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MOT History from tests of petrol ALVIS SPEEDs year 1938

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mot history
Pass percent:77.69%
(The average a petrol ALVIS SPEED year 1938 passes without issue)
Based on:121 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort5
Brakes imbalanced across an axle5
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|5
Brake pedal has excessive side movement indicating a badly worn bearing or pivot |3.3.A.1d|4
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively4
Horn not working |1.6.2a|3
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|3
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|3
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|2
Offside Front Wheel insecure |4.2.A.1c|2
Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3|2
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|2
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|2
Nearside Rear Wheel insecure |4.2.A.1c|1
Offside Rear Wheel insecure |4.2.A.1c|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
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|1
Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Windscreen wiper blade insecure1
Driver`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1|1
Nearside Front front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Offside Front front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Offside Front Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering |2.5.A.3a|1
Brake servo insecurely mounted |3.6.A.2a|1
Nearside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3|1
Offside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3|1
Nearside Semaphore indicator arm arm does not show an amber light to the front |1.4.C.1b|1
Offside Semaphore indicator arm arm does not show an amber light to the front |1.4.C.1b|1
Nearside Semaphore indicator arm arm does not show an amber light to the rear |1.4.C.1b|1
Offside Semaphore indicator arm arm does not show an amber light to the rear |1.4.C.1b|1
Nearside Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|1
Parking brake lever pawl spring does not push the pawl positively into the ratchet teeth |3.1.5|1
Offside Front Brake linkage locking device insecure |3.5.1l|1
Offside Front Front suspension retaining device missing |2.5.A.4|1
Steering locking device missing |2.2.C.1g|1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||1
Nearside front brake juddering severely |3.7.A.2b|1
Offside front brake juddering severely |3.7.A.2b|1
Offside rear brake juddering severely |3.7.A.5b|1
Brake pedal has insufficient reserve movement |3.3.A.5|1
Registration plate issues1
Nearside rear brake grabbing severely |3.7.A.5b|1
Offside Stop lamp emits other than a steady red light |1.2.1e|1
Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel |steering box fitted| |2.2.A.1a|1
Parking brake lever, pawl mechanism pivots or their associated mountings are insecure |3.1.4b|1
Offside Outer Track rod end loose |2.2.B.1d|1
Offside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn linkage |2.7.4|1
Nearside Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering |2.5.A.3a|1
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Front Steering locking device missing |2.2.C.1g|1
Nearside Track rod end loose |2.2.B.1d|1
Nearside Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a|1
Offside Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a|1
Mechanical brake component locking device missing |3.5.1l|1
Offside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Offside Rear Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is inadequately repaired |2.4.A.3|1
Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is inadequately repaired |2.4.A.3|1
Fuel system component insecure |7.2.1|1
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated |7.2.4c|1
Centre Vehicle structure has an inadequate repair which adversely affects braking or steering |6.1.A.1|1
Nearside Vehicle structure has an inadequate repair which adversely affects braking or steering |6.1.A.1|1
Rear brake application uneven1
Nearside Front Wheel insecure |4.2.A.1c|1
Steering box insecure |2.2.B.1a|1
Nearside Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings |2.2.B.1h|1
Offside Front Driver`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1|1
Nearside Front Passenger`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Brake pedal has excessive side movement indicating a badly worn bearing or pivot (3.3.A.1d)1
Horn not working (1.6.2a)1
Steering box has a significant oil leak (2.2.D.2e)1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)1
Rear Passengers seat backrest cannot be secured in the upright position. (6.2.6 (a) (i))1
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))1
Parking (secondary brake) on a single line braking system imbalanced across an axle Axle 1 (1.3.1 (b) (i))1
Offside Stop lamp excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.2.1d|1
Brake pedal has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))1
Nearside Front Axle king pin is loose in the axle beam (5.1.2 (d) (i))1
Offside Front Axle king pin is loose in the axle beam (5.1.2 (d) (i))1
Offside Front Road wheel fixings not compatible (5.2.2 (d))1
Offside Front Tie bar/rod locating pin insecure |2.4.G.3a|1
Nearside Front Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Front Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|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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