MOT History from tests of petrol FORD FORDs year 1938

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Pass percent:91.58%

(The average a petrol FORD FORD year 1938 passes without issue)

Based on:190 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	6
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	2
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	2
Offside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	2
Registration plate lamp issues	2
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2
Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	2
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Braking system leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	1
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	1
Lower Steering column cracked and unserviceable \|2.2.C.1d\|	1
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	1
Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel \|steering rack fitted\| \|2.2.A.1b\|	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
Registration plate issues	1
Offside Front Steering box cracked and unserviceable \|2.2.C.1d\|	1
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Front Tie bar/rod ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	1
Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Rear Brake pipe inadequately supported \|3.6.B.1\|	1
Offside Rear Brake pipe inadequately supported \|3.6.B.1\|	1
Centre Fuel system component insecure \|7.2.1\|	1
Offside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	1
Brake performance not tested \|3.7.A.1\|	1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1
Nearside Front Lower Vehicle structure has an unsatisfactory modification, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Nearside Front Lower Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Nearside Rear Lower Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Steering column movement between the shaft and steering wheel \|2.1.2b\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Front Direction indicator excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.4.A.2e\|	1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	1
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	1
Rear brake application uneven	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
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	6
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	2
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	2
Offside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	2
Registration plate lamp issues	2
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2
Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	2
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Braking system leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	1
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	1
Lower Steering column cracked and unserviceable \|2.2.C.1d\|	1
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	1
Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel \|steering rack fitted\| \|2.2.A.1b\|	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
Registration plate issues	1
Offside Front Steering box cracked and unserviceable \|2.2.C.1d\|	1
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Front Tie bar/rod ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	1
Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Rear Brake pipe inadequately supported \|3.6.B.1\|	1
Offside Rear Brake pipe inadequately supported \|3.6.B.1\|	1
Centre Fuel system component insecure \|7.2.1\|	1
Offside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	1
Brake performance not tested \|3.7.A.1\|	1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1
Nearside Front Lower Vehicle structure has an unsatisfactory modification, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Nearside Front Lower Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Nearside Rear Lower Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Steering column movement between the shaft and steering wheel \|2.1.2b\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Front Direction indicator excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.4.A.2e\|	1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	1
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	1
Rear brake application uneven	1

MOT History from tests of petrol FORD FORDs year 1938

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