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MOT History from tests of petrol AUSTIN SEVENs year 1929

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mot history
Pass percent:95.16%
(The average a petrol AUSTIN SEVEN year 1929 passes without issue)
Based on:826 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|7
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b|5
Horn not working |1.6.2a|5
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|4
Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3|3
Nearside Front Wheel nut|s| loose |4.2.A.1e|2
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a|2
Rear brake application uneven2
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|2
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|2
Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a|2
Registration plate lamp issues2
Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2|2
Nearside Front Steering pivot point has excessive play |2.2.B.1g|2
Headlamp aim out of alignment2
Parking brake lever ratchet mechanism is broken |3.1.5|1
Brake lever has abnormal movement of levers indicating maladjustment |3.5.1f|1
Brake rod reduced in thickness more than 1/3rd by chaffing |3.5.1a|1
Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive movement at a suspension ball joint |2.5.A.1c|1
Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Front Axle king pin is loose in the axle beam |2.5.A.3a|1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings |2.2.B.1h|1
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Rear Brake pipe inadequately clipped |3.6.B.1|1
Offside Rear Brake pipe inadequately clipped |3.6.B.1|1
Centre Front Brake pipe inadequately clipped |3.6.B.1|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released1
Offside Front Steering retaining device missing |2.2.C.1g|1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Offside Front Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a|1
Offside Front Steering system fouling |2.2.D.2a|1
Centre Front Leaf spring saddle is moving relative to the spring |2.4.B.7a|1
Parking brake lever, pawl mechanism pivots or their associated mountings are insecure |3.1.4b|1
Brake pedal has insufficient reserve movement |3.3.A.5|1
Nearside Rear Shock absorber insecure |2.7.2b|1
Front position lamp|s| missing |1.1.A.3a|1
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Horn control missing |1.6.1|1
Nearside Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a|1
Offside Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a|1
Offside Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1|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
Offside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2|1
Offside Front Wheel nut|s| loose |4.2.A.1e|1
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b|1
Offside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn linkage |2.7.4|1
Nearside Rear Leaf spring has excessive wear in a shackle pin and/or bush |2.4.B.2|1
Nearside Front Leaf spring has excessive wear in a shackle pin and/or bush |2.4.B.2|1
Offside Front Leaf spring has excessive wear in a shackle pin and/or bush |2.4.B.2|1
Nearside Rear Wheel nut|s| loose |4.2.A.1e|1
Nearside Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion |6.1.C.1|1
Offside Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion |6.1.C.1|1
Nearside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Rear Wheel nut|s| loose |4.2.A.1e|1
Offside Front Steering pivot point has excessive play |2.2.B.1g|1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1
Steering locking device missing |2.2.C.1g|1
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Offside Rear Brake pivot excessively corroded and seriously weakened |3.5.1e|1
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Front Mechanical brake component locking device insecure |3.5.1l|1
Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|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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