MOT History from tests of petrol AUSTIN 7s year 1937

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Pass percent:86.34%

(The average a petrol AUSTIN 7 year 1937 passes without issue)

Based on:322 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	4
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	4
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	4
Offside Semaphore indicator arm does not extend smoothly \|1.4.C.1a\|	4
Nearside Semaphore indicator arm does not extend smoothly \|1.4.C.1a\|	3
Offside Front Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering \|2.5.A.3a\|	3
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	3
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1a\|	3
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	3
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	3
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	3
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2
Nearside Front Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering \|2.5.A.3a\|	2
Centre Stop lamp emits other than a steady red light \|1.2.1e\|	2
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	2
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	2
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	2
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	2
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	2
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	2
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released	2
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer missing \|7.2.4c\|	1
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Steering box damaged and unserviceable \|2.2.C.1d\|	1
Fuel pipe leaking \|7.2.3\|	1
Front Leaf spring to axle securing bolt insecure \|2.4.B.7b\|	1
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	1
Offside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Headlamp aim not tested \|1.8.A.1c\|	1
Nearside Headlamp aim not tested \|1.8.A.1c\|	1
Headlamp aim not tested \|1.8.A.1c\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Front Wheel nut\|s\| loose \|4.2.A.1e\|	1
Nearside Front Wheel nut\|s\| loose \|4.2.A.1e\|	1
Nearside Front front brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Offside Rear front parking brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.6a\|	1
Nearside Rear Brake pedal actuating linkage functionally incomplete \|3.3.A.1a\|	1
Offside Front Steering box has relative movement between sector shaft and the drop arm \|2.2.B.1b\|	1
Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Offside Front Semaphore indicator arm does not extend smoothly \|1.4.C.1a\|	1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1
Offside Semaphore indicator arm does not retract smoothly \|1.4.C.1a\|	1
Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Fuel tank leaking \|7.2.3\|	1
Nearside Rear Direction indicators not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Offside Headlamp not in good working order \|not working\| \|1.2.4a\|	1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	1
Offside Front front brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Nearside Rear front brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Offside Front brake drum insecure \|3.5.1i\|	1
Offside front brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Exhaust has a part missing \|7.1.1a\|	1
Steering box has relative movement between sector shaft and the drop arm \|2.2.B.1b\|	1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	1
Offside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	1
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Central Front Suspension component insecurely attached absorber \|5.3.3 \|a\| \|i\|\|	1
Stop lamp\|s\| remains on when the brakes are released \|4.3.2 \|a\| \|iii\|\|	1
Centre Front Brake cable has restricted free movement \|3.5.1k\|	1
Offside Front Road wheel spoke corroded \|4.2.A.1b\|	1
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	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
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	4
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	4
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	4
Offside Semaphore indicator arm does not extend smoothly \|1.4.C.1a\|	4
Nearside Semaphore indicator arm does not extend smoothly \|1.4.C.1a\|	3
Offside Front Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering \|2.5.A.3a\|	3
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	3
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1a\|	3
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	3
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	3
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	3
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2
Nearside Front Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering \|2.5.A.3a\|	2
Centre Stop lamp emits other than a steady red light \|1.2.1e\|	2
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	2
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	2
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	2
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	2
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	2
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	2
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released	2
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer missing \|7.2.4c\|	1
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Steering box damaged and unserviceable \|2.2.C.1d\|	1
Fuel pipe leaking \|7.2.3\|	1
Front Leaf spring to axle securing bolt insecure \|2.4.B.7b\|	1
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	1
Offside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Headlamp aim not tested \|1.8.A.1c\|	1
Nearside Headlamp aim not tested \|1.8.A.1c\|	1
Headlamp aim not tested \|1.8.A.1c\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Front Wheel nut\|s\| loose \|4.2.A.1e\|	1
Nearside Front Wheel nut\|s\| loose \|4.2.A.1e\|	1
Nearside Front front brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Offside Rear front parking brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.6a\|	1
Nearside Rear Brake pedal actuating linkage functionally incomplete \|3.3.A.1a\|	1
Offside Front Steering box has relative movement between sector shaft and the drop arm \|2.2.B.1b\|	1
Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Offside Front Semaphore indicator arm does not extend smoothly \|1.4.C.1a\|	1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1
Offside Semaphore indicator arm does not retract smoothly \|1.4.C.1a\|	1
Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Fuel tank leaking \|7.2.3\|	1
Nearside Rear Direction indicators not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Offside Headlamp not in good working order \|not working\| \|1.2.4a\|	1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	1
Offside Front front brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Nearside Rear front brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Offside Front brake drum insecure \|3.5.1i\|	1
Offside front brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Exhaust has a part missing \|7.1.1a\|	1
Steering box has relative movement between sector shaft and the drop arm \|2.2.B.1b\|	1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	1
Offside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	1
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Central Front Suspension component insecurely attached absorber \|5.3.3 \|a\| \|i\|\|	1
Stop lamp\|s\| remains on when the brakes are released \|4.3.2 \|a\| \|iii\|\|	1
Centre Front Brake cable has restricted free movement \|3.5.1k\|	1
Offside Front Road wheel spoke corroded \|4.2.A.1b\|	1
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol AUSTIN 7s year 1937

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