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MOT History from tests of petrol DATSUN 1200s year 1971

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Pass percent:74.58%
(The average a petrol DATSUN 1200 year 1971 passes without issue)
Based on:59 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Brakes imbalanced across an axle5
Headlamp aim out of alignment4
Brake hose excessively deteriorated3
Front brake application uneven2
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded leg top |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Front brake excessively fluctuating1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1
Headlamps matched pair are not the same shape |1.7.6|1
Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded Nearside Rear Sill |2.4.A.3|1
Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded Offside Rear Sill |2.4.A.3|1
Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion Offside Front Lower Wing |6.1.C.1|1
Offside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|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 Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Front Body insecure and dangerous to other road users |6.1.B.1b|1
Nearside Front Body insecure and dangerous to other road users |6.1.B.1b|1
Offside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b|1
Registration plate lamp issues1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a|1
Offside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a|1
front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1
Steering pivot point has excessive play |2.2.B.1g|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c|1
Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Centre Horn is a gong |1.6.2c|1
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.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 Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b|1
Front position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f|1
Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f|1
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1
Rear brake binding1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|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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