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MOT History from tests of petrol AUSTIN A55s year 1957

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Pass percent:86.62%
(The average a petrol AUSTIN A55 year 1957 passes without issue)
Based on:157 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Brakes imbalanced across an axle4
Rear brake binding3
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively2
Registration plate lamp issues2
Rear brake application uneven1
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Front position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f|1
Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel |steering box fitted| |2.2.A.1a|1
Offside Headlamp not in good working order |not working| |1.2.4a|1
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))1
Parking (secondary brake) on a single line braking system imbalanced across an axle Axle 1 (1.3.1 (b) (i))1
Front Service brake effort inadequate at a wheel both sides (1.2.1 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b|1
Offside Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b|1
Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Front brake application uneven1
Nearside Front Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Bootlid cannot be secured in the closed position |6.4.1|1
Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded chassis |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Service brake is causing the vehicle to swerve to the nearside |3.7.C.2|1
Driver`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1|1
Fuel pipe leaking |7.2.3|1
Nearside Axle king pin so loose it is likely to affect directional stability (5.1.2 (d) (ii))1
Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b|1
Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Front Upper Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Nearside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Offside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Offside Front Vehicle structure 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
Nearside Front Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering |2.5.A.3a|1
Offside Front Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering |2.5.A.3a|1
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement1
Offside Inner Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|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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