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MOT History from tests of petrol CITROEN HYs year 1978

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mot history
Pass percent:47.22%
(The average a petrol CITROEN HY year 1978 passes without issue)
Based on:36 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Registration plate lamp issues4
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|2
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|2
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive |7.3.B.1a|2
Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b|2
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|2
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|2
Front Statutory seat belt missing |5.1.1|1
Speedometer cannot be illuminated. |6.7.3|1
Nearside Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion |6.1.C.1|1
Offside Front Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion Wheel arch |6.1.C.1|1
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|1
Offside Front Inner Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush Rear bush |2.4.G.2|1
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Nearside Front position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f|1
Offside Front position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f|1
Offside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii||1
Windscreen washer not working 1
Stop lamp|s| all not working |4.3.1 |a| |iii||1
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive |8.2.1.2 |b||1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||1
Service brake is causing the vehicle to swerve to the offside |3.7.C.2|1
Nearside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a|1
Brake pedal creeps down while the pedal is held under pressure |3.3.B.1a|1
Nearside Front Braking system leaking master cylinder |3.6.A.1|1
Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm locating pin insecure |2.4.G.3a|1
Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Nearside Front drive shaft coupling flexible rubber or fabric coupling insecure |2.5.C.1e|1
Offside Front drive shaft coupling flexible rubber or fabric coupling insecure |2.5.C.1e|1
Nearside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Front rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|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
Brake pedal spongy |3.3.B.1b|1
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|1
Offside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2|1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition on |1.4.B.1f|1
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off |1.4.B.1f|1
Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4|1
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Fuel cap/sealing device missing |7.2.4a|1
Service brake efficiency below requirements |1.2.2 |a| |i||1
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||1
Offside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii||1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||1
Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play |5.1.3 |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
Exhaust system insecure |6.1.2 |a||1
Passenger`s seat insecure securing bolt missing |6.2.A.1|1
Offside Front Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Windscreen has damage1
Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||1
Stop lamp not working both |1.2.1b|1
Offside Front All direction indicators not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Rear All direction indicators not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))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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