MOT History from tests of petrol AUSTIN HEALEYs year 1972

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Pass percent:68.42%

(The average a petrol AUSTIN HEALEY year 1972 passes without issue)

Based on:38 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	2
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2
Offside Inner Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|3.6.C.3\|	1
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|3.6.C.3\|	1
Rear Brake clevis joint excessively damaged and seriously weakened \|3.5.1e\|	1
Offside Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	1
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	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 Suspension component mounting prescribed area is inadequately repaired \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Indicator switch faulty \|1.4.A.1\|	1
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade missing \|8.2.2\|	1
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Registration plate issues	1
Nearside Rear Leaf spring to axle securing nut insecure \|2.4.B.7b\|	1
Offside Rear Leaf spring to axle securing nut insecure \|2.4.B.7b\|	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
Rear brake application uneven	1
Fuel hose leaking \|7.2.3\|	1
Nearside Steering rack insecure \|2.2.B.1a\|	1
Exhaust engine idle speed too high \|7.3.A.2a\|	1
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	1
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	1
Nearside Rear Brake pipe leaking on a hydraulic braking system (1.1.11 (b) (ii))	1
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	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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Most common failures	No# failures
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	2
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2
Offside Inner Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|3.6.C.3\|	1
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|3.6.C.3\|	1
Rear Brake clevis joint excessively damaged and seriously weakened \|3.5.1e\|	1
Offside Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	1
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	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 Suspension component mounting prescribed area is inadequately repaired \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Indicator switch faulty \|1.4.A.1\|	1
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade missing \|8.2.2\|	1
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Registration plate issues	1
Nearside Rear Leaf spring to axle securing nut insecure \|2.4.B.7b\|	1
Offside Rear Leaf spring to axle securing nut insecure \|2.4.B.7b\|	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
Rear brake application uneven	1
Fuel hose leaking \|7.2.3\|	1
Nearside Steering rack insecure \|2.2.B.1a\|	1
Exhaust engine idle speed too high \|7.3.A.2a\|	1
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	1
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	1
Nearside Rear Brake pipe leaking on a hydraulic braking system (1.1.11 (b) (ii))	1
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol AUSTIN HEALEYs year 1972

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