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MOT History from tests of petrol AUSTIN A40s year 1956

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Pass percent:80.54%
(The average a petrol AUSTIN A40 year 1956 passes without issue)
Based on:149 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Brakes imbalanced across an axle9
Horn not working |1.6.2a|3
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|3
Registration plate lamp issues3
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|2
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively2
Nearside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|2
Rear brake binding2
Front brake application uneven2
Nearside Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|2
Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|2
Headlamp aim out of alignment2
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|2
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|2
Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|2
Offside Front Body has a sharp edge caused by damage |6.1.C.1|1
Front Body has a sharp edge caused by damage |6.1.C.1|1
Brake pipe excessively corroded1
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
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|1
Nearside Front Body or chassis has an unsatisfactory modification, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Front Body or chassis has an unsatisfactory modification, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Bootlid cannot be secured in the closed position |6.4.1|1
Steering box has relative movement between sector shaft and the drop arm |2.2.B.1b|1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect |2.7.5|1
Offside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect |2.7.5|1
Nearside Steering pivot point has excessive play |2.2.B.1g|1
Offside Front front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Parking brake lever is fouling adjacent parts of the vehicle |3.1.6b|1
An item not tested |Manual|1
Offside Inner Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Rear brake application uneven1
Nearside Inner Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Inner Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b|1
Offside Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Registration plate issues1
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Centre Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|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
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1
Nearside Brake hose leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii||1
Front Steering linkage ball joint ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt both (2.1.3 (g) (ii))1
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not in good working order |function impaired| |1.1.4a|1
Brake hose has insufficient room to move1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|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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