MOT History from tests of petrol AUSTIN A40s year 1950

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Pass percent:84.55%

(The average a petrol AUSTIN A40 year 1950 passes without issue)

Based on:123 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	4
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	4
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	3
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	3
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	3
Rear brake binding	2
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	2
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	2
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	2
Hydraulic brake cylinder insecurely mounted \|3.6.A.2a\|	1
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	1
Nearside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, 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
Offside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Offside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Offside Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Steering box has relative movement between sector shaft and the drop arm \|2.2.B.1b\|	1
Steering system excessively tight \|2.2.D.1\|	1
Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
An item not tested \|Manual\|	1
Registration plate lamp issues	1
Offside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	1
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer missing \|7.2.4c\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	1
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Front Windscreen wiper not operating over a large enough area to give an adequate view \|8.2.1c\|	1
All position lamps not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1
Nearside 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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Most common failures	No# failures
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	4
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	4
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	3
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	3
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	3
Rear brake binding	2
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	2
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	2
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	2
Hydraulic brake cylinder insecurely mounted \|3.6.A.2a\|	1
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	1
Nearside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, 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
Offside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Offside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Offside Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Steering box has relative movement between sector shaft and the drop arm \|2.2.B.1b\|	1
Steering system excessively tight \|2.2.D.1\|	1
Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
An item not tested \|Manual\|	1
Registration plate lamp issues	1
Offside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	1
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer missing \|7.2.4c\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	1
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Front Windscreen wiper not operating over a large enough area to give an adequate view \|8.2.1c\|	1
All position lamps not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol AUSTIN A40s year 1950

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