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MOT History from tests of petrol FORD FORDs year 1948

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mot history
Pass percent:80.95%
(The average a petrol FORD FORD year 1948 passes without issue)
Based on:189 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment9
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|5
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a|3
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b|3
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|2
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|2
Registration plate lamp issues2
Horn not working |1.6.2a|2
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|2
Registration plate issues2
Brakes imbalanced across an axle2
Nearside Rear Shock absorber casing damaged externally so the unit does not function |2.7.2a|1
Nearside Front Steering column top mounting bracket insecure |2.1.2d|1
Nearside Front Steering column top bearing excessively worn |2.1.2c|1
Nearside Front Brake pipe inadequately clipped |3.6.B.1|1
Offside Front Steering box has relative movement between sector shaft and the drop arm |2.2.B.1b|1
Nearside Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Front Axle king pin is loose in the axle beam |2.5.A.3a|1
Offside Rear Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1
Offside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Headlamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.7.5c|1
Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Nearside Rear front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Steering pivot point has excessive play |2.2.B.1g|1
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|1
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Offside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Front Drag link end ball pin shank loose |2.2.B.1c|1
Service brake is causing the steering wheel to severely pull one way |3.7.C.2|1
Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Rear Brake hose leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Offside Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Front Valve stem seriously damaged |4.1.D.1e|1
Semaphore indicator tell tale not working correctly |1.4.C.2|1
Brake pedal anti-slip provision worn smooth |3.3.A.1b|1
Nearside Rear Valve stem seriously damaged |4.1.D.1e|1
Steering component mounting prescribed area is fractured |2.2.C.1h|1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Rear Leaf spring anchor bracket loose |2.4.B.6a|1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Front Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released1
Brake pedal actuating linkage functionally incomplete |3.3.A.1a|1
Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Headlamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.7.5c|1
Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Offside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2|1
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Offside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Nearside Front Brake pipe inadequately supported |3.6.B.1|1
Brake hose damaged1
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|1
Nearside Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.2.1f|1
Offside Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.2.1f|1
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position |8.4.1|1
Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel |steering rack fitted| |2.2.A.1b|1
Indicator tell tale inoperative |1.4.A.2a|1
Nearside Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a|1
Offside Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a|1
Nearside Rear Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Nearside Rear Brake pipe inadequately clipped |3.6.B.1|1
Steering rack fractured and unserviceable |2.2.C.1d|1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|1
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|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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