MOT History from tests of petrol AUSTIN HEALEYs year 1953

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Pass percent:75.34%

(The average a petrol AUSTIN HEALEY year 1953 passes without issue)

Based on:73 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Rear brake binding	5
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	3
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	3
Dipswitch operation does not deflect all main beam headlamps to make them dipped beams \|1.7.4b\|	2
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2
Registration plate lamp issues	2
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	2
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer missing \|7.2.4c\|	1
Rear brake application uneven	1
Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1
Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Windscreen has damage	1
Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Indicator tell tale inoperative \|1.4.A.2a\|	1
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	1
Brake pedal spongy \|3.3.B.1b\|	1
Offside Front front brakes release unevenly \|3.7.B.4\|	1
Offside Rear Leaf spring fractured \|2.4.B.1a\|	1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	1
Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	1
Offside Front Shock absorber insecure \|2.7.2b\|	1
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Front Steering locking device missing \|2.2.C.1g\|	1
Nearside Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Parking brake lever ratchet mechanism is broken \|3.1.5\|	1
Nearside Rear rear brake grabbing severely \|3.7.A.5b\|	1
Offside Rear rear brake grabbing severely \|3.7.A.5b\|	1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Front Brake hose bulging under pressure \|3.6.B.3\|	1
Offside Front Brake hose bulging under pressure \|3.6.B.3\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing \|3.3.A.1b\|	1
Nearside Rear reflector missing \|1.5.1a\|	1
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	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
Rear brake binding	5
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	3
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	3
Dipswitch operation does not deflect all main beam headlamps to make them dipped beams \|1.7.4b\|	2
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2
Registration plate lamp issues	2
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	2
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer missing \|7.2.4c\|	1
Rear brake application uneven	1
Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1
Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Windscreen has damage	1
Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Indicator tell tale inoperative \|1.4.A.2a\|	1
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	1
Brake pedal spongy \|3.3.B.1b\|	1
Offside Front front brakes release unevenly \|3.7.B.4\|	1
Offside Rear Leaf spring fractured \|2.4.B.1a\|	1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	1
Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	1
Offside Front Shock absorber insecure \|2.7.2b\|	1
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Front Steering locking device missing \|2.2.C.1g\|	1
Nearside Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Parking brake lever ratchet mechanism is broken \|3.1.5\|	1
Nearside Rear rear brake grabbing severely \|3.7.A.5b\|	1
Offside Rear rear brake grabbing severely \|3.7.A.5b\|	1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Front Brake hose bulging under pressure \|3.6.B.3\|	1
Offside Front Brake hose bulging under pressure \|3.6.B.3\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing \|3.3.A.1b\|	1
Nearside Rear reflector missing \|1.5.1a\|	1
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol AUSTIN HEALEYs year 1953

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