MOT History from tests of petrol AUSTIN SPRITEs year 1963

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Pass percent:83.55%

(The average a petrol AUSTIN SPRITE year 1963 passes without issue)

Based on:152 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	4
Headlamp aim out of alignment	4
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	4
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	3
Rear brake binding	3
Front brake application uneven	2
Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	2
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	2
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	2
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bearing \|2.4.G.2\|	2
Front Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Upper Steering column top mounting bracket insecure \|2.1.2d\|	1
Lower Steering column shaft retaining device insecure \|2.1.6\|	1
Rear Exhaust mounting missing \|7.1.1b\|	1
Brake hose damaged	1
Registration plate lamp issues	1
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Driver`s seat insecure \|6.2.A.1\|	1
Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	1
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Brake pipe inadequately supported \|3.6.B.1\|	1
front brakes release unevenly \|3.7.B.4\|	1
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user \|1.6.2b\|	1
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Offside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Nearside Rear Braking system leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Rear wheel cylinder leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	1
Rear Brake pipe inadequately supported \|3.6.B.1\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Steering column movement between the shaft and steering wheel \|2.1.2b\|	1
Nearside Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering \|2.5.A.3a\|	1
Offside Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering \|2.5.A.3a\|	1
Steering wheel retaining device insecure \|2.1.6\|	1
Offside Front Track rod end loose \|2.2.B.1d\|	1
Nearside Front Brake pedal spongy \|3.3.B.1b\|	1
Offside Front Brake pedal spongy \|3.3.B.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
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	4
Headlamp aim out of alignment	4
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	4
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	3
Rear brake binding	3
Front brake application uneven	2
Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	2
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	2
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	2
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bearing \|2.4.G.2\|	2
Front Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Upper Steering column top mounting bracket insecure \|2.1.2d\|	1
Lower Steering column shaft retaining device insecure \|2.1.6\|	1
Rear Exhaust mounting missing \|7.1.1b\|	1
Brake hose damaged	1
Registration plate lamp issues	1
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Driver`s seat insecure \|6.2.A.1\|	1
Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	1
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Brake pipe inadequately supported \|3.6.B.1\|	1
front brakes release unevenly \|3.7.B.4\|	1
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user \|1.6.2b\|	1
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Offside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Nearside Rear Braking system leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Rear wheel cylinder leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	1
Rear Brake pipe inadequately supported \|3.6.B.1\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Steering column movement between the shaft and steering wheel \|2.1.2b\|	1
Nearside Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering \|2.5.A.3a\|	1
Offside Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering \|2.5.A.3a\|	1
Steering wheel retaining device insecure \|2.1.6\|	1
Offside Front Track rod end loose \|2.2.B.1d\|	1
Nearside Front Brake pedal spongy \|3.3.B.1b\|	1
Offside Front Brake pedal spongy \|3.3.B.1b\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol AUSTIN SPRITEs year 1963

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