inoperative |1.1.3a|1
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|1
Throttle has a significant change in engine speed whilst moving the steering from lock to lock |2.1.4|1
Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the weight on the lower bearing |2.2.1a|1
Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the wheel raised |2.2.1b|1
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|1
Front Horn not working |1.7.3a|1
Front Front suspension assembly excessive wear or free play in a front suspension component |2.3.4|1
Rear Rear reflector missing |4.8.2 |a| |ii||1
Rear All direction indicators not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Front Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user |1.7.3a|1
Rear Direction indicator not working |1.5.1c|1
Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a))1
Rear Fuel cap does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement |7.2.2b|1
Riders seat insecure |6.2.1a|1
Direction indicator not working |1.5.1c|1
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. |3.3.A2b|1
Centre Front Horn not working |1.7.3a|1
Headlamp insecure |1.2.3b|1
Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the handling |2.5.1|1
Rear wheel insecure |4.2.3b|1
Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey |7.1.1b|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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