MOT History from tests of petrol AUSTIN A40s year 1957

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Pass percent:75.86%

(The average a petrol AUSTIN A40 year 1957 passes without issue)

Based on:29 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Front brake application uneven	4
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	4
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	3
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	2
front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	2
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	2
Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	2
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	2
Nearside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	1
Offside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	1
Indicator tell tale inoperative \|1.4.A.2a\|	1
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1
Nearside Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	1
Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	1
Nearside Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by damage \|6.1.C.1\|	1
Rear brake binding	1
Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering \|6.1.A.1\|	1
Offside Front Brake pipe kinked \|3.6.B.2b\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering \|6.1.A.1\|	1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Front front brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	1
Nearside Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion \|6.1.C.1\|	1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Obligatory mirror missing \|8.1.1\|	1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Registration plate issues	1
Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Parking brake lever defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated \|3.1.3c\|	1
Offside Front Driver`s seat insecure \|6.2.A.1\|	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
Front brake application uneven	4
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	4
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	3
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	2
front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	2
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	2
Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	2
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	2
Nearside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	1
Offside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	1
Indicator tell tale inoperative \|1.4.A.2a\|	1
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1
Nearside Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	1
Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	1
Nearside Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by damage \|6.1.C.1\|	1
Rear brake binding	1
Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering \|6.1.A.1\|	1
Offside Front Brake pipe kinked \|3.6.B.2b\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering \|6.1.A.1\|	1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Front front brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	1
Nearside Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion \|6.1.C.1\|	1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Obligatory mirror missing \|8.1.1\|	1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Registration plate issues	1
Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Parking brake lever defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated \|3.1.3c\|	1
Offside Front Driver`s seat insecure \|6.2.A.1\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol AUSTIN A40s year 1957

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