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MOT History from tests of diesel BRISTOL VRTs year 1981

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mot history
Pass percent:56.52%
(The average a diesel BRISTOL VRT year 1981 passes without issue)
Based on:23 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Brakes imbalanced across an axle7
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|2
Nearside Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases flexi pipe clamp |7.1.2|2
Nearside Rear Power steering pipe|s| or hose|s| leaking from a joint |2.3.3b|2
Nearside Rear Brake valve insecurely mounted air dryer |3.6.A.2a|2
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort2
Headlamp aim out of alignment2
Offside Rear position lamp|s| insecure |1.1.A.3a|1
Hazard warning lamps inoperative |1.4.B.1b|1
Offside Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Rear fog lamp switch missing |1.3.1a|1
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b|1
Steering box has a significant oil leak |2.2.D.2e|1
Offside Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by damage |6.1.C.1|1
Offside Front Brake pipe inadequately clipped |3.6.B.1|1
Offside Front Leaf spring cracked |2.4.B.1a|1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Power steering component|s| leaking |2.3.3b|1
Fuel system component insecure |7.2.1|1
Offside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Brake hose has insufficient room to move1
Offside Front Body or chassis is cracked, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings floor crossmember behind drivers wheel o/s |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Front Body insecure and dangerous to other road users wheel arch |6.1.B.1b|1
Offside Rear Body insecure and dangerous to other road users wheel arch |6.1.B.1b|1
Offside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported tailpipe clamp |7.1.1|1
Nearside Front Body insecure and dangerous to other road users |6.1.B.1b|1
Registration plate lamp issues1
Nearside Rear Brake clevis joint excessively worn and seriously weakened actuator rod |3.5.1e|1
Nearside Front Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering |2.5.A.3a|1
Rear brake application uneven1
Offside Front Road wheel fixings not compatible fitted wrongly |4.2.B.2|1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Rear Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Rear brake binding1
Steering system excessively tight |2.2.D.1|1
Offside Front Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded outrigger at |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Front Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded outrigger at |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Statutory seat belt missing drivers |5.1.1|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases loose at rear flex pipe |7.1.2|1
Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded outrigger at |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded outrigger at |2.4.A.3|1
Power steering pipe|s| or hose|s| leaking from a joint |2.3.3b|1
Offside Front Stub axle has excessive vertical movement between stub axle and axle beam |2.5.A.1a|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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