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MOT History from tests of petrol DAIMLER DS420s year 1978

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mot history
Pass percent:32.26%
(The average a petrol DAIMLER DS420 year 1978 passes without issue)
Based on:31 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|5
Registration plate lamp issues5
Horn not working |1.6.2a|3
Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|2
Brake hose excessively deteriorated2
Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|2
Headlamp aim out of alignment2
Offside Inner Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Offside Outer Lower Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Steering box insecure |2.2.B.1a|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Parking brake lever ratchet mechanism is broken |3.1.5|1
Nearside Front Vehicle structure has an inadequate repair which adversely affects braking or steering |6.1.A.1|1
Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering |6.1.A.1|1
Nearside 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
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Front Steering box has relative movement between sector shaft and the drop arm |2.2.B.1b|1
Offside Inner Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front Sub-frame attachment rubber mounting bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Sub-frame attachment rubber mounting bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Rear Upper Sub-frame attachment rubber mounting bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Rear Upper Sub-frame attachment rubber mounting bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Nearside Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a|1
Exhaust mounting missing |7.1.1b|1
Offside Inner Steering box has relative movement between sector shaft and the drop arm |2.2.B.1b|1
Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering |6.1.A.1|1
Steering box has a significant oil leak |2.2.D.2e|1
Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Nearside Outer Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b|1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded sill |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Vehicle structure has damage which adversely affects braking or steering |6.1.A.1|1
Nearside Outer Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Rear Suspension arm attachment bracket/mounting insecure |2.4.G.1|1
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c|1
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c|1
Indicator tell tale inoperative |1.4.A.2a|1
Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3|1
Exhaust emits clearly visible black smoke during acceleration |7.3.A.2c|1
Nearside Service brake grabbing severely |3.7.C.2|1
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|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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