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MOT History from tests of petrol AUSTIN AUSTINs year 1978

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mot history
Pass percent:53.85%
(The average a petrol AUSTIN AUSTIN year 1978 passes without issue)
Based on:26 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|3
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively3
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|2
Headlamp aim out of alignment2
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|2
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1
Nearside front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Indicator tell tale inoperative |1.4.A.2a|1
Offside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split |2.5.C.1a|1
Hazard warning switch faulty |1.4.B.1d|1
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement |7.2.4b|1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|1
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3|1
Offside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2|1
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Rear Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Rear Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Front Headlamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.7.5c|1
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|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 Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Direction indicators flashing less than 60 times a minute |1.4.A.2g|1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is inadequately repaired |2.4.A.3|1
Registration plate issues1
Nearside Front Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|1
Offside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is inadequately repaired |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is inadequately repaired |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter split |2.5.C.1a|1
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Registration plate lamp issues1
Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|1
Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1
Rear brake application uneven1
Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off |1.4.B.1f|1
Offside Front Brake hose excessively damaged |3.6.B.4d|1
Nearside Front 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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