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MOT History from tests of diesel DODGE RAMs year 1997

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mot history
Pass percent:76.60%
(The average a diesel DODGE RAM year 1997 passes without issue)
Based on:141 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Registration plate lamp issues11
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|4
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively3
Brake hose excessively deteriorated3
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|2
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort2
Rear fog lamp missing |1.3.2a|2
Offside Rear fog lamp missing |1.3.2a|1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e|1
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))1
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))1
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))1
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))1
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii))1
Offside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii))1
Offside Front Brake hose excessively twisted |1.1.12 |b| |ii||1
Nearside Lower Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Lower Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||1
Fuel tank leaking |6.1.3 |b| |i||1
Brake pipe at imminent risk of failure or fracture front to rear main brake pipe burst |1.1.11 |a||1
Electronic braking system warning device inoperative |1.7 |a||1
Brake performance not tested |1.2.1 |g||1
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a||1
Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3|1
Fuel system component leaking excessively or a risk of fire |6.1.3 |b| |ii||1
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Front brake application uneven1
Offside Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Front Panhard rod has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Front Brake hose excessively damaged |3.6.B.4d|1
Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Rear fog lamp excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.3.2d|1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Outer Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
All position lamps not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a|1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Lower Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Nearside Front Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Nearside Front Brake hose bulging under pressure |3.6.B.3|1
Rear fog lamp switch faulty |1.3.1a|1
Nearside Side repeater missing |1.4.A.2b|1
Offside Side repeater missing |1.4.A.2b|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
Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Headlamp aim out of alignment1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Parking brake is not capable of being maintained in operation by direct mechanical action only |3.1.2|1
Rear fog lamp not working none |1.3.2b|1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Offside Outline marker lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||1
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h|1
Nearside Front Panhard rod has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Battery insecure and likely to cause a short circuit |4.13 |a| |ii||1
Offside Front Upper Suspension component ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||1
Offside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced |4.1.4 |a||1
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii||1
Registration plate issues1
Power steering component leaking (2.1.5 (a))1
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Centre Brake cable insecure bracket broken |3.5.1d|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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