MOT History from tests of petrol FORD COUGARs year 2001

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Pass percent:58.04%

(The average a petrol FORD COUGAR year 2001 passes without issue)

Based on:13,446 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1229
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1118
Headlamp aim out of alignment	906
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	690
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	645
Registration plate lamp issues	412
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	315
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	307
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	279
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	265
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	248
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	219
Registration plate issues	192
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	164
Rear brake binding	155
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	121
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	119
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	116
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	111
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	110
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	98
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	95
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	91
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	91
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	89
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	88
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	85
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	81
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	75
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	71
Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened \|2.4.G.1\|	70
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	69
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	69
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	61
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	57
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	53
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	46
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	44
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	42
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	42
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	40
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	39
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	37
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	36
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	35
Rear brake application uneven	35
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	34
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	34
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	33
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	33
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	32
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released	31
Nearside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	31
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	31
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	31
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	31
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	30
Offside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	30
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	30
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	30
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	30
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	30
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	29
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	28
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	28
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	28
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	28
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	28
Windscreen has damage	27
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	27
Front brake application uneven	27
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	26
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	26
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	26
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	26
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	26
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	26
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	26
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	25
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	25
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	24
Offside Rear brake caliper leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	24
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	24
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	24
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	24
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	23
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	23
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecure \|2.4.G.1\|	23
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	23
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	23
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.A.3f\|	23
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	22
Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	22
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	22
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	21
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	21
Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	21
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	20
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	20
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	20
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	19
Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	19
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	19
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	19
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	18
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	18
Brake hose has insufficient room to move	18
Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	18
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	18
Brake pedal spongy \|3.3.B.1b\|	18
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	18
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	17
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	17
Fuel system component insecure \|7.2.1\|	17
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))	17
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	17
Offside Front Anti-lock braking system component excessively damaged \|3.4.2\|	17
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	17
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	17
Power steering component\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	17
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	17

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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MOT History from tests of petrol FORD COUGARs year 2001

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