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MOT History from tests of petrol FORD CONSULs year 1956

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mot history
Pass percent:82.63%
(The average a petrol FORD CONSUL year 1956 passes without issue)
Based on:190 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|9
Brakes imbalanced across an axle9
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort6
Registration plate lamp issues4
Headlamp aim out of alignment4
Horn not working |1.6.2a|3
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|2
Nearside Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b|2
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|2
Offside Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b|2
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|2
Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|2
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|2
Rear brake binding2
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2|1
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |3.3.A.1b|1
Nearside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a track control arm inner bush |2.5.B.2b|1
Offside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|1
Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4|1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Nearside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1c|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
Offside Rear Upper Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Rear Upper Suspension component mounting prescribed area is fractured |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Front Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.4.A.2h|1
Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1
Offside Inner Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Brake cable has a seized clevis joint pivot |3.5.1c|1
Offside Brake cable has a seized clevis joint pivot |3.5.1c|1
Offside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Nearside Rear Leaf spring has excessive wear in an anchor pin and/or bush |2.4.B.2|1
Offside Rear Leaf spring has excessive wear in an anchor pin and/or bush |2.4.B.2|1
Nearside Rear Leaf spring has excessive wear in a shackle pin and/or bush |2.4.B.2|1
Offside Rear Leaf spring has excessive wear in a shackle pin and/or bush |2.4.B.2|1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|1
Parking brake lever is impeded in its travel |3.1.6c|1
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Parking brake operation is causing the vehicle to swerve to the nearside |3.7.C.3a|1
Offside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Headlamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.7.5c|1
Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b|1
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position |8.4.1|1
Front Passenger`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1|1
Rear Upper Passenger`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1|1
Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Steering box has relative movement between sector shaft and the drop arm |2.2.B.1b|1
Offside Rear Hydraulic brake cylinder leaking hydraulic fluid |3.6.A.1|1
Rear brake application uneven1
rear brakes release unevenly |3.7.B.4|1
Front brake application uneven1
front brakes release unevenly |3.7.B.4|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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