MOT History from tests of petrol YAMAHA XJRs year 2008

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Pass percent:91.63%

(The average a petrol YAMAHA XJR year 2008 passes without issue)

Based on:454 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	6
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))	3
Registration plate issues	2
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	2
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))	2
Offside Front Brake disc\|s\| excessively pitted \|3.2.A1l\|	1
Rear Brake disc\|s\| excessively pitted \|3.2.A1l\|	1
Drive chain excessively loose \|6.2.1d\|	1
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	1
Headlamp insecure \|1.2.3b\|	1
Central Front Upper Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	1
Central Front Horn control not functioning. \|1.7.2b\|	1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	1
Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	1
Front Hydraulic brake control feels spongy \|3.1.4a\|	1
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	1
Offside Front Footrest insecure \|6.2.1a\|	1
Rear reflector on motorcycle incorrectly positioned \|1.4.2d\|	1
Offside Front Brake disc\|s\| friction surface contaminated by oil or grease \|3.2.A1k\|	1
Offside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	1
Drive chain excessively tight \|6.2.1d\|	1
Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the weight on the lower bearing \|2.2.1a\|	1
Rear Direction indicator insecure \|1.5.3b\|	1
Front Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	1
Front Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	1
Rear Brake disc\|s\| excessively worn \|3.2.A1l\|	1
Rear Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	1
Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii))	1
Nearside Handlebar grip insecure to handlebar (2.2.1 (d) (ii))	1
Nearside Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. \|2.1.1c\|	1
Motorcycle structure excessively damaged exposed electrics \|6.1.1a\|	1
Central Front Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))	1
Nearside Front Brake disc\|s\| excessively pitted \|3.2.A1l\|	1
Drive chain worn to excess (6.1.7 (c) (i))	1
Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a))	1
Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a))	1
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released	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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Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	6
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))	3
Registration plate issues	2
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	2
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))	2
Offside Front Brake disc\|s\| excessively pitted \|3.2.A1l\|	1
Rear Brake disc\|s\| excessively pitted \|3.2.A1l\|	1
Drive chain excessively loose \|6.2.1d\|	1
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	1
Headlamp insecure \|1.2.3b\|	1
Central Front Upper Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	1
Central Front Horn control not functioning. \|1.7.2b\|	1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	1
Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	1
Front Hydraulic brake control feels spongy \|3.1.4a\|	1
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	1
Offside Front Footrest insecure \|6.2.1a\|	1
Rear reflector on motorcycle incorrectly positioned \|1.4.2d\|	1
Offside Front Brake disc\|s\| friction surface contaminated by oil or grease \|3.2.A1k\|	1
Offside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	1
Drive chain excessively tight \|6.2.1d\|	1
Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the weight on the lower bearing \|2.2.1a\|	1
Rear Direction indicator insecure \|1.5.3b\|	1
Front Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	1
Front Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	1
Rear Brake disc\|s\| excessively worn \|3.2.A1l\|	1
Rear Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	1
Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii))	1
Nearside Handlebar grip insecure to handlebar (2.2.1 (d) (ii))	1
Nearside Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. \|2.1.1c\|	1
Motorcycle structure excessively damaged exposed electrics \|6.1.1a\|	1
Central Front Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))	1
Nearside Front Brake disc\|s\| excessively pitted \|3.2.A1l\|	1
Drive chain worn to excess (6.1.7 (c) (i))	1
Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a))	1
Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a))	1
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released	1

MOT History from tests of petrol YAMAHA XJRs year 2008

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