MOT History from tests of petrol DATSUN 280Zs year 1978

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Pass percent:33.33%

(The average a petrol DATSUN 280Z year 1978 passes without issue)

Based on:12 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	2
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	2
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	2
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	2
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	2
Offside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover missing \|2.2.C.1c\|	1
Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover missing \|2.2.C.1c\|	1
Offside Front Braking system leaking brake caliper \|3.6.A.1\|	1
Nearside Front front brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Offside Front front brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Hazard warning lamps inoperative \|1.4.B.1b\|	1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases middle box \|7.1.2\|	1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover missing \|2.2.C.1c\|	1
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover missing \|2.2.C.1c\|	1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	1
Nearside Front Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.4.A.2h\|	1
Offside Front Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.4.A.2h\|	1
Direction indicators not working all four \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded chassis \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded chassis \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Driver`s door does not latch securely closed \|6.2.B.1a\|	1
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| incorrect colour \|1.1.A.3e\|	1
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| incorrect colour \|1.1.A.3e\|	1
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.A.3f\|	1
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.A.3f\|	1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.4.A.2h\|	1
Offside Rear Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.4.A.2h\|	1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	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
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	2
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	2
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	2
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	2
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	2
Offside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover missing \|2.2.C.1c\|	1
Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover missing \|2.2.C.1c\|	1
Offside Front Braking system leaking brake caliper \|3.6.A.1\|	1
Nearside Front front brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Offside Front front brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Hazard warning lamps inoperative \|1.4.B.1b\|	1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases middle box \|7.1.2\|	1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover missing \|2.2.C.1c\|	1
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover missing \|2.2.C.1c\|	1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	1
Nearside Front Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.4.A.2h\|	1
Offside Front Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.4.A.2h\|	1
Direction indicators not working all four \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded chassis \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded chassis \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Driver`s door does not latch securely closed \|6.2.B.1a\|	1
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| incorrect colour \|1.1.A.3e\|	1
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| incorrect colour \|1.1.A.3e\|	1
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.A.3f\|	1
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.A.3f\|	1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.4.A.2h\|	1
Offside Rear Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.4.A.2h\|	1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol DATSUN 280Zs year 1978

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