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MOT History from tests of petrol YAMAHA XJ550s year 1983

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mot history
Pass percent:77.46%
(The average a petrol YAMAHA XJ550 year 1983 passes without issue)
Based on:173 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.A1a|4
Drive chain excessively loose |6.2.1d|4
Headlamp aim out of alignment4
Offside Front Brake caliper|s| insecure |3.2.A1j|3
Front Floor brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.C2c|2
Nearside Steering lock stop ineffective |2.1.3|2
Front wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.3.5b|2
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing |1.4.1|2
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam |1.2.2a|i||2
Front wheel spindle securing nut locking device missing |2.3.3a|2
Rear Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey |7.1.1b|2
Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released |1.3.1e|2
Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))2
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.6|1
Dipswitch does not deflect the main beam/s, making them into dipped beam/s |1.2.2b|ii||1
Horn not working |1.7.3a|1
Indicator tell tale not functioning |1.5.2|1
Front Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on |1.1.3a|1
Rear Roller brake test indicates a sticking brake |3.3.A1a|1
Front Headlamp insecure |1.2.3b|1
Steering control handlebar movement restricted by trapped cables |2.1.2c|1
Rear Floor brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.C2c|1
Rear wheel spindle securing nut locking device missing |2.4.A.2b|1
Brake locking device missing |3.2.A1e|1
Front Brake disc|s| excessively worn |3.2.A1l|1
Fuel system component leaking |7.2.1a|1
Front Steering movement excessively rough with the weight on the lower bearing |2.2.1a|1
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |5.3.2 |b||1
Front All direction indicators obviously incorrectly positioned |4.4.3 |a||1
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam |1.2.2a|ii||1
Front wheel bearings are excessively rough |2.3.5b|1
Nearside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3|1
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. |3.3.A2b|1
Central Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||1
Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the steering |2.5.1|1
Centre Rear Rear reflector on motorcycle missing |1.4.1|1
Front Steering movement excessively stiff with the wheel raised |2.2.1b|1
Rear Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. |2.4.A.3b|1
Nearside Indicator switch does not operate the direction indicators on the side selected |1.5.4|1
Nearside Front Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on |1.1.3a|1
Offside Front Front suspension assembly component loose |2.3.1|1
Rear Rear reflector on motorcycle missing |1.4.1|1
Nearside Rear Footrest insecure |6.2.1a|1
Nearside Rear Drive chain excessively loose |6.2.1d|1
Front Horn not working |1.7.3a|1
Steering movement excessively stiff with the wheel raised |2.2.1b|1
Direction indicator not working |1.5.1c|1
Registration plate issues1
Throttle operating incorrectly |6.2.1f|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator insecure |1.5.3b|1
Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. |2.4.A.3b|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.5.1c|1
Front suspension has inadequate damping effect. |2.3.6c|1
Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3|1
Rear suspension movement is excessively stiff |2.4.A.3b|1
Rear Brake pedal has inadequate reserve travel |3.1.3b|1
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on |1.1.3a|1
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on |1.1.3a|1
Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c|1
Nearside Front Brake caliper|s| insecure |3.2.A1j|1
Throttle has a significant change in engine speed whilst moving the steering from lock to lock |2.1.4|1
Rear Brake reaction bracket insecure (3.2.A1j)1
Rear Rear reflector on motorcycle does not reflect squarely to the rear |1.4.1|1
Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Horn not working (7.7 (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.

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