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MOT History from tests of petrol VINCENT COMETs year 1951

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Pass percent:93.43%
(The average a petrol VINCENT COMET year 1951 passes without issue)
Based on:594 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment9
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|5
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|3
Horn not working |1.7.3a|3
Front Front wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.3.5b|2
Riders seat insecure |6.2.1a|2
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. |3.3.A2b|2
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam |1.2.2a|ii||2
Front Wheel has an excessively distorted bead rim. |4.2.2|2
Steering control fouling between components which interferes with the free movement of the steering |2.1.2a|1
Nearside Front Brake back plate|s| securing bolt|s| loose |3.2.A1j|1
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user |1.7.3a|1
Front position lamp adversely affected by the operation of the horn |1.1.3b|1
Headlamp dipped beam affected by the operation of the horn |1.2.2c|1
Stop lamp affected by the operation of the horn |1.3.2|1
Headlamp main beam affected by the operation of the horn |1.2.2c|1
Front Brake disc|s| cracked |3.2.A1g|1
Front Front wheel bearings are excessively rough |2.3.5b|1
Rear reflector on motorcycle deteriorated and function impaired |1.4.2a|1
Rear Locking device|s| not correctly fitted which may make the motor bicycle dangerous to ride |6.2.1h|1
Front wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.3.5b|1
Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.4.A.2c|1
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on |1.1.3a|1
Front Front mudguard insecure |2.3.7|1
Locking device|s| not correctly fitted which may make the motor bicycle dangerous to ride |6.2.1h|1
Throttle operating incorrectly |6.2.1f|1
Rear Brake locking device insecure |3.2.A1e|1
Nearside Front Footrest insecure |6.2.1a|1
Centre Front Front position lamp missing |1.1.1a|1
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on |1.1.3a|1
Steering headbearing has excessive free play |2.2.2|1
Centre Front Lower Front suspension assembly excessive wear or free play in a front suspension component |2.3.4|1
Rear Drive chain worn to excess |6.2.1e|1
Front Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam |1.2.2a|i||1
Front Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam |1.2.2a|ii||1
Rear Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on |1.1.3a|1
Front Horn not working |1.7.3a|1
Drive chain excessively loose |6.2.1d|1
Clutch lever positioned so it cannot be readily operated. |6.2.1g|1
Floor brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. |3.3.C1b|1
Fuel pipe leaking |7.2.1a|1
Rear Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the handling |2.5.1|1
Nearside Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. |2.1.1c|1
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam |1.2.2a|i||1
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing (1.4.1)1
Drive chain excessively loose (6.2.1d)1
Registration plate issues1

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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