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MOT History from tests of petrol CITROEN SMs year 1973

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Pass percent:84.88%
(The average a petrol CITROEN SM year 1973 passes without issue)
Based on:205 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment9
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|7
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively6
Registration plate lamp issues4
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|4
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|3
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|3
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|3
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|2
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|2
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|2
Nearside Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a|2
Offside Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a|2
Offside Front Statutory seat belt missing |5.1.1|2
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|2
Brake pipe excessively corroded2
Registration plate issues2
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3|1
Horn not working |1.6.2a|1
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||1
Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |6.1.2 |a||1
Offside Rear Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Front Statutory seat belt missing |5.1.1|1
Nearside Front Fluid suspension pipe leaking |2.4.D.2|1
Front Headlamp insecure |1.7.3|1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b|1
Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Windscreen wiper not working |3.4 |a||1
Offside Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment nut or taper shaft loose |2.1.3 |b| |ii||1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))1
Offside Front Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a|1
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Fluid suspension accumulator leaking |2.4.D.2|1
Fluid suspension leaking |2.4.D.2|1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel |steering rack fitted| |2.2.A.1b|1
Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering |6.1.A.1|1
Nearside Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel |steering box fitted| |2.2.A.1a|1
Offside Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Nearside Intermediate drop arm insecure |2.2.B.1a|1
Rear Fluid suspension has no suspension movement |2.4.D.5|1
Nearside Front Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Rear Fluid suspension leaking |2.4.D.2|1
Offside Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Stop lamp excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.2.1d|1
Offside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3|1
Offside 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
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b|1
Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Windscreen has damage1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Power steering component|s| leaking |2.3.3b|1
Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a|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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