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MOT History from tests of petrol AUSTIN A40s year 1949

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mot history
Pass percent:87.32%
(The average a petrol AUSTIN A40 year 1949 passes without issue)
Based on:142 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively4
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|3
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|3
Brakes imbalanced across an axle3
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released2
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|2
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|2
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|2
Steering box has relative movement between sector shaft and the drop arm |2.2.B.1b|2
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|2
Offside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|2
Registration plate lamp issues2
Horn not working |1.6.2a|2
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|2
Headlamp aim out of alignment2
Offside Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f|1
Nearside Front Lower Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Front Lower Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Rear Lower Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Front Service brake indicates brake judder |3.7.D.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 Pre 1950 headlamp aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.6.A1|1
Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Driver`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1|1
Rear passenger seat cannot be secured in the upright position. |6.2.3|1
Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|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
Nearside Inner Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Offside Rear Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4|1
Registration plate issues1
Brake hose has insufficient room to move1
Brake pipe inadequately clipped |3.6.B.1|1
Rear Suspension has inadequate clearance with the bump stop |2.4.A.1a|1
Nearside Rear Coil spring not correctly located |2.4.C.2|1
Offside Rear Coil spring not correctly located |2.4.C.2|1
Steering box insecure |2.2.B.1a|1
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c|1
Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c|1
Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel |steering box fitted| |2.2.A.1a|1
Nearside Drag link end loose |2.2.B.1d|1
Brake pedal creeps down while the pedal is held under pressure |3.3.B.1a|1
Front brake application uneven1
Offside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Steering locking device missing |2.2.C.1g|1
Intermediate drop arm insecure |2.2.B.1a|1
Rear Brake slack adjuster locking device insecure |3.5.1l|1
Nearside Steering pivot point has excessive play |2.2.B.1g|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
All position lamps not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f|1
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade missing |8.2.2|1
Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Exhaust emits clearly visible black smoke during acceleration |7.3.A.2c|1
Windscreen washer control missing |8.2.1a|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Body or chassis has an unsatisfactory modification, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|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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