MOT History from tests of petrol DAIMLER DS420s year 1970

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Pass percent:79.17%

(The average a petrol DAIMLER DS420 year 1970 passes without issue)

Based on:72 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Rear brake binding	3
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	2
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	2
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	2
Steering column top bearing excessively worn \|2.1.2c\|	2
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	2
Registration plate lamp issues	2
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	2
Rear fog lamp not working fitted but not working \|1.3.2b\|	1
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Nearside Rear Lower Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement rear bush \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced sill/floor \|7.1.1 \|a\| \|i\|\|	1
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	1
Offside Front Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush \|5.3.2 \|c\|\|	1
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover missing \|2.2.C.1c\|	1
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	1
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm attachment bracket/mounting insecure \|2.4.G.1\|	1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))	1
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	1
Nearside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	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
Offside 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 main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	1
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Front Brake hose excessively damaged \|3.6.B.4d\|	1
Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Front Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Rear Exhaust mounting missing \|7.1.1b\|	1
Power steering pump drive system defective \|2.3.6\|	1
Nearside Rear An item not tested \|Manual\|	1
Offside Rear An item not tested \|Manual\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	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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Most common failures	No# failures
Rear brake binding	3
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	2
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	2
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	2
Steering column top bearing excessively worn \|2.1.2c\|	2
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	2
Registration plate lamp issues	2
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	2
Rear fog lamp not working fitted but not working \|1.3.2b\|	1
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Nearside Rear Lower Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement rear bush \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced sill/floor \|7.1.1 \|a\| \|i\|\|	1
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	1
Offside Front Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush \|5.3.2 \|c\|\|	1
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover missing \|2.2.C.1c\|	1
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	1
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm attachment bracket/mounting insecure \|2.4.G.1\|	1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))	1
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	1
Nearside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	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
Offside 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 main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	1
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Front Brake hose excessively damaged \|3.6.B.4d\|	1
Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Front Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Rear Exhaust mounting missing \|7.1.1b\|	1
Power steering pump drive system defective \|2.3.6\|	1
Nearside Rear An item not tested \|Manual\|	1
Offside Rear An item not tested \|Manual\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol DAIMLER DS420s year 1970

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