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MOT History from tests of petrol AC COBRAs year 1979

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mot history
Pass percent:84.05%
(The average a petrol AC COBRA year 1979 passes without issue)
Based on:163 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive |7.3.B.1a|3
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|3
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort2
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|2
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|2
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|2
Registration plate issues2
Offside Rear Drive shaft uj which forms part of the suspension has excessive play in a universal joint |2.4.G.4b|2
Nearside Rear Drive shaft uj which forms part of the suspension has excessive play in a universal joint |2.4.G.4b|2
Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|2
Steering column universal joint insecure |2.1.5|2
Nearside Front Lower Torsion bar attachment bracket loose |2.4.E.4a|1
Offside Front Lower Torsion bar attachment bracket loose |2.4.E.4a|1
Offside Front Upper Torsion bar attachment bracket loose |2.4.E.4a|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b|1
Offside Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b|1
Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Nearside Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Nearside Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content excessive |7.3.B.1b|1
Main beam `tell-tale` not working |1.7.4c|1
Offside Headlamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.7.5c|1
Stop lamp not working both |1.2.1b|1
Offside Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp front and rear |1.4.A.2h|1
Brake hose has insufficient room to move1
Registration plate lamp issues1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|1
Stop lamp not working all |1.2.1b|1
Headlamp aim out of alignment1
Battery insecure |1.9.1|1
Driver`s seat insecure nut/bolt loose |6.2.A.1|1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Front All position lamps not working |4.2.1 |a||1
Rear All position lamps not working |4.2.1 |a||1
Offside Front Driver`s seat insecure |6.2.5 |a| |ii||1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Front Brake hose excessively damaged |3.6.B.4d|1
Front Brake hose leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Nearside Steering arm deformed (2.1.3 (c) (i))1
Offside Front Brake pipe likely to become detached or damaged rubbing (1.1.11 (d) (ii))1
Nearside Front Upper Torsion bar attachment bracket loose |2.4.E.4a|1
Offside Front Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush rubbing (5.3.2 (c))1
Offside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush rubbing (5.3.2 (c))1
Steering system excessively rough |2.2.D.1|1
Rear Fuel hose leaking |7.2.3|1
Offside Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f|1
Rear brake binding1
Offside Front Steering system fouling |2.2.D.2a|1
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush lower shock rubbing (5.3.2 (c))1
Offside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|1
Nearside Front Lower Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front Upper Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Lower Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a|1
Offside Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1|1
Offside Inner Rear Drive shaft uj which forms part of the suspension has excessive play in a universal joint |2.4.G.4b|1
Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2|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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