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MOT History from tests of petrol CITROEN CXs year 1977

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mot history
Pass percent:46.15%
(The average a petrol CITROEN CX year 1977 passes without issue)
Based on:39 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive |7.3.B.1a|5
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|3
Headlamp aim out of alignment3
Offside front parking brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.6a|2
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|2
Fluid suspension accumulator leaking |2.4.D.2|2
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|2
Offside Front Suspension component insecurely attached (5.3.3 (a) (i))1
Steering rack has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel (steering rack fitted) (2.3 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))1
Rear Service brake effort inadequate at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (i))1
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))1
Exhaust emissions - engine idle speed too high (8.2.1.2 (e))1
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive (8.2.1.2 (b))1
Lower Steering column universal joint has excessive play |2.1.5|1
Offside Front Steering system has a road wheel fouling a part of the vehicle |2.2.D.2a|1
Fuel tank leaking |7.2.3|1
Driver`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1|1
Indicator tell tale inoperative |1.4.A.2a|1
Registration plate lamp issues1
Battery insecure |1.9.1|1
Front Fluid suspension levelling valve leaking |2.4.D.2|1
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Driver`s seat cannot be secured in the upright position. |6.2.A.2|1
Nearside Power steering ram|s| has excessive free play between ball-pin and valve and separation is likely |2.3.5|1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1
Offside Rear Fluid suspension pipe leaking |2.4.D.2|1
Nearside front parking brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.6a|1
Nearside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Exhaust emits dense blue smoke at idle |7.3.A.2b|1
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content excessive |7.3.B.1b|1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.6.B1|1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.6.B1|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
Nearside Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush |2.5.A.1c|1
Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))1
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|1
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|1
front parking brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.6a|1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Rear Fuel hose leaking |7.2.3|1
Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings door piller |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings wheel arch |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a|1
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|1
Offside Rear Lower Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Lower Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c|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.

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