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MOT History from tests of petrol YAMAHA XS400s year 1980

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mot history
Pass percent:80.06%
(The average a petrol YAMAHA XS400 year 1980 passes without issue)
Based on:331 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment9
Registration plate issues5
Rear Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort |3.3.A1d|4
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing |1.4.1|3
Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.A1a|3
Handlebar mounting excessively deteriorated |flexible type| |2.1.1d|3
Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. |2.4.A.3b|3
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on |1.1.3a|3
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam |1.2.2a|i||3
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|2
Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3|2
Rear Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey |7.1.1b|2
Riders seat insecure |6.2.1a|2
Offside Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. |2.1.1c|2
Front position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.3b|2
Rear position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.3b|2
Headlamp dipped beam affected by the operation of another lamp |1.2.2c|2
Nearside Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. |2.1.1c|2
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam |1.2.2a|ii||2
Steering headbearing has excessive wear or free play (2.2.2 (f) (i))2
Rear Floor brake test indicates a sticking brake |3.3.C2c|1
Throttle has a significant change in engine speed whilst moving the steering from lock to lock |2.1.4|1
Stop lamp affected by the operation of another lamp |1.3.2|1
Horn sounds harsh or grating |1.7.3c|1
Drive chain excessively tight |6.2.1d|1
Fuel cap sealing washer torn |7.2.2c|1
Front wheel spindle securing nut locking device missing |2.3.5a|1
Front position lamp adversely affected by the operation of the horn |1.1.3b|1
Rear position lamp adversely affected by the operation of the horn |1.1.3b|1
Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the steering |2.5.1|1
Front Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on |1.1.3a|1
Front Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|1
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user |1.7.3a|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c|1
Offside Direction indicators flashing more than 120 times per minute |1.5.1c|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator insecure |1.5.3b|1
Rear Roller brake test indicates a severely juddering brake |3.3.A1b|1
Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the handling |2.5.1|1
Handlebar mounting clamp bolt loose |2.1.1a|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
Offside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3|1
Locking device|s| not correctly fitted which may make the motor bicycle dangerous to ride |6.2.1h|1
Nearside Lower Front suspension assembly component loose |2.3.1|1
Offside Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a|1
Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil |2.3.3|1
Rear Brake locking device missing |3.2.A1e|1
Rear Drive chain worn to excess |6.2.1e|1
Front Front wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.3.5b|1
Drive chain worn to excess |6.2.1e|1
Rear Roller brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.A1a|1
Drive chain excessively loose |6.2.1d|1
Rear Roller brake test indicates a sticking brake |3.3.A1a|1
Rear Brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f||1
Rear Footrest missing |6.2.1a|1
Front Headlamp aim headlamp deteriorated and function impaired |1.2.3a|1
Front Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort |3.3.A1d|1
Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.6|1
Front Steering control fouling between components which interferes with the free movement of the steering |2.1.2a|1
Steering headbearing has excessive free play |2.2.2|1
Front Lower Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the weight on the lower bearing |2.2.1a|1
Rear Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. |2.4.A.3b|1
Exhaust mounting does not fully support the exhaust system |7.1.1.c|1
Front Floor brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.C2c|1
Nearside Rear shock absorber insecurely mounted |2.4.A.3b|1
Offside Rear shock absorber insecurely mounted |2.4.A.3b|1
Rear suspension bush has excessive free play |2.4.A2a|i||1
Rear Motorcycle structure excessively corroded |6.1.1a|1
Offside Rear Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey |7.1.1b|1
Rear Drive chain excessively loose |6.2.1d|1
Rear suspension component cracked |2.4.A.1a|1
Nearside Front Direction indicators not working |1.5.1c|1
Roller brake test No brake control achieves an efficiency of 30%. |3.3.A2a|1
Nearside Rear Locking devices not correctly fitted which may make the motor bicycle dangerous to ride wheel spindle to nut |6.2.1h|1
Offside Rear Locking devices not correctly fitted which may make the motor bicycle dangerous to ride brake lever arm |hub| |6.2.1h|1
Offside Front Locking devices not correctly fitted which may make the motor bicycle dangerous to ride foot brake leaver |nut missing| |6.2.1h|1
Indicator tell tale not functioning |1.5.2|1
Dipswitch does not deflect the main beam/s, making them into dipped beam/s Switch broken |1.2.2b|ii||1
Front wheel spindle securing nut locking device missing |2.3.3a|1
Registration plate lamp issues1
Rear Brake hose leaking (1.1.12 (c))1
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25% (1.2.2 (a) (i))1
Rear Wheel bearing play so excessive it is likely to break up (5.1.3 (a) (ii))1
Rear Brake indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort (1.2.1 (e))1
Front Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))1
All direction indicators not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Rear Footrest insecure |6.2.1a|1
Front Wheel bearing play so excessive that directional control is impaired (5.1.3 (a) (ii))1
Suspension component pin or bush excessively worn shock bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Fuel tank so insecure there is a risk of fire (6.1.3 (a) (ii))1
Motorcycle structure joining/attachment plate or fastening insecure battery box loose (6.1.1 (b) (i))1
Throttle operating incorrectly sticks (6.2.7 (a) (i))1
Headlamp aim so that beam "kick up" is not visible on the screen (4.1.2 (a))1
Offside Front Brake fluid contaminated (1.8 (a))1
Front Brake indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort 30-40 KgF variance (1.2.1 (e))1
Drive chain excessively tight, so that it is likely to fail (6.1.7 (k) (ii))1
Rear Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the handling +20mm measured at front wheel (2.4 (a))1
Front Wheel spindle locking device missing (5.2.1 (d))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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