MOT History from tests of petrol FORD FORDs year 1949

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Pass percent:88.89%

(The average a petrol FORD FORD year 1949 passes without issue)

Based on:189 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	5
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	4
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	3
Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	2
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released	2
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	2
Body insecure and dangerous to other road users \|6.1.B.1b\|	1
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Rear brake binding	1
Nearside Front Direction indicators not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Nearside Front Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Fuel hose leaking \|7.2.3\|	1
Nearside front brake grabbing severely \|3.7.A.2b\|	1
Front brake application uneven	1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Direction indicators not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.2.1d\|	1
Nearside Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	1
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	1
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	1
Nearside Brake pipe excessively damaged \|3.6.B.2c\|	1
Offside Brake pipe excessively damaged \|3.6.B.2c\|	1
Centre Obligatory mirror missing \|8.1.1\|	1
Nearside Rear Direction indicators not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Nearside Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	1
Offside Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	1
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Steering wheel in a condition that hampers proper control \|2.1.1\|	1
Front Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering \|2.5.A.3a\|	1
Horn is a gong \|1.6.2c\|	1
Offside Semaphore indicator arm does not extend smoothly \|1.4.C.1a\|	1
Nearside Front Axle beam has excessive vertical movement between stub axle and axle beam \|2.5.A.1a\|	1
Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	1
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	1
Offside Front Shock absorber insecure \|2.7.2b\|	1
Offside Front Brake hose twisted \|found during steering lock to lock check\| \|2.2.D.2b\|	1
Nearside Front Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering \|2.5.A.3a\|	1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Direction indicators not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	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
Headlamp aim out of alignment	5
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	4
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	3
Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	2
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released	2
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	2
Body insecure and dangerous to other road users \|6.1.B.1b\|	1
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Rear brake binding	1
Nearside Front Direction indicators not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Nearside Front Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Fuel hose leaking \|7.2.3\|	1
Nearside front brake grabbing severely \|3.7.A.2b\|	1
Front brake application uneven	1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Direction indicators not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.2.1d\|	1
Nearside Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	1
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	1
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	1
Nearside Brake pipe excessively damaged \|3.6.B.2c\|	1
Offside Brake pipe excessively damaged \|3.6.B.2c\|	1
Centre Obligatory mirror missing \|8.1.1\|	1
Nearside Rear Direction indicators not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Nearside Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	1
Offside Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	1
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Steering wheel in a condition that hampers proper control \|2.1.1\|	1
Front Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering \|2.5.A.3a\|	1
Horn is a gong \|1.6.2c\|	1
Offside Semaphore indicator arm does not extend smoothly \|1.4.C.1a\|	1
Nearside Front Axle beam has excessive vertical movement between stub axle and axle beam \|2.5.A.1a\|	1
Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	1
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	1
Offside Front Shock absorber insecure \|2.7.2b\|	1
Offside Front Brake hose twisted \|found during steering lock to lock check\| \|2.2.D.2b\|	1
Nearside Front Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering \|2.5.A.3a\|	1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Direction indicators not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol FORD FORDs year 1949

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