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MOT History from tests of petrol YAMAHA XJ650s year 1983

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mot history
Pass percent:78.95%
(The average a petrol YAMAHA XJ650 year 1983 passes without issue)
Based on:190 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment8
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing |1.4.1|5
Front Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|3
Registration plate issues3
Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. |2.4.A.3b|2
Nearside Rear Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c|2
Front wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.3.5b|2
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|2
Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.A1a|2
Parking brake lever insecure |3.1.3b|1
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Rear spring worn and seriously weakened |2.4A1b|ii||1
Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a|1
Rear wheel spindle securing nut locking device insecure |2.4.A.2b|1
Rear Brake lining|s| contaminated by oil or grease |3.2.A1k|1
Steering movement excessively stiff with the weight on the lower bearing |2.2.1a|1
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on |1.1.3a|1
Horn not working |1.7.3a|1
Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Steering system fouling |2.2.D.2a|1
Nearside Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering |6.1.A.1|1
Front Steering movement excessively stiff with the wheel raised |2.2.1b|1
Front Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the wheel raised |2.2.1b|1
Nearside Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. |2.1.1c|1
Front Brake disc|s| friction surface contaminated by oil or grease |3.2.A1k|1
Offside Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3|1
Nearside Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.5.1c|1
Centre front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Front wheel spindle securing nut locking device missing |2.3.5a|1
Brake cable insecure |3.5.1d|1
Rear wheel spindle securing nut|s| loose |2.4.A.2b|1
Brake pedal cannot be released smoothly |3.1.3d|1
Floor brake test Neither brake control achieves an efficiency of 25% |3.3.C1b|1
Front Brake lever insecure |3.1.2a|1
Rear Lower Locking devices not correctly fitted which may make the motor bicycle dangerous to ride |6.2.1h|1
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on |1.1.3a|1
Riders seat insecure |6.2.1a|1
Rear shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.4.A.1c|1
Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort |3.3.A1d|1
Front Brake component is fractured |3.1.5|1
Headlamp dipped beam affected by the operation of another lamp |1.2.2c|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.5.1b|1
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. |3.3.A2b|1
Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey |7.1.1b|1
Throttle has a significant change in engine speed whilst moving the steering from lock to lock |2.1.4|1
Stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1
Front Wheel spindle loose (5.2.1 (c) (i))1
Nearside Rear Service brake effort inadequate at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (i))1
Offside Rear Service brake effort inadequate at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (i))1
Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))1
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))1
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))1
Service brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.2.2 (a) (ii))1
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))1
Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn swing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Front Brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))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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