MOT History from tests of petrol AC COBRAs year 1974

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Pass percent:83.89%

(The average a petrol AC COBRA year 1974 passes without issue)

Based on:149 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	6
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	6
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	4
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	3
Headlamp aim out of alignment	3
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	2
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2
Registration plate lamp issues	2
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	2
Offside Rear reflector missing \|1.5.1a\|	2
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	2
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	2
Offside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	2
Offside Rear brake disc contaminated by oil \|3.5.1h\|	2
Registration plate issues	2
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is fractured \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Rear Upper Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is fractured \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Rear brake binding	1
Rear brake disc contaminated by oil \|3.5.1h\|	1
Nearside Rear Drive shaft uj which forms part of the suspension has excessive play in a universal joint \|2.4.G.4b\|	1
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.A.3f\|	1
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.A.3f\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
All position lamps not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|4.1.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|4.1.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|4.1.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|4.1.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	1
Headlamp aim not tested \|4.1.2 \|b\|\|	1
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	1
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	1
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	1
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	1
Front Lower Steering column top mounting bracket insecure \|2.1.2d\|	1
Nearside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	1
Offside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	1
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing \|3.3.A.1b\|	1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	1
Nearside Front Upper Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Service brake is causing the steering wheel to severely pull one way \|3.7.C.2\|	1
Nearside Rear reflector missing \|1.5.1a\|	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
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	6
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	6
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	4
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	3
Headlamp aim out of alignment	3
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	2
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2
Registration plate lamp issues	2
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	2
Offside Rear reflector missing \|1.5.1a\|	2
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	2
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	2
Offside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	2
Offside Rear brake disc contaminated by oil \|3.5.1h\|	2
Registration plate issues	2
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is fractured \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Rear Upper Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is fractured \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Rear brake binding	1
Rear brake disc contaminated by oil \|3.5.1h\|	1
Nearside Rear Drive shaft uj which forms part of the suspension has excessive play in a universal joint \|2.4.G.4b\|	1
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.A.3f\|	1
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.A.3f\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
All position lamps not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|4.1.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|4.1.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|4.1.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|4.1.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	1
Headlamp aim not tested \|4.1.2 \|b\|\|	1
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	1
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	1
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	1
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	1
Front Lower Steering column top mounting bracket insecure \|2.1.2d\|	1
Nearside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	1
Offside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	1
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing \|3.3.A.1b\|	1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	1
Nearside Front Upper Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Service brake is causing the steering wheel to severely pull one way \|3.7.C.2\|	1
Nearside Rear reflector missing \|1.5.1a\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol AC COBRAs year 1974

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