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MOT History from tests of petrol BENTLEY R TYPEs year 1953

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mot history
Pass percent:89.44%
(The average a petrol BENTLEY R TYPE year 1953 passes without issue)
Based on:322 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Horn not working |1.6.2a|4
Headlamp aim out of alignment3
Offside Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering |2.5.A.3a|2
Offside Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|2
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|2
Nearside front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|2
Offside front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|2
Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|2
Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator flashing more than 120 times a minute |1.4.A.2g|1
Rear reflector not red in colour |1.5.1d|1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Brake master cylinder leaking hydraulic fluid |3.6.G.1f|1
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|1
Offside Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a|1
Nearside Lower Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush |2.5.A.1c|1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Front front brake recording little or no effort not working |3.7.B.5a|1
Offside Front front brake recording little or no effort not working |3.7.B.5a|1
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Fuel tank leaking |7.2.3|1
Semaphore indicator tell tale missing |1.4.C.2|1
Offside Rear Rear reflector excessively damaged so that its function is impaired |1.5.1c|1
Centre Indicator tell tale missing |1.4.A.2a|1
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Offside Outer Front Seat belt insecurely fixed to the vehicles structure |5.2.1a|1
Offside Front Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Nearside Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a|1
Offside Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a|1
Battery insecure |1.9.1|1
Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Nearside Semaphore indicator arm does not extend smoothly |1.4.C.1a|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a|1
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering |2.5.A.3a|1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated |7.2.4c|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b|1
Offside Lower Stub axle has excessive vertical movement between stub axle and axle beam |2.5.A.1a|1
Fuel pipe leaking |7.2.3|1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b|1
Registration plate lamp issues1
Hydraulic brake cylinder leaking hydraulic fluid |1.1.16 |b| |i||1
Service brake efficiency below requirements |1.2.2 |a| |i||1
Drivers seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. (6.2.A.3)1
Indicator tell tale inoperative (1.4.A.2a)1
Offside Windscreen wiper not operating over a large enough area to give an adequate view (8.2.1c)1
Service brake is causing the vehicle to swerve to the nearside (3.7.C.2)1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.C.1a)1
Nearside front brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.5a)1
Offside front brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.5a)1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Axle insecure (5.1.1 (b) (i))1
Nearside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)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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