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MOT History from tests of petrol YAMAHA VMAXs year 1998

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mot history
Pass percent:88.86%
(The average a petrol YAMAHA VMAX year 1998 passes without issue)
Based on:413 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Registration plate issues8
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing |1.4.1|4
Headlamp aim out of alignment3
Horn not working |1.7.3a|3
Front Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|3
Rear Rear reflector on motorcycle missing |1.4.1|2
Offside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3|2
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|2
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.6|1
Rear Roller brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.A1a|1
Rear Brake disc|s| is excessively distorted |3.2.A1m|1
Nearside Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3|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
Front Stop lamp not working brake |4.3.1 |a| |ii||1
Throttle control functioning such that safe operation of the motorcycle is adversely affected |6.2.7 |a| |ii||1
Nearside Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |5.3.2 |b||1
Footrest insecure Rider & pillion |6.2.12 |a||1
Front Brake disc|s| friction surface contaminated by oil or grease |3.2.A1k|1
Stop lamp does not emit a steady light |1.3.1b|1
Front Brake lever cannot be applied smoothly |3.1.3d|1
Front Brake lever cannot be released smoothly |3.1.3d|1
Front Brake fluid reservoir fluid level dangerously low |3.2.B1d|1
Front Hydraulic brake control feels spongy |3.1.4a|1
Front Brake caliper|s| insecure |3.2.A1j|1
Front Brake lever insecure |3.1.2a|1
Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey |7.1.1b|1
Brake lever cannot be applied smoothly |3.1.3d|1
Front Roller brake test indicates a severely grabbing brake |3.3.A1b|1
Offside Direction indicators flashing more than 120 times per minute |1.5.1c|1
Throttle operating incorrectly |6.2.1f|1
Nearside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3|1
Headlamp incorrect colour |1.2.1|1
Offside Front Fuel system component leaking |7.2.1a|1
Rear Brake caliper|s| insecure |3.2.A1j|1
Front wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.3.5b|1
Offside Brake disc|s| friction surface contaminated by oil or grease |3.2.A1k|1
Offside Rear wheel spindle securing nut locking device insecure |2.4.A.2b|1
Headlamp aim headlamp deteriorated and function impaired |1.2.3a|1
Rear Brake locking device missing Split pin missing fro rear brake torque arm. |3.2.A1e|1
Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.A1a|1
Horn is not continous or uniform |1.7.3c|1
Rear Roller brake test indicates a severely juddering brake |3.3.A1b|1
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|1
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25% (1.2.2 (a) (i))1
Position lamp switch does not operate in accordance with the requirements high beam not working (4.2.2 (a))1
Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))1
Stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1
Front Brake disc contaminated (1.1.14 (b))1
Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))1
Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Rear Brake indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort (1.2.1 (e))1
Horn not working (7.7 (a))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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