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MOT History from tests of petrol FIAT SPIDERs year 1981

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mot history
Pass percent:71.62%
(The average a petrol FIAT SPIDER year 1981 passes without issue)
Based on:74 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|9
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort7
Headlamp aim out of alignment4
Registration plate issues2
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|2
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|2
Rear brake binding2
Offside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Front Hydraulic brake calliper leaking (1.1.16 (b) (i))1
Nearside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper leaking (1.1.16 (b) (i))1
Offside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper leaking (1.1.16 (b) (i))1
Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g))1
Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|1
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|1
Exhaust engine idle speed too high |7.3.A.2a|1
Hazard warning switch faulty |1.4.B.1d|1
Front passenger seat cannot be secured in the upright position. |6.2.4|1
Front Lower Suspension arm cracked |2.4.G.1|1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c|1
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))1
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.A.3e|1
Horn not working |1.6.2a|1
Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Steering column universal joint is excessively deteriorated |2.1.5|1
Nearside Rear Inner Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Windscreen washer not working 1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm insecure and impairing directional stability (5.3.3 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage loose (7.1.1 (b))1
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Offside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Rear fog lamp missing |1.3.2a|1
Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f|1
Nearside Front Direction indicators obviously incorrectly positioned |1.4.A.2b|1
Offside Front Direction indicators obviously incorrectly positioned |1.4.A.2b|1
Nearside Front Wheel nut|s| loose |4.2.A.1e|1
Front Exhaust has a part missing |7.1.1a|1
Centre Front Brake pipe inadequately supported |3.6.B.1|1
Nearside Front Steering locking device insecure |2.2.C.1g|1
Offside Front Steering locking device insecure |2.2.C.1g|1
Offside Drag link end loose |2.2.B.1d|1
Rear Brake load sensing valve linkage seized |3.6.E.3|1
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Steering system excessively tight |2.2.D.1|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Rear fog lamp missing (1.3.2a)1
Horn not working (1.6.2a)1
Offside front brake binding (3.7.B.1)1
Brake master cylinder leaking hydraulic fluid (3.6.G.1f)1
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (1.7.5a)1
Nearside Front brake caliper has restricted free movement |3.5.1k|1
Steering column top bearing excessively worn |2.1.2c|1
Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Direction indicator flashing less than 60 times a minute |1.4.A.2g|1
front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1
Nearside Rear Suspension component 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.

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