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MOT History from tests of petrol DATSUN 180Bs year 1978

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Pass percent:54.17%
(The average a petrol DATSUN 180B year 1978 passes without issue)
Based on:24 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment3
Registration plate issues3
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Nearside Steering pivot point has excessive play idle arm bushes |2.2.B.1g|1
Battery insecure |1.9.1|1
Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b|1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Registration plate lamp issues1
Brake pedal spongy |3.3.B.1b|1
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position |8.4.1|1
Nearside Front Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt bottom |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt bottom |2.4.G.2|1
Drag link end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt all rubbers on front steering |2.2.C.1c|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
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f|1
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Nearside Stop lamp emits other than a steady red light |1.2.1e|1
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| incomplete |1.1.4a|1
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
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated |7.2.4c|1
Tailgate cannot be secured in the closed position |6.4.1|1
Body has a sharp edge caused by damage |6.1.C.1|1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.A.3e|1
Nearside Front Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Body insecure and dangerous to other road users |6.1.B.1b|1
Nearside Front Body has a sharp edge caused by damage |6.1.C.1|1
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|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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