MOT History from tests of petrol FORD CARDINALs year 1985

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Pass percent:45.71%

(The average a petrol FORD CARDINAL year 1985 passes without issue)

Based on:35 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	4
Headlamp aim out of alignment	4
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	3
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	3
Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	3
Registration plate issues	3
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	2
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	2
Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	2
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	2
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	2
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	2
Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	2
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	2
Offside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2
Offside Front Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Inner Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	1
Exhaust mounting missing \|7.1.1b\|	1
Nearside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
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 Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	1
Nearside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Front Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Front Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Centre Exhaust mounting missing \|7.1.1b\|	1
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Rear brake application uneven	1
Registration plate lamp issues	1
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Front Body has a projection caused by damage \|6.1.C.1\|	1
Rear Seat belt missing both (7.1.2 (a))	1
Fuel tank leaking (6.1.3 (b) (i))	1
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	1
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Nearside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	1
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	1
Offside Front Lower Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	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
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	4
Headlamp aim out of alignment	4
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	3
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	3
Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	3
Registration plate issues	3
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	2
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	2
Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	2
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	2
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	2
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	2
Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	2
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	2
Offside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2
Offside Front Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Inner Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	1
Exhaust mounting missing \|7.1.1b\|	1
Nearside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
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 Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	1
Nearside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Front Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Front Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Centre Exhaust mounting missing \|7.1.1b\|	1
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Rear brake application uneven	1
Registration plate lamp issues	1
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Front Body has a projection caused by damage \|6.1.C.1\|	1
Rear Seat belt missing both (7.1.2 (a))	1
Fuel tank leaking (6.1.3 (b) (i))	1
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	1
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Nearside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	1
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	1
Offside Front Lower Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol FORD CARDINALs year 1985

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