MOT History from tests of petrol YAMAHA YZFs year 1998

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Pass percent:83.65%

(The average a petrol YAMAHA YZF year 1998 passes without issue)

Based on:11,679 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	428
Registration plate issues	399
Headlamp aim out of alignment	313
Rear Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	95
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	62
Front Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	57
Steering headbearing has excessive free play \|2.2.2\|	51
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	50
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.6\|	40
Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	38
Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii))	35
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	31
Drive chain excessively loose \|6.2.1d\|	30
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\|	29
Exhaust markings indicating not for road use or similar wording \|7.1.4\|	29
Front position lamp incorrect colour \|1.1.2a\|	26
Direction indicators flashing more than 120 times per minute \|1.5.1c\|	25
Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	25
Front Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort \|3.3.A1d\|	23
Riders seat insecure \|6.2.1a\|	21
Nearside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	19
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	18
Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.4.A.2c\|	18
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	17
Drive chain excessively tight \|6.2.1d\|	17
Throttle operating incorrectly \|6.2.1f\|	17
Rear position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.3b\|	17
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam \|1.2.2a\|ii\|\|	16
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	15
Rear Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort \|3.3.A1d\|	15
Offside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	15
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	14
Rear Brake disc\|s\| cracked \|3.2.A1g\|	14
Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the handling \|2.5.1\|	13
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	13
Rear reflector missing \|4.8.2 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	12
Drive chain worn to excess \|6.2.1e\|	12
Nearside Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. \|2.1.1c\|	12
Offside Rear Footrest missing \|6.2.1a\|	11
Nearside Front Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	11
Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey \|7.1.1b\|	11
Rear Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	10
Offside Rear Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	10
Centre Rear Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	10
Nearside Rear Footrest missing \|6.2.1a\|	10
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.5.1b\|	10
Front Steering headbearing has excessive free play \|2.2.2\|	9
Registration plate lamp issues	9
Front wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.3.5b\|	9
Rear suspension bush has excessive free play \|2.4.A2a\|i\|\|	9
Rear 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\|	9
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.6\|	9
Direction indicator flashing more than 120 times per minute \|1.5.1c\|	8
Headlamp aim not tested \|1.6\|	8
Rear Drive chain excessively loose \|6.2.1d\|	8
Rear Brake disc\|s\| excessively scored \|3.2.A1l\|	8
Nearside Front Footrest insecure \|6.2.1a\|	8
Front wheel bearings are excessively rough \|2.3.5b\|	8
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.6\|	8
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))	8
Rear suspension bearing has excessive free play \|2.4.A2a\|i\|\|	7
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	7
Rear Exhaust mounting does not fully support the exhaust system \|7.1.1.c\|	7
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user \|1.7.3a\|	7
Nearside Rear Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	7
Offside Handlebar deformed \|2.1.1b\|	7
Direction indicators affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.5.1c\|	7
Rear reflector on motorcycle incorrectly positioned \|1.4.2d\|	7
Stop lamp affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.3.2\|	7
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released	6
Rear Brake disc\|s\| has excessive run out \|3.2.A1m\|	6
Front Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	6
Offside Front Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	6
Nearside Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	6
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. \|3.3.A2b\|	6
Front Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	6
Rear Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.4.A.2c\|	6
Front Brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	6

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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Most common failures	No# failures
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	428
Registration plate issues	399
Headlamp aim out of alignment	313
Rear Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	95
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	62
Front Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	57
Steering headbearing has excessive free play \|2.2.2\|	51
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	50
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.6\|	40
Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	38
Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii))	35
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	31
Drive chain excessively loose \|6.2.1d\|	30
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\|	29
Exhaust markings indicating not for road use or similar wording \|7.1.4\|	29
Front position lamp incorrect colour \|1.1.2a\|	26
Direction indicators flashing more than 120 times per minute \|1.5.1c\|	25
Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	25
Front Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort \|3.3.A1d\|	23
Riders seat insecure \|6.2.1a\|	21
Nearside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	19
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	18
Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.4.A.2c\|	18
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	17
Drive chain excessively tight \|6.2.1d\|	17
Throttle operating incorrectly \|6.2.1f\|	17
Rear position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.3b\|	17
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam \|1.2.2a\|ii\|\|	16
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	15
Rear Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort \|3.3.A1d\|	15
Offside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	15
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	14
Rear Brake disc\|s\| cracked \|3.2.A1g\|	14
Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the handling \|2.5.1\|	13
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	13
Rear reflector missing \|4.8.2 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	12
Drive chain worn to excess \|6.2.1e\|	12
Nearside Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. \|2.1.1c\|	12
Offside Rear Footrest missing \|6.2.1a\|	11
Nearside Front Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	11
Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey \|7.1.1b\|	11
Rear Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	10
Offside Rear Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	10
Centre Rear Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	10
Nearside Rear Footrest missing \|6.2.1a\|	10
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.5.1b\|	10
Front Steering headbearing has excessive free play \|2.2.2\|	9
Registration plate lamp issues	9
Front wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.3.5b\|	9
Rear suspension bush has excessive free play \|2.4.A2a\|i\|\|	9
Rear 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\|	9
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.6\|	9
Direction indicator flashing more than 120 times per minute \|1.5.1c\|	8
Headlamp aim not tested \|1.6\|	8
Rear Drive chain excessively loose \|6.2.1d\|	8
Rear Brake disc\|s\| excessively scored \|3.2.A1l\|	8
Nearside Front Footrest insecure \|6.2.1a\|	8
Front wheel bearings are excessively rough \|2.3.5b\|	8
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.6\|	8
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))	8
Rear suspension bearing has excessive free play \|2.4.A2a\|i\|\|	7
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	7
Rear Exhaust mounting does not fully support the exhaust system \|7.1.1.c\|	7
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user \|1.7.3a\|	7
Nearside Rear Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	7
Offside Handlebar deformed \|2.1.1b\|	7
Direction indicators affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.5.1c\|	7
Rear reflector on motorcycle incorrectly positioned \|1.4.2d\|	7
Stop lamp affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.3.2\|	7
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released	6
Rear Brake disc\|s\| has excessive run out \|3.2.A1m\|	6
Front Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	6
Offside Front Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	6
Nearside Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	6
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. \|3.3.A2b\|	6
Front Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	6
Rear Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.4.A.2c\|	6
Front Brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	6

MOT History from tests of petrol YAMAHA YZFs year 1998

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