MOT History from tests of petrol YAMAHA XV650s year 1997

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Pass percent:82.35%

(The average a petrol YAMAHA XV650 year 1997 passes without issue)

Based on:85 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	4
Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	3
Headlamp aim out of alignment	3
Front Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	2
Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey \|7.1.1b\|	2
Offside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	2
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.6\|	2
Rear shock absorber insecurely mounted \|2.4.A.3b\|	1
Rear Rear reflector on motorcycle damaged and function impaired \|1.4.2a\|	1
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	1
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. \|3.3.A2b\|	1
Nearside Direction indicators flashing more than 120 times per minute \|1.5.1c\|	1
Front Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	1
Front Brake master cylinder leaking hydraulic fluid \|3.2.B1e\|	1
Front wheel bearings are excessively rough \|2.3.5b\|	1
Throttle operating incorrectly \|6.2.1f\|	1
Front Brake disc\|s\| friction surface contaminated by oil or grease \|3.2.A1k\|	1
Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Front Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	1
Front Throttle operating incorrectly \|6.2.1f\|	1
Rear Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	1
Rear Roller brake test indicates a sticking brake \|3.3.A1a\|	1
Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.6\|	1
Rear Wheel spoke cracked. \|4.2.1b\|	1
Wheel spoke excessively loose \|4.2.1b\|	1
Offside Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	1
Nearside Front Front suspension has inadequate damping effect. \|2.3.6c\|	1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	1
Rear Wheel spoke missing (5.2.2 (d))	1
Rear Upper Suspension component mounting has an unsafe modification seat mount bolt rubbing on shocker (5.3.3 (c) (i))	1
Horn not working (7.7 (a))	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
Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	4
Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	3
Headlamp aim out of alignment	3
Front Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	2
Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey \|7.1.1b\|	2
Offside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	2
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.6\|	2
Rear shock absorber insecurely mounted \|2.4.A.3b\|	1
Rear Rear reflector on motorcycle damaged and function impaired \|1.4.2a\|	1
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	1
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. \|3.3.A2b\|	1
Nearside Direction indicators flashing more than 120 times per minute \|1.5.1c\|	1
Front Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	1
Front Brake master cylinder leaking hydraulic fluid \|3.2.B1e\|	1
Front wheel bearings are excessively rough \|2.3.5b\|	1
Throttle operating incorrectly \|6.2.1f\|	1
Front Brake disc\|s\| friction surface contaminated by oil or grease \|3.2.A1k\|	1
Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	1
Front Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	1
Front Throttle operating incorrectly \|6.2.1f\|	1
Rear Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	1
Rear Roller brake test indicates a sticking brake \|3.3.A1a\|	1
Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.6\|	1
Rear Wheel spoke cracked. \|4.2.1b\|	1
Wheel spoke excessively loose \|4.2.1b\|	1
Offside Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	1
Nearside Front Front suspension has inadequate damping effect. \|2.3.6c\|	1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	1
Rear Wheel spoke missing (5.2.2 (d))	1
Rear Upper Suspension component mounting has an unsafe modification seat mount bolt rubbing on shocker (5.3.3 (c) (i))	1
Horn not working (7.7 (a))	1

MOT History from tests of petrol YAMAHA XV650s year 1997

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