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MOT History from tests of petrol BENTLEY BENTLEYs year 1952

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mot history
Pass percent:90.85%
(The average a petrol BENTLEY BENTLEY year 1952 passes without issue)
Based on:459 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|7
Offside front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|6
Nearside front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|5
Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3|4
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|4
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively4
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|3
Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|3
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|3
Registration plate lamp issues3
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|3
Offside Front Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering |2.5.A.3a|2
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a|2
Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|2
Brake hose excessively deteriorated2
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|2
Front front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|2
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|2
Offside Front front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|2
Nearside Semaphore indicator arm does not retract smoothly |1.4.C.1a|1
Offside Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Nearside Inner Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
All position lamps not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Centre Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.2.1d|1
Centre Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3|1
Nearside Front Headlamp not in good working order |not working| |1.2.4a|1
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b|1
Offside Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b|1
Rear Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Windscreen has damage1
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Nearside Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a|1
Offside Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b|1
Offside Rear Leaf spring fractured |2.4.B.1a|1
Nearside Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Nearside Outer Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Headlamp aim out of alignment1
Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Rear brake binding1
Offside Semaphore indicator arm arm does not show an amber light to the front |1.4.C.1b|1
Offside Semaphore indicator arm arm does not show an amber light to the rear |1.4.C.1b|1
Offside Front Track rod end loose |2.2.B.1d|1
Service brake is causing the vehicle to swerve to the nearside |3.7.C.2|1
Front Service brake is causing the vehicle to swerve to the offside |3.7.C.2|1
Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement1
Nearside Rear Leaf spring to axle securing bolt insecure |2.4.B.7b|1
Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Nearside Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b|1
Horn not working |1.6.2a|1
Steering column top mounting bracket insecure |2.1.2d|1
front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Nearside Front Service brake effort inadequate at a wheel |1.2.1 |a| |i||1
Offside Front Service brake effort inadequate at a wheel |1.2.1 |a| |i||1
Brake performance not tested cannot carryt out full brake test |1.2.1 |g||1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Lower Fuel hose leaking |7.2.3|1
Offside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Brake hose damaged1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.4.A.2e|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.4.A.2e|1
Offside Front Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.4.A.2h|1
Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Offside Front Windscreen wiper not operating over a large enough area to give an adequate view |8.2.1c|1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Brake master cylinder leaking hydraulic fluid |3.6.G.1f|1
Nearside Front front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Nearside Front Semaphore indicator arm arm does not show an amber light to the front |1.4.C.1b|1
Nearside Front Semaphore indicator arm arm does not show an amber light to the rear |1.4.C.1b|1
Nearside Front Front suspension locking device missing |2.5.A.4|1
Offside Front Front suspension locking device missing |2.5.A.4|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.

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