MOT History from tests of petrol AUSTIN SPRITEs year 1968

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Pass percent:75.93%

(The average a petrol AUSTIN SPRITE year 1968 passes without issue)

Based on:108 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	8
Headlamp aim out of alignment	4
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	4
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	3
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	2
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	2
Dipswitch operation does not extinguish all main beam headlamps leaving at least one pair of dipped beam headlamps \|1.7.4b\|	2
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	2
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	2
Offside Rear Braking system leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	2
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Brake hose has insufficient room to move	1
Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	1
Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	1
Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened \|2.4.G.1\|	1
Nearside Front Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn linkage \|2.7.4\|	1
Offside Front Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn linkage \|2.7.4\|	1
Offside Front Wheel insecure \|4.2.A.1c\|	1
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	1
Nearside Rear Road wheel spoke excessively loose \|4.2.A.1b\|	1
Front Braking system leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	1
Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	1
Steering rack insecure \|2.2.B.1a\|	1
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Nearside Rear Shock absorber insecure \|2.7.2b\|	1
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Indicator tell tale inoperative \|1.4.A.2a\|	1
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
An item not tested \|Manual\|	1
Nearside Rear Braking system leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.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
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	8
Headlamp aim out of alignment	4
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	4
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	3
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	2
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	2
Dipswitch operation does not extinguish all main beam headlamps leaving at least one pair of dipped beam headlamps \|1.7.4b\|	2
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	2
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	2
Offside Rear Braking system leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	2
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Brake hose has insufficient room to move	1
Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	1
Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	1
Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened \|2.4.G.1\|	1
Nearside Front Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn linkage \|2.7.4\|	1
Offside Front Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn linkage \|2.7.4\|	1
Offside Front Wheel insecure \|4.2.A.1c\|	1
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	1
Nearside Rear Road wheel spoke excessively loose \|4.2.A.1b\|	1
Front Braking system leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	1
Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	1
Steering rack insecure \|2.2.B.1a\|	1
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Nearside Rear Shock absorber insecure \|2.7.2b\|	1
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Indicator tell tale inoperative \|1.4.A.2a\|	1
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
An item not tested \|Manual\|	1
Nearside Rear Braking system leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol AUSTIN SPRITEs year 1968

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