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MOT History from tests of petrol YAMAHA RD500s year 1984

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Pass percent:91.78%
(The average a petrol YAMAHA RD500 year 1984 passes without issue)
Based on:426 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment7
Registration plate issues5
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user |1.7.3a|2
Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c|2
Offside Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3|2
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|2
Nearside Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on |1.1.3a|1
Nearside Front Brake disc|s| friction surface contaminated by oil or grease |3.2.A1k|1
Nearside Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3|1
Front Brake grabbing severely (1.2.1 (c))1
Offside Front Brake disc|s| friction surface contaminated by oil or grease |3.2.A1k|1
Front Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|1
Steering movement excessively stiff with the weight on the lower bearing |2.2.1a|1
Rear Brake caliper|s| securing bolt|s| loose |3.2.A1j|1
Steering control fouling between components which interferes with the free movement of the steering |2.1.2a|1
Fuel hose leaking |7.2.1a|1
Headlamp reflector seriously defective LHD unit firred (4.1.1 (b) (ii))1
Horn control not functioning. |1.7.2b|1
Offside Front Brake caliper|s| securing bolt|s| loose |3.2.A1j|1
Throttle operating incorrectly |6.2.1f|1
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.6|1
Front Headlamp incorrect colour (4.1.4 (a))1
Nearside Front Upper Fuel system component leaking |7.2.1a|1
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing |1.4.1|1
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on |1.1.3a|1
Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||1
Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a))1
Headlamp insecure |1.2.3b|1
Offside Front Direction indicator insecure |1.5.3b|1
Rear Brake pedal has inadequate reserve travel |3.1.3b|1
Front Brake lever insecure |3.1.2a|1
Rear Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released |1.3.1e|1
Fuel system component leaking |7.2.1a|1
Offside Rear Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c|1
Rear Rear suspension bush has excessive free play |2.4.A2a|i||1
Front Direction indicators flashing more than 120 times per minute |1.5.1c|1
Throttle has a significant change in engine speed whilst moving the steering from lock to lock |2.1.4|1
Brake locking device missing |3.2.A1e|1
Nearside Fuel hose leaking |7.2.1a|1
Rear suspension bush has excessive free play |2.4.A2a|i||1
Nearside Front Footrest insecure |6.2.1a|1
Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect |5.3.2 |b||1
Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the wheel raised |2.2.1b|1
Offside Front Footrest insecure |6.2.1a|1
Offside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3|1
Front Brake lining|s| contaminated by oil or grease |3.2.A1k|1
Steering movement excessively rough with the weight on the lower bearing |2.2.1a|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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