MOT History from tests of petrol AC COBRAs year 1983

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Pass percent:78.41%

(The average a petrol AC COBRA year 1983 passes without issue)

Based on:88 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Rear brake binding	4
Headlamp aim out of alignment	3
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2
Registration plate issues	2
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive \|7.3.B.1a\|	2
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	2
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working \|1.3.1b\|	2
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2
Nearside Front Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	1
Brake hydraulic reservoir fluid level below minimum level \|3.6.G.1b\|	1
Brake pedal spongy \|3.3.B.1b\|	1
Offside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content excessive \|7.3.B.1b\|	1
Nearside Front Track rod end loose \|2.2.B.1d\|	1
Rear Rear fog lamp missing \|1.3.2a\|	1
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding \|1.2.1 \|f\|\|	1
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding \|1.2.1 \|f\|\|	1
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	1
Offside Rear Panhard rod has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Inner Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	1
Offside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	1
Nearside Front Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Offside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	1
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	1
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Front Wheel insecure \|4.2.A.1c\|	1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	1
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	1
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	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
Rear brake binding	4
Headlamp aim out of alignment	3
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2
Registration plate issues	2
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive \|7.3.B.1a\|	2
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	2
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working \|1.3.1b\|	2
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2
Nearside Front Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	1
Brake hydraulic reservoir fluid level below minimum level \|3.6.G.1b\|	1
Brake pedal spongy \|3.3.B.1b\|	1
Offside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content excessive \|7.3.B.1b\|	1
Nearside Front Track rod end loose \|2.2.B.1d\|	1
Rear Rear fog lamp missing \|1.3.2a\|	1
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding \|1.2.1 \|f\|\|	1
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding \|1.2.1 \|f\|\|	1
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	1
Offside Rear Panhard rod has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Inner Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	1
Offside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	1
Nearside Front Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Offside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	1
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	1
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Front Wheel insecure \|4.2.A.1c\|	1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	1
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	1
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol AC COBRAs year 1983

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