MOT History from tests of petrol YAMAHA CWs year 2003

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Pass percent:71.97%

(The average a petrol YAMAHA CW year 2003 passes without issue)

Based on:132 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	10
Steering headbearing has excessive free play \|2.2.2\|	6
Front Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	4
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	3
Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey \|7.1.1b\|	3
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	3
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam \|1.2.2a\|ii\|\|	3
Front Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	2
Front Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released \|1.3.1e\|	2
Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	2
Front Brake disc\|s\| friction surface contaminated by oil or grease \|3.2.A1k\|	2
Nearside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	2
Offside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	2
Roller brake test No brake control achieves an efficiency of 30%. \|3.3.A2a\|	2
Headlamp insecure \|1.2.3b\|	2
Rear position lamp damaged and function impaired \|1.1.1b\|	1
Registration plate issues	1
Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the handling \|2.5.1\|	1
Steering movement excessively stiff with the weight on the lower bearing \|2.2.1a\|	1
Rear Stop lamp emits other than a steady red light \|1.3.1b\|	1
Front Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam \|1.2.2a\|ii\|\|	1
Front Upper Steering headbearing has excessive free play \|2.2.2\|	1
Front Brake lever is inoperative \|3.1.3c\|	1
Stop lamp affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.3.2\|	1
Rear Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released \|1.3.1e\|	1
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.5.1b\|	1
Headlamp dipped beam flickers when tapped lightly by hand \|1.2.2c\|	1
Front suspension has excessive stiffness in the suspension movement. \|2.3.6b\|	1
Rear Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey \|7.1.1b\|	1
Front Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	1
Rear Brake linkage excessively corroded \|3.2.A1c\|	1
Direction indicator flashing less than 60 times a minute \|1.5.1c\|	1
Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	1
Front Brake lever is so short and the brake cannot be readily applied \|3.1.3c\|	1
Rear shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.4.A.1c\|	1
Front Front suspension assembly component excessively corroded. \|2.3.1\|	1
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
Headlamp aim out of alignment	10
Steering headbearing has excessive free play \|2.2.2\|	6
Front Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	4
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	3
Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey \|7.1.1b\|	3
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	3
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam \|1.2.2a\|ii\|\|	3
Front Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	2
Front Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released \|1.3.1e\|	2
Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	2
Front Brake disc\|s\| friction surface contaminated by oil or grease \|3.2.A1k\|	2
Nearside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	2
Offside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	2
Roller brake test No brake control achieves an efficiency of 30%. \|3.3.A2a\|	2
Headlamp insecure \|1.2.3b\|	2
Rear position lamp damaged and function impaired \|1.1.1b\|	1
Registration plate issues	1
Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the handling \|2.5.1\|	1
Steering movement excessively stiff with the weight on the lower bearing \|2.2.1a\|	1
Rear Stop lamp emits other than a steady red light \|1.3.1b\|	1
Front Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam \|1.2.2a\|ii\|\|	1
Front Upper Steering headbearing has excessive free play \|2.2.2\|	1
Front Brake lever is inoperative \|3.1.3c\|	1
Stop lamp affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.3.2\|	1
Rear Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released \|1.3.1e\|	1
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.5.1b\|	1
Headlamp dipped beam flickers when tapped lightly by hand \|1.2.2c\|	1
Front suspension has excessive stiffness in the suspension movement. \|2.3.6b\|	1
Rear Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey \|7.1.1b\|	1
Front Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	1
Rear Brake linkage excessively corroded \|3.2.A1c\|	1
Direction indicator flashing less than 60 times a minute \|1.5.1c\|	1
Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	1
Front Brake lever is so short and the brake cannot be readily applied \|3.1.3c\|	1
Rear shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.4.A.1c\|	1
Front Front suspension assembly component excessively corroded. \|2.3.1\|	1
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol YAMAHA CWs year 2003

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