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MOT History from tests of petrol ARMSTRONG 500s year 1985

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mot history
Pass percent:84.54%
(The average a petrol ARMSTRONG 500 year 1985 passes without issue)
Based on:97 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Rear Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on |1.1.3a|2
Registration plate issues2
Headlamp aim out of alignment2
Exhaust is leaking and excessively noisey |7.1.1b|2
Stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1
Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a))1
Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b))1
Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))1
Front Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam |1.2.2a|i||1
Front Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on main beam |1.2.2a|ii||1
Fuel cap sealing washer torn |7.2.2c|1
Nearside Footrest insecure |6.2.1a|1
Rear Rear position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.3b|1
Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. |3.3.A2b|1
Front Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel |3.1.3b|1
Drive chain excessively loose |6.2.1d|1
Centre Rear Rear suspension movement is excessively stiff |2.4.A.3b|1
Rear Roller brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.A1a|1
Horn not working |1.7.3a|1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|1
Horn not working |1.6.2a|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Nearside Outer Track rod end 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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