MOT History from tests of petrol BENTLEY S3s year 1971

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Pass percent:81.98%

(The average a petrol BENTLEY S3 year 1971 passes without issue)

Based on:111 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	2
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	2
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	2
Nearside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Windscreen washer not working	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	1
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Registration plate lamp issues	1
Offside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings inner sill \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Offside Brake pipe leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	1
Offside Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Nearside Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering \|6.1.A.1\|	1
Service brake efficiency below requirements \|1.2.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	1
Nearside Front Service brake has no recorded effort at a wheel \|1.2.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	1
Offside Front Service brake has no recorded effort at a wheel \|1.2.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	1
Fuel tank leaking \|7.2.3\|	1
Fuel pipe union leaking \|7.2.3\|	1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Brake pedal has insufficient reserve movement \|3.3.A.5\|	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
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	2
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	2
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	2
Nearside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Windscreen washer not working	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	1
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Registration plate lamp issues	1
Offside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings inner sill \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Offside Brake pipe leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	1
Offside Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Nearside Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering \|6.1.A.1\|	1
Service brake efficiency below requirements \|1.2.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	1
Nearside Front Service brake has no recorded effort at a wheel \|1.2.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	1
Offside Front Service brake has no recorded effort at a wheel \|1.2.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	1
Fuel tank leaking \|7.2.3\|	1
Fuel pipe union leaking \|7.2.3\|	1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Brake pedal has insufficient reserve movement \|3.3.A.5\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol BENTLEY S3s year 1971

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