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MOT History from tests of petrol BRISTOL 400s year 1949

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mot history
Pass percent:77.55%
(The average a petrol BRISTOL 400 year 1949 passes without issue)
Based on:98 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Brakes imbalanced across an axle5
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|3
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement2
Registration plate lamp issues2
Horn not working |1.6.2a|2
Nearside Pre 1950 headlamp aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.6.A1|1
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer missing |7.2.4c|1
Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Windscreen has damage1
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
Nearside Front Front suspension retaining device missing shocker |2.5.A.4|1
Offside Front Front suspension retaining device missing shocker |2.5.A.4|1
Nearside Rear Lower Front suspension retaining device missing |2.5.A.4|1
Offside Rear Lower Front suspension retaining device missing |2.5.A.4|1
Nearside Rear Upper Front suspension retaining device missing shocker |2.5.A.4|1
Offside Rear Upper Front suspension retaining device missing shocker and location pin bent |2.5.A.4|1
Fuel hose leaking |7.2.3|1
Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b|1
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Brake hose excessively deteriorated1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1
Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|1
Nearside Semaphore indicator arm does not extend smoothly |1.4.C.1a|1
Offside Semaphore indicator arm does not extend smoothly |1.4.C.1a|1
Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Nearside Front Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering |2.5.A.3a|1
Offside Front Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering |2.5.A.3a|1
Nearside Semaphore indicator arm does not retract smoothly |1.4.C.1a|1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Braking system leaking mastercylinder |3.6.A.1|1
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|1
Nearside Steering rack gaiter insecure |2.2.D.2d|1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||1
Driver`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1|1
Driver`s seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. |6.2.A.3|1
Fuel system component leaking (6.1.3 (b) (i))1
Nearside Rear Hydraulic brake cylinder leaking and braking performance affected (1.1.16 (b) (ii))1
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))1
Parking (secondary brake) on a single line braking system imbalanced across an axle Axle 1 (1.3.1 (b) (i))1
Horn not working (7.7 (a))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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