MOT History from tests of petrol DAX COBRAs year 1978

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Pass percent:79.71%

(The average a petrol DAX COBRA year 1978 passes without issue)

Based on:69 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	5
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	4
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	3
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2
Registration plate issues	2
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	2
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	2
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2
Offside Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on (8.2.1b)	1
Rear Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii))	1
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive (8.2.1.2 (b))	1
Hazard warning tell tale not working correctly \|1.4.B.1e\|	1
Brake hose has insufficient room to move	1
Rear Stop lamp\|s\| all not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|iii\|\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	1
Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	1
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	1
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	1
Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Position lamp switch faulty \|1.1.A.1\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on (8.2.1b)	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Inner Front Anti-roll bar rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Headlamp not working on main beam dash board in way \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Front Exhaust system not adequately supported bolt / nut missing \|7.1.1\|	1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	1
Driver`s door does not latch securely closed \|6.2.B.1a\|	1
Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	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
Registration plate lamp issues	5
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	4
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	3
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2
Registration plate issues	2
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	2
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	2
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2
Offside Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on (8.2.1b)	1
Rear Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii))	1
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive (8.2.1.2 (b))	1
Hazard warning tell tale not working correctly \|1.4.B.1e\|	1
Brake hose has insufficient room to move	1
Rear Stop lamp\|s\| all not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|iii\|\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	1
Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	1
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	1
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	1
Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Position lamp switch faulty \|1.1.A.1\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on (8.2.1b)	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Inner Front Anti-roll bar rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Headlamp not working on main beam dash board in way \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Front Exhaust system not adequately supported bolt / nut missing \|7.1.1\|	1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	1
Driver`s door does not latch securely closed \|6.2.B.1a\|	1
Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol DAX COBRAs year 1978

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