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MOT History from tests of petrol YAMAHA XJs year 1981

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Pass percent:77.78%
(The average a petrol YAMAHA XJ year 1981 passes without issue)
Based on:135 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment4
Rear Roller brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.A1a|2
Registration plate issues2
Front Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f||1
Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3|1
Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii||1
Fuel tank insecure |7.2.1|1
Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings Crack at headstock |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Front Engine mounting/bracket missing offside front engine mounting bolt missing |6.1.8 |a| |ii||1
Nearside Front Brake disc|s| friction surface contaminated by oil or grease |3.2.A1k|1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|1
Throttle has a significant change in engine speed whilst moving the steering from lock to lock |2.1.4|1
Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the weight on the lower bearing |2.2.1a|1
Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the wheel raised |2.2.1b|1
Rear Roller brake test indicates a sticking brake |3.3.A1a|1
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing |1.4.1|1
Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c|1
Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.A1a|1
Front Headlamp aim so that beam "kick up" is not visible on the screen |1.6.B.1|1
Front Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|1
Centre Front Upper Front position lamp missing |1.1.1a|1
Offside Outer Rear Lower Brake pedal attachment screws loose |3.1.2b|1
Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.6|1
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on |1.1.3a|1
Centre Rear Rear reflector on motorcycle missing |1.4.1|1
Nearside Rear position lamp insecure |1.1.1c|1
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam |1.2.2a|i||1
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam |1.2.2a|ii||1
Rear Brake disc|s| cracked |3.2.A1g|1
Horn not working |1.7.3a|1
Nearside Footrest insecure |6.2.1a|1
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on |1.1.3a|1
Front Front wheel spindle securing nut locking device missing |2.3.3a|1
Rear Front wheel spindle securing nut locking device missing |2.3.3a|1
Rear Brake locking device missing |3.2.A1e|1
Rear position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.3b|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
Handlebar mounting clamp loose |2.1.1a|1
Rear Front suspension has inadequate damping effect. |2.3.6c|1
Front wheel spindle securing nut locking device missing |2.3.3a|1
Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a))1
Nearside Handlebar grip insecure to handlebar (2.2.1 (d) (ii))1
Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached Swingarm spindle loose (5.3.4 (a) (ii))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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