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MOT History from tests of petrol CITROEN GSs year 1978

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mot history
Pass percent:65.22%
(The average a petrol CITROEN GS year 1978 passes without issue)
Based on:92 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive |7.3.B.1a|7
Registration plate lamp issues6
Battery insecure |1.9.1|5
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|5
Headlamp aim out of alignment5
Horn not working |1.6.2a|4
Indicator tell tale inoperative |1.4.A.2a|2
Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|2
Offside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|2
Nearside Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|2
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|2
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|2
Nearside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|2
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|2
Brakes imbalanced across an axle2
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|2
Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| insecure |1.1.A.3a|2
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|2
Offside Rear passenger door does not latch securely closed |6.2.B.1a|1
Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Nearside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Front Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|1
Nearside front parking brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.6a|1
Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1
Nearside Front Fluid suspension unit leaking |2.4.D.2|1
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive |8.2.1.2 |b||1
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i||1
Nearside Outer Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Outer Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter split |2.5.C.1a|1
Brake pipe excessively corroded1
Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b|1
All position lamps not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Rear brake binding1
Nearside Front Parking brake mechanism/associated mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |3.1.9|1
Nearside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Outer Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Nearside Inner Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Inner Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Centre Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Inner Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Front Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |3.6.C.3|1
Offside Front Lower Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|1
Driver`s door does not latch securely closed |6.2.B.1a|1
Nearside Front Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a|1
Offside Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened |2.4.G.1|1
Rear Rear position lamp|s| excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Rear Lower Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content excessive |7.3.B.1b|1
Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a|1
Offside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2|1
Nearside Steering rack gaiter insecure |2.2.D.2d|1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded subframe |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))1
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Nearside Front Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting Inner Arch |6.2.2 |d| |i||1
Offside Front Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting Inner Arch |6.2.2 |d| |i||1
Nearside Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.3 |a||1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1
Nearside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position |8.4.1|1
Rear Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3|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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