MOT History from tests of petrol ASTON MARTIN V8s year 1972

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Pass percent:74.19%

(The average a petrol ASTON MARTIN V8 year 1972 passes without issue)

Based on:62 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	6
Registration plate lamp issues	5
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	4
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	3
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2
Offside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	2
Rear brake binding	2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2
Parking brake lever defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated \|3.1.3c\|	1
Nearside Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Nearside Indicator tell tale inoperative \|1.4.A.2a\|	1
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition on \|1.4.B.1f\|	1
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off \|1.4.B.1f\|	1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded inner wheel arch \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded inner wheel arch \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded inner wheel arch \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded inner wheel arch \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	1
Brake pedal has no servo assistance \|3.3.B.2\|	1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	1
Offside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	1
Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	1
Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	1
Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	1
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	1
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	1
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	1
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	1
Brake pedal creeps down when held under pressure \|3.3.B.1a\|	1
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	1
Nearside Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by damage \|6.1.C.1\|	1
Offside Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by damage \|6.1.C.1\|	1
Nearside Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Offside Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Nearside front brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Registration plate issues	1
Offside front brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Rear Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	1
Horn not working \|7.7 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	1
Windscreen wiper not working \|3.4 \|a\|\|	1
Windscreen washer not working	1
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Nearside Steering locking device missing \|2.2.C.1g\|	1
Offside Steering locking device missing \|2.2.C.1g\|	1
Stop lamp not working Both \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))	1
Offside Front Braking system leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	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
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	6
Registration plate lamp issues	5
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	4
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	3
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2
Offside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	2
Rear brake binding	2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2
Parking brake lever defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated \|3.1.3c\|	1
Nearside Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Nearside Indicator tell tale inoperative \|1.4.A.2a\|	1
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition on \|1.4.B.1f\|	1
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off \|1.4.B.1f\|	1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded inner wheel arch \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded inner wheel arch \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded inner wheel arch \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded inner wheel arch \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	1
Brake pedal has no servo assistance \|3.3.B.2\|	1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	1
Offside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	1
Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	1
Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	1
Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	1
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	1
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	1
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	1
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	1
Brake pedal creeps down when held under pressure \|3.3.B.1a\|	1
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	1
Nearside Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by damage \|6.1.C.1\|	1
Offside Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by damage \|6.1.C.1\|	1
Nearside Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Offside Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Nearside front brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Registration plate issues	1
Offside front brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Rear Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	1
Horn not working \|7.7 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	1
Windscreen wiper not working \|3.4 \|a\|\|	1
Windscreen washer not working	1
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Nearside Steering locking device missing \|2.2.C.1g\|	1
Offside Steering locking device missing \|2.2.C.1g\|	1
Stop lamp not working Both \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))	1
Offside Front Braking system leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	1

MOT History from tests of petrol ASTON MARTIN V8s year 1972

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