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MOT History from tests of petrol YAMAHA BWSs year 2012

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mot history
Pass percent:80.42%
(The average a petrol YAMAHA BWS year 2012 passes without issue)
Based on:761 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment30
Front Brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))13
Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.A1a|13
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released7
Headlamp insecure |1.2.3b|4
Front Floor brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.C2c|4
Nearside Rear Direction indicator insecure |1.5.3b|4
Rear Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))4
Front Brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f||3
Rear Stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))3
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing |1.4.1|3
Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii))2
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|2
Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a))2
Rear Stop lamp not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||2
Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))2
Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||2
Rear reflector missing |4.8.2 |a| |ii||2
Horn not working |1.7.3a|2
Nearside Front Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c|2
Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c))2
Rear Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel |3.1.3b|2
Rear Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii))2
Rear Brake has no recorded effort at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (ii))2
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25% (1.2.2 (a) (i))2
Front Roller brake test indicates a sticking brake |3.3.A1a|2
Front Stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))2
Nearside Front Brake caliper insecure (1.1.16 (c) (i))1
Rear Rear wheel bearings are excessively tight |2.4.A.2c|1
Direction indicator likely to become detached L/H/R |4.4.1 |c| |ii||1
Rear Wheel fixing loose |single fixing| Wheel nut loose. |5.2.1 |a| |ii||1
Rear Brake cable insecure1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Rear Suspension arm attachment bracket/mounting insecure (5.3.3 (a) (i))1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))1
Nearside Front Lower Brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f||1
Nearside Indicator switch inoperative (4.4.2 (a) (ii))1
Front Brake disc contaminated (1.1.14 (b))1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Steering headbearing excessively stiff or notchy (2.2.2 (f) (i))1
Roller brake test brake efficiency less than 27.5% overall (1.2.2 (a) (ii))1
Brake excessively binding Fr. brake binding (1.2.1 (f))1
Rear brake binding1
Direction indicator not working L/H winkers not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Direction indicator incorrect colour R/Hand rear lens missing (4.4.3 (a))1
Steering headbearing in such a condition that steering control is adversely affected |2.2.2 |f| |ii||1
Rear Brake lagging in operation |1.2.1 |d||1
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |5.3.2 |b||1
Offside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect |5.3.2 |b||1
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect |5.3.2 |b||1
Nearside Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c|1
Offside Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c|1
Rear Brake cylinder insecurely mounted |3.2.B1a|1
Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||1
Rear wheel insecure |4.2.3b|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator obscured |1.5.1a|1
Brake performance not tested |3.3|1
Rear Direction indicator obviously incorrectly positioned min required spacing is 180mm apart |4.4.3 |a||1
Rear Rear reflector on motorcycle missing |1.4.1|1
Rear Brake lever is so short that the brake cannot be readily applied (1.1.2 (d))1
Rear reflector on motorcycle obscured |1.4.2b|1
Rear Roller brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.A1a|1
Rear Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.4.A.2c|1
Rear Rear reflector missing |4.8.2 |a| |ii||1
Front Decelerometer brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.E1d|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c|1
Front Brake effort inadequate at a wheel leaver hits bars |1.2.1 |a| |i||1
Nearside Front Upper Direction indicators flashing less than 60 times a minute |1.5.1c|1
Nearside Rear Upper Direction indicators flashing less than 60 times a minute |1.5.1c|1
Offside Front Upper Direction indicators flashing less than 60 times a minute |1.5.1c|1
Offside Rear Upper Direction indicators flashing less than 60 times a minute |1.5.1c|1
Centre Front Lower Fuel system component insecure |7.2.1b|1
Rear Roller brake test indicates brake effort rise disproportional to brake lever or pedal effort |3.3.A1c|1
Stop lamp does not illuminate by the operation of both brake controls (4.3.2 (a) (iii))1
Nearside Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel |3.1.3b|1
Stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1
Rear Brake effort inadequate at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Brake lever so insecure that the brake cannot be readily applied (1.1.2 (e) (ii))1
Roller brake test No brake control achieves an efficiency of 30% (1.2.2 (a) (i))1
Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |4.3.3 |b||1
Rear suspension fouling which affects the movement of the rear suspension |2.4.A.3a|1
Exhaust noise is clearly in excess of that emitted by a similar motor bicycle fitted with a standard silencer in average condition |7.1.2|1
Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the wheel raised |2.2.1b|1
Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the steering |2.5.1|1
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. |3.3.A2b|1
Front suspension assembly component excessively misaligned steering needs attention |2.3.1|1
Steering lock stop maladjusted |2.1.3|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))1
Fuel cap missing |7.2.2a|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))1
Offside Brake lever is bent and the brake cannot be readily applied Front brake. (1.1.2 (d))1
Nearside Front Brake pipe inadequately supported |3.2.B2b|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator damaged and function impaired |1.5.3a|1
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam |1.2.2a|i||1
Central Front Riders seat insecure |6.2.5 |a| |ii||1
Rear Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel |1.1.2 |a||1
Nearside Brake lever mounting cracked |3.1.2c|1
Nearside Brake lever mounting insecure |3.1.2a|1
Nearside Front Brake lever is so short that the brake cannot be readily applied (1.1.2 (d))1
Stop lamp not working front and rear (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1
Registration plate lamp issues1
Rear Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel rear brake lever comes bake to handle bars when applied |3.1.3b|1
Brake fluid reservoir fluid level significantly below minimum level (1.1.10 (d) (ii))1
Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))1
Steering headbearing has excessive free play |2.2.2|1
Offside Front Brake master cylinder leaking |1.1.10 |b| |ii||1
Offside Front Brake lever is bent and the brake cannot be readily applied |1.1.2 |d||1
Steering headbearing has excessive wear or free play |2.2.2 |f| |i||1
Rear Brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))1
Nearside Front Forks in such a condition that steering control is adversely affected Fork fouling body work (2.2.2 (d) (ii))1
Valve stem seriously misaligned (5.2.3 (j))1
Rear Brake indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort (1.2.1 (e))1
Nearside Rear Direction indicators not working and damaged, broken mount |1.5.1c|1
Front Headlamp aim so that beam "kick up" is not visible on the screen (4.1.2 (a))1
Front Brake caliper|s| securing bolt|s| loose |3.2.A1j|1
Brake performance not tested FRONT BRAKE SEIZED |1.2.1 |g||1
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))1
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on |1.1.3a|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator missing |1.5.1a|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator missing |1.5.1a|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator missing |1.5.1a|1
Offside Front Direction indicator missing |1.5.1a|1
Indicator tell tale not functioning |1.5.2|1
Handlebar grip insecure to handlebar right hand switch gear/mirror mount/throttle housing |2.2.1 |d| |ii||1
Rear reflector defective or damaged by more than 50% of the reflecting surface painted over |4.8.1 |a| |ii||1
Front Brake caliper cracked and braking performance affected (1.1.16 (a) (ii))1
Offside Stop lamp switch with a delay in operation (4.3.2 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Upper Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|1
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |5.3.2 |b||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.

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