MOT History from tests of petrol BEDFORD CAs year 1959

Review the list of common BEDFORD CA failures below or to perform a specific mot history check on your BEDFORD then use our popular KnowYourCar service

mot history

Pass percent:76.60%

(The average a petrol BEDFORD CA year 1959 passes without issue)

Based on:47 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	4
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	3
Registration plate lamp issues	3
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2
Nearside Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	2
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	2
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Nearside Front Body or chassis 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
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
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Front Anti-roll bar severely distorted \|2.4.G.1\|	1
Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	1
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing \|3.3.A.1b\|	1
Nearside Front Direction indicators not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Nearside Indicator tell tale inoperative \|1.4.A.2a\|	1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorber detached \|2.7.2b\|	1
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Steering column top mounting bracket insecure \|2.1.2d\|	1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	1
Registration plate issues	1
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Parking brake mechanism/associated mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|3.1.9\|	1
Nearside Front Upper Radius arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Front Upper Radius arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Offside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	1
Front brake application uneven	1
Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.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.

Got suggestions? We’re improving this section all the time. If you have any suggestions, please let us know.

Most common failures	No# failures
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	4
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	3
Registration plate lamp issues	3
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2
Nearside Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	2
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	2
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Nearside Front Body or chassis 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
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
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Front Anti-roll bar severely distorted \|2.4.G.1\|	1
Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	1
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing \|3.3.A.1b\|	1
Nearside Front Direction indicators not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Nearside Indicator tell tale inoperative \|1.4.A.2a\|	1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorber detached \|2.7.2b\|	1
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Steering column top mounting bracket insecure \|2.1.2d\|	1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	1
Registration plate issues	1
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Parking brake mechanism/associated mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|3.1.9\|	1
Nearside Front Upper Radius arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Front Upper Radius arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Offside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	1
Front brake application uneven	1
Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol BEDFORD CAs year 1959

Find us on Facebook