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MOT History from tests of petrol BENTLEY SERIESs year 1979

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mot history
Pass percent:79.25%
(The average a petrol BENTLEY SERIES year 1979 passes without issue)
Based on:159 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|12
Brake pipe excessively corroded6
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive |7.3.B.1a|6
Headlamp aim out of alignment5
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort4
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|3
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively3
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|2
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|2
Service brake efficiency below requirements |1.2.2 |a| |i||2
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||2
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released2
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Brake operation has insufficient assistance for at least two more brake applications after the warning device has operated |3.3.D.3b|1
Offside Rear reflector not red in colour |1.5.1d|1
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Inner Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Inner Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush |2.5.A.1c|1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|1
Offside Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Offside Front Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a|1
Offside Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||1
Nearside Inner Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Outer Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Steering rack gaiter insecure |2.2.D.2d|1
Power steering component|s| leaking |2.3.3b|1
Headlamp not working on main beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||1
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c||1
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c||1
Registration plate lamp issues1
Rear Service brake indicates brake bind |3.7.D.2a|1
Nearside Outer Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|1
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases front joining pipe broken |7.1.2|1
Nearside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content excessive emissions readind 6.683 |7.3.B.1b|1
Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b|1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1
Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||1
Offside Brake pipe connection leaking on a hydraulic braking system central on union near inner sill. |1.1.11 |b| |ii||1
Offside Rear Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive |7.3.B.1a|1
Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))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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