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MOT History from tests of diesel FORD MOTORs year 1980

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Pass percent:41.03%
(The average a diesel FORD MOTOR year 1980 passes without issue)
Based on:39 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively8
Registration plate lamp issues6
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|3
Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3|2
Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|2
Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|2
Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|2
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|2
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|2
Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|2
Fuel system component insecure |7.2.1|2
Offside Rear fog lamp does not emit a steady red light |1.3.2e|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|1
Nearside Front Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Rear Rear fog lamp excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.3.2d|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.3.2d|1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition on |1.4.B.1f|1
Rear brake binding1
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a non-turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b|1
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Centre Rear Fuel pipe leaking |7.2.3|1
Offside Seat belt insecurely fixed to the vehicles structure |5.2.1a|1
Offside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Offside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3|1
Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Hazard warning switch faulty |1.4.B.1d|1
Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Nearside Front Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Front Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Centre Exhaust mounting missing |7.1.1b|1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1
Windscreen has damage1
Steering box insecure |2.2.B.1a|1
Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel |steering box fitted| |2.2.A.1a|1
Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Brake pipe excessively corroded1
Offside Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b|1
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Rear Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.4.A.2h|1
Brake pedal spongy |3.3.B.1b|1
Brake pedal creeps down when held under pressure |3.3.B.1a|1
Rear brake application uneven1
Nearside Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Headlamp aim out of alignment1
Offside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Fuel pipe leaking |7.2.3|1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1
Offside Front Inner Vehicle structure has an inadequate repair, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is inadequately repaired floor by seat and brake pedals |5.2.6|1
Nearside Front Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area is inadequately repaired arch by shock mounting point |2.4.A.3|1
Brake hose excessively deteriorated1
Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering |6.1.A.1|1
Sub-frame insecure |2.4.G.1|1
Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Offside Front Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a|1
Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Hazard warning tell tale not working correctly only flashes one side |1.4.B.1e|1
Nearside Front Inner Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings arch by shock mountain point |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings floor by seat and brake pedals |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Front Inner Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|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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