MOT History from tests of petrol AUSTIN SIXs year 1937

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Pass percent:70.59%

(The average a petrol AUSTIN SIX year 1937 passes without issue)

Based on:34 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	2
Rear brake application uneven	2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	2
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	2
Offside Front Leaf spring to axle securing bolt insecure \|2.4.B.7b\|	2
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	2
Windscreen washer control missing \|8.2.1a\|	1
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	1
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer missing \|7.2.4c\|	1
Nearside Front Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering \|2.5.A.3a\|	1
Offside Front Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering \|2.5.A.3a\|	1
Nearside Rear brake drum contaminated by oil \|3.5.1h\|	1
Offside Rear brake drum contaminated by oil \|3.5.1h\|	1
rear brakes release unevenly \|3.7.B.4\|	1
Driver`s seat insecure \|6.2.A.1\|	1
Front passenger seat insecure \|6.2.3\|	1
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade missing \|8.2.2\|	1
Offside Windscreen wiper blade missing \|8.2.2\|	1
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	1
Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Offside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Towbar component excessively corroded \|6.6.1\|	1
Nearside Front Leaf spring to axle securing bolt insecure \|2.4.B.7b\|	1
Offside Front Steering pivot point has excessive play \|2.2.B.1g\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Nearside Semaphore indicator arm arm does not show an amber light to the front \|1.4.C.1b\|	1
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	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
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	2
Rear brake application uneven	2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	2
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	2
Offside Front Leaf spring to axle securing bolt insecure \|2.4.B.7b\|	2
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	2
Windscreen washer control missing \|8.2.1a\|	1
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	1
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer missing \|7.2.4c\|	1
Nearside Front Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering \|2.5.A.3a\|	1
Offside Front Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering \|2.5.A.3a\|	1
Nearside Rear brake drum contaminated by oil \|3.5.1h\|	1
Offside Rear brake drum contaminated by oil \|3.5.1h\|	1
rear brakes release unevenly \|3.7.B.4\|	1
Driver`s seat insecure \|6.2.A.1\|	1
Front passenger seat insecure \|6.2.3\|	1
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade missing \|8.2.2\|	1
Offside Windscreen wiper blade missing \|8.2.2\|	1
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	1
Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Offside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Towbar component excessively corroded \|6.6.1\|	1
Nearside Front Leaf spring to axle securing bolt insecure \|2.4.B.7b\|	1
Offside Front Steering pivot point has excessive play \|2.2.B.1g\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Nearside Semaphore indicator arm arm does not show an amber light to the front \|1.4.C.1b\|	1
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol AUSTIN SIXs year 1937

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