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MOT History from tests of lpg BUICK SKYLARKs year 1961

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mot history
Pass percent:28.57%
(The average a lpg BUICK SKYLARK year 1961 passes without issue)
Based on:7 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released4
Brakes imbalanced across an axle4
Headlamp aim out of alignment3
Rear brake binding3
Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement2
Front brake application uneven2
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|2
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|2
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Exhaust emits dense blue smoke at idle |7.3.A.2b|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Offside Indicator tell tale inoperative |1.4.A.2a|1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Centre Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Vehicle structure has an unsatisfactory modification, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Parking brake operation is causing the vehicle to swerve to the nearside |3.7.C.3a|1
Nearside Front Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a|1
Offside Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a|1
Centre Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Brake pipe excessively corroded1
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Offside rear brake grabbing severely |3.7.A.5b|1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1
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
Rear Fuel tank leaking |7.2.3|1
Nearside Front Parking brake lever is located so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated from the driver`s seat |3.1.3c|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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