MOT History from tests of petrol DAIMLER DARTs year 1962

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Pass percent:79.26%

(The average a petrol DAIMLER DART year 1962 passes without issue)

Based on:270 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	9
Headlamp aim out of alignment	9
Brake pipe excessively corroded	6
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	4
Registration plate lamp issues	4
Steering system excessively tight \|2.2.D.1\|	3
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	3
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	2
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	2
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2
Nearside Rear Wheel insecure \|4.2.A.1c\|	2
Steering pivot point has excessive play \|2.2.B.1g\|	2
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	2
Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
All position lamps not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Steering column movement between the shaft and steering wheel \|2.1.2b\|	1
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing \|3.3.A.1b\|	1
Nearside Front Valve stem seriously misaligned \|4.1.D.1e\|	1
Offside Front Valve stem seriously misaligned \|4.1.D.1e\|	1
Nearside Rear Valve stem seriously misaligned \|4.1.D.1e\|	1
Offside Rear Valve stem seriously misaligned \|4.1.D.1e\|	1
Brake relay lever has restricted free movement \|3.5.1k\|	1
Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	1
Central Front Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced \|6.1.1 \|c\| \|i\|\|	1
Front Headlamp not in good working order \|not working\| \|1.2.4a\|	1
Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Centre Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	1
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	1
Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Front Direction indicator insecure \|1.4.A.2b\|	1
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Nearside Headlamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.7.5c\|	1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1
Nearside Front brake disc contaminated by grease \|3.5.1h\|	1
Offside Front brake disc contaminated by grease \|3.5.1h\|	1
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user \|1.6.2b\|	1
Offside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	1
Offside Front Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded suspension top \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Steering wheel locking device insecure \|2.1.6\|	1
Nearside Front Wheel insecure \|4.2.A.1c\|	1
Offside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	1
Nearside Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Nearside Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	1
Nearside Front suspension has a suspension upper ball joint securing nut loose \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Nearside Front suspension has a suspension upper ball joint securing nut not locked \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Brake clevis joint locking device missing \|3.5.1l\|	1
Nearside Front Coil spring mounting fractured \|2.4.C.3b\|	1
Nearside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	1
Front passenger seat insecure \|6.2.3\|	1
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer missing \|7.2.4c\|	1
Fuel tank leaking \|7.2.3\|	1
Steering box insecure \|2.2.B.1a\|	1
Steering component mounting prescribed area is inadequately repaired \|2.2.C.1h\|	1
Nearside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Rear brake disc contaminated by oil \|3.5.1h\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	1
Offside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	1
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Bootlid cannot be secured in the closed position \|6.4.1\|	1
Nearside Rear Shock absorber insecure \|2.7.2b\|	1
Offside Rear Shock absorber insecure \|2.7.2b\|	1
Windscreen wiper not working (3.4 (a))	1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	1
Steering column top bearing excessively worn \|2.1.2c\|	1
Nearside Inner Front Drag link end ball pin shank loose \|2.2.B.1c\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Inner Steering pivot point has excessive play \|2.2.B.1g\|	1
Offside Front Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	1
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 Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is fractured \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Exhaust emits excessive dense blue smoke during acceleration \|7.3.A.2c\|	1
Exhaust emits dense blue smoke at idle \|7.3.A.2b\|	1
Nearside Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	1
Offside Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	1
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Steering box leaking to the extent that oil is dripping (2.1.1 (e) (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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Most common failures	No# failures
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	9
Headlamp aim out of alignment	9
Brake pipe excessively corroded	6
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	4
Registration plate lamp issues	4
Steering system excessively tight \|2.2.D.1\|	3
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	3
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	2
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	2
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2
Nearside Rear Wheel insecure \|4.2.A.1c\|	2
Steering pivot point has excessive play \|2.2.B.1g\|	2
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	2
Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
All position lamps not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Steering column movement between the shaft and steering wheel \|2.1.2b\|	1
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing \|3.3.A.1b\|	1
Nearside Front Valve stem seriously misaligned \|4.1.D.1e\|	1
Offside Front Valve stem seriously misaligned \|4.1.D.1e\|	1
Nearside Rear Valve stem seriously misaligned \|4.1.D.1e\|	1
Offside Rear Valve stem seriously misaligned \|4.1.D.1e\|	1
Brake relay lever has restricted free movement \|3.5.1k\|	1
Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	1
Central Front Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced \|6.1.1 \|c\| \|i\|\|	1
Front Headlamp not in good working order \|not working\| \|1.2.4a\|	1
Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Centre Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	1
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	1
Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Front Direction indicator insecure \|1.4.A.2b\|	1
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Nearside Headlamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.7.5c\|	1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1
Nearside Front brake disc contaminated by grease \|3.5.1h\|	1
Offside Front brake disc contaminated by grease \|3.5.1h\|	1
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user \|1.6.2b\|	1
Offside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	1
Offside Front Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded suspension top \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Steering wheel locking device insecure \|2.1.6\|	1
Nearside Front Wheel insecure \|4.2.A.1c\|	1
Offside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	1
Nearside Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Nearside Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	1
Nearside Front suspension has a suspension upper ball joint securing nut loose \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Nearside Front suspension has a suspension upper ball joint securing nut not locked \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Brake clevis joint locking device missing \|3.5.1l\|	1
Nearside Front Coil spring mounting fractured \|2.4.C.3b\|	1
Nearside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	1
Front passenger seat insecure \|6.2.3\|	1
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer missing \|7.2.4c\|	1
Fuel tank leaking \|7.2.3\|	1
Steering box insecure \|2.2.B.1a\|	1
Steering component mounting prescribed area is inadequately repaired \|2.2.C.1h\|	1
Nearside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Rear brake disc contaminated by oil \|3.5.1h\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	1
Offside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	1
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Bootlid cannot be secured in the closed position \|6.4.1\|	1
Nearside Rear Shock absorber insecure \|2.7.2b\|	1
Offside Rear Shock absorber insecure \|2.7.2b\|	1
Windscreen wiper not working (3.4 (a))	1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	1
Steering column top bearing excessively worn \|2.1.2c\|	1
Nearside Inner Front Drag link end ball pin shank loose \|2.2.B.1c\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Inner Steering pivot point has excessive play \|2.2.B.1g\|	1
Offside Front Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	1
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 Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is fractured \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Exhaust emits excessive dense blue smoke during acceleration \|7.3.A.2c\|	1
Exhaust emits dense blue smoke at idle \|7.3.A.2b\|	1
Nearside Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	1
Offside Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	1
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Steering box leaking to the extent that oil is dripping (2.1.1 (e) (ii))	1

MOT History from tests of petrol DAIMLER DARTs year 1962

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