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MOT History from tests of petrol YAMAHA BWs year 1997

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mot history
Pass percent:54.00%
(The average a petrol YAMAHA BW year 1997 passes without issue)
Based on:50 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Offside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3|4
Headlamp aim out of alignment3
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam |1.2.2a|i||3
Nearside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3|3
Rear wheel rotation likely to be impeded |6.2.1b|3
Steering headbearing has excessive free play |2.2.2|3
Nearside Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3|2
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam |1.2.2a|ii||2
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|2
Rear Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel |3.1.3b|2
Front Front suspension has excessive stiffness in the suspension movement. |2.3.6b|2
Front Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|2
Registration plate issues2
Offside Front suspension assembly component excessively corroded. |2.3.1|1
Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. |2.4.A.3b|1
Nearside Front Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator insecure |1.5.3b|1
Rear Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey |7.1.1b|1
Direction indicators flashing less than 60 times a minute |1.5.1c|1
Steering control handlebar movement restricted by cables caught on a projection |2.1.2c|1
Horn sounds harsh or grating |1.7.3c|1
Offside Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3|1
Nearside Front Front suspension assembly component excessively corroded. |2.3.1|1
Offside Front Front suspension assembly component excessively corroded. |2.3.1|1
Offside Front Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.5.1c|1
Brake fluid reservoir fluid level dangerously low |3.2.B1d|1
Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey |7.1.1b|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator missing |1.5.1a|1
Front suspension has excessive stiffness in the suspension movement. |2.3.6b|1
Front wheel bearings are excessively rough |2.3.5b|1
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on |1.1.3a|1
Rear Rear wheel insecure |4.2.3b|1
Rear Stop lamp affected by the operation of another lamp |1.3.2|1
Front Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam |1.2.2a|ii||1
Upper Steering headbearing has excessive free play |2.2.2|1
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|1
Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3|1
Nearside Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. |2.1.1c|1
Headlamp insecure |1.2.3b|1
Rear wheel has a loose wheel nut|s| |4.2.3a|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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