MOT History from tests of petrol ALVIS SALOONs year 1955

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Pass percent:62.50%

(The average a petrol ALVIS SALOON year 1955 passes without issue)

Based on:16 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	2
Offside Semaphore indicator arm arm does not show an amber light to the front \|1.4.C.1b\|	2
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	2
Dipswitch operation does not extinguish all main beam headlamps leaving at least one pair of dipped beam headlamps \|1.7.4b\|	1
Windscreen washer control missing \|8.2.1a\|	1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Brake master cylinder leaking hydraulic fluid \|3.6.G.1f\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Rear Brake pipe excessively damaged \|3.6.B.2c\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	1
Brake pedal spongy \|3.3.B.1b\|	1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1
Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Registration plate lamp issues	1
Rear Brake hose bulging under pressure \|3.6.B.3\|	1
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	1
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	1
Nearside Rear Parking brake not fitted on at least two wheels \|3.1.1\|	1
Rear Brake linkage has restricted free movement \|3.5.1k\|	1
Fuel tank leaking \|7.2.3\|	1
Nearside Rear Leaf spring longitudinally displaced \|2.4.B.1d\|	1
Offside Rear Leaf spring longitudinally displaced \|2.4.B.1d\|	1
Nearside Rear Leaf spring anchor bracket loose \|2.4.B.6a\|	1
Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Front Drive shaft uj which forms part of the suspension has a missing flange bolt \|2.4.G.4c\|	1
Rear Drive shaft uj which forms part of the suspension has a loose flange bolt \|2.4.G.4c\|	1
Front Brake cable knotted \|3.5.1b\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Offside Semaphore indicator arm does not extend smoothly \|1.4.C.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.

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Most common failures	No# failures
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	2
Offside Semaphore indicator arm arm does not show an amber light to the front \|1.4.C.1b\|	2
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	2
Dipswitch operation does not extinguish all main beam headlamps leaving at least one pair of dipped beam headlamps \|1.7.4b\|	1
Windscreen washer control missing \|8.2.1a\|	1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Brake master cylinder leaking hydraulic fluid \|3.6.G.1f\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Rear Brake pipe excessively damaged \|3.6.B.2c\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	1
Brake pedal spongy \|3.3.B.1b\|	1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1
Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Registration plate lamp issues	1
Rear Brake hose bulging under pressure \|3.6.B.3\|	1
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	1
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	1
Nearside Rear Parking brake not fitted on at least two wheels \|3.1.1\|	1
Rear Brake linkage has restricted free movement \|3.5.1k\|	1
Fuel tank leaking \|7.2.3\|	1
Nearside Rear Leaf spring longitudinally displaced \|2.4.B.1d\|	1
Offside Rear Leaf spring longitudinally displaced \|2.4.B.1d\|	1
Nearside Rear Leaf spring anchor bracket loose \|2.4.B.6a\|	1
Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Front Drive shaft uj which forms part of the suspension has a missing flange bolt \|2.4.G.4c\|	1
Rear Drive shaft uj which forms part of the suspension has a loose flange bolt \|2.4.G.4c\|	1
Front Brake cable knotted \|3.5.1b\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Offside Semaphore indicator arm does not extend smoothly \|1.4.C.1a\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol ALVIS SALOONs year 1955

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