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MOT History from tests of petrol ALVIS ALVISs year 1959

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Pass percent:65.75%
(The average a petrol ALVIS ALVIS year 1959 passes without issue)
Based on:73 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Registration plate lamp issues4
Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|3
Headlamp aim out of alignment3
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b|2
Rear brake binding2
Nearside Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|2
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|2
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|2
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|2
Rear brake application uneven2
Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Exhaust emits clearly visible black smoke during acceleration |7.3.A.2c|1
Nearside Front Tie bar/rod rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Nearside Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened |2.4.G.1|1
Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Front Steering component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.2.C.1h|1
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1
Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Headlamp aim not tested |1.8.A.1c|1
Brake pedal spongy |3.3.B.1b|1
Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Brake pedal creeps down while the pedal is held under pressure |3.3.B.1a|1
Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b|1
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Windscreen wiper not working (3.4 (a))1
Nearside Front Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|1
Drivers door does not latch securely closed (6.2.3 (a))1
Front Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position |8.4.1|1
Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering |6.1.A.1|1
Nearside Rear Road wheel spoke cracked |4.2.A.1b|1
Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel |steering box fitted| |2.2.A.1a|1
Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering |6.1.A.1|1
Brake pipe excessively corroded1
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1
Parking (secondary brake) on a single line braking system imbalanced across an axle Axle 1 (1.3.1 (b) (i))1
Nearside Rear Hydraulic brake cylinder leaking hydraulic fluid (1.1.16 (b) (i))1
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))1
Offside Rear Service brake has no recorded effort at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Windscreen wiper missing (3.4 (a))1
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))1
Rear Passengers seat insecure (6.2.6 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering (6.1.1 (c) (ii))1
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Offside Stop lamp emits other than a steady red light |1.2.1e|1
Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3|1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f|1
Nearside Front Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Rear Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1|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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