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MOT History from tests of diesel AUSTIN TAXIHIREs year 1978

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Pass percent:65.00%
(The average a diesel AUSTIN TAXIHIRE year 1978 passes without issue)
Based on:40 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Registration plate lamp issues3
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|3
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively2
Registration plate issues2
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort2
Nearside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3|2
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a|2
Hazard warning switch faulty |1.4.B.1d|1
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|1
Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Offside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened |2.4.G.1|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Offside Front Seat belt insecurely fixed to the vehicles structure |5.2.1a|1
Offside Front Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1|1
Hazard warning tell tale not working correctly |1.4.B.1e|1
Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3|1
Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Exhaust emits dense blue smoke at idle |7.4.A.1|1
Emissions not tested |7.0|1
Nearside Rear Leaf spring damaged and permanently distorted |2.4.B.1a|1
Offside Rear Leaf spring damaged and permanently distorted |2.4.B.1a|1
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c|1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Front Headlamp insecure |1.7.3|1
Offside Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Nearside Steering component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.2.C.1h|1
Offside Steering component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.2.C.1h|1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Front Steering pivot point has excessive play |2.2.B.1g|1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Speedometer cannot be illuminated. |6.7.3|1
Nearside Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion |6.1.C.1|1
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper not operating over a large enough area to give an adequate view |8.2.1c|1
Windscreen has damage1
Offside Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position |8.4.1|1
Offside Bonnet retaining device excessively deteriorated |8.4.2|1
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Offside Rear Leaf spring has excessive wear in a shackle pin and/or bush |2.4.B.2|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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