MOT History from tests of petrol AUSTIN A55s year 1970

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Pass percent:43.75%

(The average a petrol AUSTIN A55 year 1970 passes without issue)

Based on:16 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	2
Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	2
Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel \|steering box fitted\| \|2.2.A.1a\|	2
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	2
Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	2
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	2
Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	2
Rear Electrical wiring deteriorated and bare wires exposed \|1.9.2c\|	2
Rear brake binding	1
Rear brake application uneven	1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1a\|	1
Offside Braking system leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	1
Nearside Rear Leaf spring has excessive wear in a shackle pin and/or bush \|2.4.B.2\|	1
Offside Rear Leaf spring has excessive wear in a shackle pin and/or bush \|2.4.B.2\|	1
Parking brake mechanism/associated mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|3.1.9\|	1
Nearside Rear Shock absorber detached \|2.7.2b\|	1
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	1
Steering box insecure \|2.2.B.1a\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	1
Dipswitch operation does not deflect all main beam headlamps to make them dipped beams \|1.7.4b\|	1
Nearside Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Offside Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Nearside Inner Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Registration plate lamp issues	1
Offside Inner Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Inner Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Nearside Front Steering component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.2.C.1h\|	1
Offside Vehicle structure excessively corroded within 30cm of towbar mounting \|6.6.6\|	1
Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded lower inner and outer sills \|5.2.6\|	1
Nearside Inner Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	1
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Driver`s seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. \|6.2.A.3\|	1
Driver`s door hinge insecure \|6.2.B.2\|	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.

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Most common failures	No# failures
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	2
Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	2
Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel \|steering box fitted\| \|2.2.A.1a\|	2
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	2
Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	2
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	2
Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	2
Rear Electrical wiring deteriorated and bare wires exposed \|1.9.2c\|	2
Rear brake binding	1
Rear brake application uneven	1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1a\|	1
Offside Braking system leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	1
Nearside Rear Leaf spring has excessive wear in a shackle pin and/or bush \|2.4.B.2\|	1
Offside Rear Leaf spring has excessive wear in a shackle pin and/or bush \|2.4.B.2\|	1
Parking brake mechanism/associated mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|3.1.9\|	1
Nearside Rear Shock absorber detached \|2.7.2b\|	1
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	1
Steering box insecure \|2.2.B.1a\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	1
Dipswitch operation does not deflect all main beam headlamps to make them dipped beams \|1.7.4b\|	1
Nearside Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Offside Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Nearside Inner Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Registration plate lamp issues	1
Offside Inner Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Inner Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Nearside Front Steering component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.2.C.1h\|	1
Offside Vehicle structure excessively corroded within 30cm of towbar mounting \|6.6.6\|	1
Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded lower inner and outer sills \|5.2.6\|	1
Nearside Inner Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	1
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Driver`s seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. \|6.2.A.3\|	1
Driver`s door hinge insecure \|6.2.B.2\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol AUSTIN A55s year 1970

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