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MOT History from tests of petrol AUSTIN A55s year 1959

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Pass percent:81.77%
(The average a petrol AUSTIN A55 year 1959 passes without issue)
Based on:192 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Brakes imbalanced across an axle13
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|9
Horn not working |1.6.2a|5
Rear brake application uneven5
Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|3
Rear brake binding3
Registration plate lamp issues3
Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1|2
Front brake application uneven2
Steering box has relative movement between sector shaft and the drop arm |2.2.B.1b|2
Nearside front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|2
Headlamp aim out of alignment2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively2
Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|2
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|2
Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|2
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|2
Nearside 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
Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3|1
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1
Rear passenger seat cannot be secured in the upright position. |6.2.3|1
Nearside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3|1
Offside Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Service brake is causing the vehicle to swerve to the offside |3.7.C.2|1
Indicator tell tale inoperative |1.4.A.2a|1
Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Steering box insecure |2.2.B.1a|1
Offside front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|1
Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Parking brake mechanism/associated mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |3.1.9|1
Nearside Front Front suspension locking device missing |2.5.A.4|1
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))1
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))1
Parking (secondary brake) on a single line braking system imbalanced across an axle Axle 1 (1.3.1 (b) (i))1
Windscreen washer not working 1
Nearside Front Axle king pin so loose it is likely to affect directional stability top trunion excessively worn (5.1.2 (d) (ii))1
Offside Front Axle king pin so loose it is likely to affect directional stability top trunion excessively worn (5.1.2 (d) (ii))1
Offside Front Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d))1
Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Offside Rear Service brake has no recorded effort at a wheel little or no effort (1.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Centre Exhaust mounting missing |7.1.1b|1
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Front Steering component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.2.C.1h|1
Nearside Front Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Nearside Rear wheel cylinder leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Nearside Front Service brake lagging in operation little or no effort (1.2.1 (d))1
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Front Steering box has relative movement between sector shaft and the drop arm |2.2.B.1b|1
Offside Front Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a|1
Front Windscreen wiper not operating over a large enough area to give an adequate view |8.2.1c|1
Nearside Front Lower Torque/reaction arm has a deteriorated rubber bush resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Lower Torque/reaction arm has a deteriorated rubber bush resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Rear Stop lamp excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.2.1d|1
Shock absorber has negligible damping effect |2.7.5|1
Nearside Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering |2.5.A.3a|1
Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1|1
Offside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a|1
Nearside Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Nearside Front Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3|1
Offside Front Steering box cracked and unserviceable |2.2.C.1d|1
Outer Front Steering pivot point has excessive play |2.2.B.1g|1
Nearside Rear brake drum contaminated by oil |3.5.1h|1
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Registration plate issues1
Nearside Front brake drum contaminated by brake fluid |3.5.1h|1
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Rear Exhaust mounting missing |7.1.1b|1
Nearside Lower Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush |2.5.A.1c|1
Offside Lower Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush |2.5.A.1c|1
rear brakes release unevenly |3.7.B.4|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Direction indicators flashing more than 120 times a minute |1.4.A.2g|1
Offside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect |2.7.5|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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