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MOT History from tests of petrol AUSTIN A50s year 1955

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Pass percent:83.24%
(The average a petrol AUSTIN A50 year 1955 passes without issue)
Based on:179 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Brakes imbalanced across an axle7
Headlamp aim out of alignment5
Offside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect |2.7.5|3
Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|3
Brake hose has insufficient room to move3
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|3
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively3
Brake pipe excessively corroded3
Nearside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect |2.7.5|2
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|2
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|2
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated |7.2.4c|2
Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|2
Nearside Front Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering |2.5.A.3a|2
Rear brake binding2
Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|2
Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Brake pedal spongy |3.3.B.1b|1
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Brake hose excessively deteriorated1
Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2|1
Offside front brake grabbing severely |3.7.A.2b|1
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f|1
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released1
Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b|1
Nearside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
All position lamps not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Front 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 Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Nearside Intermediate drop arm insecure |2.2.B.1a|1
Nearside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Front Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Offside Front Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Offside Driver`s seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. |6.2.A.3|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Front Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering |2.5.A.3a|1
Nearside Rear Upper Leaf spring has excessive wear in a shackle pin and/or bush |2.4.B.2|1
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Rear Upper Leaf spring has excessive wear in a shackle pin and/or bush |2.4.B.2|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Bootlid cannot be secured in the closed position |6.4.1|1
Nearside Front Brake pipe leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Brake performance not tested |3.7.A.1|1
Steering system excessively tight |2.2.D.1|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Registration plate issues1
Nearside Windscreen wiper not operating over a large enough area to give an adequate view |8.2.1c|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |3.3.A.1b|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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