MOT History from tests of petrol YAMAHA YZF600s year 1998

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Pass percent:77.88%

(The average a petrol YAMAHA YZF600 year 1998 passes without issue)

Based on:13,348 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	403
Headlamp aim out of alignment	325
Registration plate issues	188
Front Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	174
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	169
Drive chain excessively loose \|6.2.1d\|	116
Offside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	103
Nearside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	102
Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey \|7.1.1b\|	93
Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	82
Rear Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	79
Front Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	76
Front Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort \|3.3.A1d\|	52
Drive chain excessively tight \|6.2.1d\|	49
Front Floor brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.C2c\|	48
Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on \|1.1.3a\|	47
Nearside Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	45
Rear Brake disc\|s\| cracked \|3.2.A1g\|	44
Drive chain worn to excess \|6.2.1e\|	44
Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	44
Offside Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	42
Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	34
Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	32
Rear Drive chain sprocket worn to excess \|6.2.1e\|	32
Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. \|2.4.A.3b\|	32
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\|	31
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam \|1.2.2a\|i\|\|	31
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.6\|	30
Offside Front Brake disc\|s\| friction surface contaminated by oil or grease \|3.2.A1k\|	30
Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii))	30
Throttle operating incorrectly \|6.2.1f\|	27
Rear Brake disc\|s\| excessively worn \|3.2.A1l\|	26
Front Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey \|7.1.1b\|	26
Rear Roller brake test indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort \|3.3.A1d\|	25
Front Brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	25
Front wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.3.5b\|	24
Offside Front Direction indicator insecure \|1.5.3b\|	23
Front Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	22
Nearside Handlebar handgrip not secure to handlebars. \|2.1.1c\|	21
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))	21
Rear Roller brake test indicates a binding brake \|3.3.A1a\|	20
Front Brake disc\|s\| friction surface contaminated by oil or grease \|3.2.A1k\|	20
Rear reflector missing \|4.8.2 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	20
Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam \|1.2.2a\|ii\|\|	19
Exhaust mounting does not fully support the exhaust system \|7.1.1.c\|	18
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))	18
Rear suspension movement is excessively stiff \|2.4.A.3b\|	17
Offside Steering control has Insufficient clearance at full lock affecting the riders grasp of handlebars \|2.1.2b\|	17
Wheel alignment incorrect which adversely affects the handling \|2.5.1\|	17
Offside Handlebar deformed \|2.1.1b\|	17
Exhaust markings indicating not for road use or similar wording \|7.1.4\|	17
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	16
Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play \|2.4.A.2c\|	16
Front wheel bearings are excessively rough \|2.3.5b\|	16
Front Brake excessively binding \|1.2.1 \|f\|\|	15
Direction indicators flashing more than 120 times per minute \|1.5.1c\|	14
Rear Drive chain excessively loose \|6.2.1d\|	14
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	14
Nearside Front Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	14
Rear Rear shock absorber has inadequate damping effect. \|2.4.A.3b\|	14
Exhaust excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	14
Front Roller brake test indicates a sticking brake \|3.3.A1a\|	13
Front Front position lamp does not illuminate immediately when switched on \|1.1.3a\|	13
Rear suspension bush has excessive free play \|2.4.A2a\|i\|\|	13
Rear Brake disc\|s\| excessively scored \|3.2.A1l\|	13
Rear Brake locking device missing \|3.2.A1e\|	13
Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))	13
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|5.3.2 \|b\|\|	12
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	12
Rear reflector on motorcycle incorrectly positioned \|1.4.2d\|	12
Rear Stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	12
Front Stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	12
Nearside Rear Direction indicators not working \|1.5.1c\|	11
Steering headbearing has excessive free play \|2.2.2\|	11
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. \|3.3.A2b\|	11
Nearside Front Brake disc\|s\| friction surface contaminated by oil or grease \|3.2.A1k\|	11
Nearside Steering control has Insufficient clearance at full lock affecting the riders grasp of handlebars \|2.1.2b\|	11
Front Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	11
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|5.3.2 \|b\|\|	11
Rear Rear suspension movement is excessively stiff \|2.4.A.3b\|	11
Nearside Front Direction indicator insecure \|1.5.3b\|	11
Rear Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii))	11
Locking device\|s\| not correctly fitted which may make the motor bicycle dangerous to ride \|6.2.1h\|	10
Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the wheel raised \|2.2.1b\|	10
Nearside Handlebar deformed \|2.1.1b\|	10
Centre Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	10
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.5.1c\|	10
Front Brake disc\|s\| has excessive run out \|3.2.A1m\|	10
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user \|1.7.3a\|	10
Rear shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.4.A.1c\|	10
Rear Stop lamp not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	9
Front Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	9
Centre Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey \|7.1.1b\|	9

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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MOT History from tests of petrol YAMAHA YZF600s year 1998

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