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MOT History from tests of petrol FORD POPULARs year 1953

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mot history
Pass percent:85.71%
(The average a petrol FORD POPULAR year 1953 passes without issue)
Based on:266 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Registration plate issues5
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|5
Headlamp aim out of alignment5
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort4
Registration plate lamp issues4
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|2
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|2
Offside Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b|2
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|2
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|2
Brakes imbalanced across an axle2
Driver`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1|2
Nearside Semaphore indicator tell tale missing |1.4.C.2|1
Offside Semaphore indicator tell tale missing |1.4.C.2|1
Nearside Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b|1
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||1
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a||1
Offside Front Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced |6.1.1 |c| |i||1
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii||1
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a||1
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||1
Nearside Steering rack gaiter insecure |2.2.D.2d|1
Nearside Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a|1
Offside Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a|1
Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect |2.7.5|1
Front Upper Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Nearside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Nearside Steering column shaft has excessive end float |2.1.3|1
Offside Front Suspension has inadequate clearance with the bump stop |2.4.A.1a|1
Nearside Front Suspension has inadequate clearance with the bump stop |2.4.A.1a|1
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak1
Oil leaking excessively from engine |8.4.1 |a| |i||1
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c||1
Fuel tank leaking |7.2.3|1
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| obviously incorrectly positioned |1.1.A.3a|1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Windscreen washer control missing |8.2.1a|1
Front Brake hose twisted |found during steering lock to lock check| |2.2.D.2b|1
Nearside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|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 Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering |2.5.A.3a|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Front Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Front Windscreen wiper control missing |8.2.1a|1
Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b|1
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b|1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Nearside Semaphore indicator arm arm does not show an amber light to the front |1.4.C.1b|1
Nearside Semaphore indicator arm arm does not show an amber light to the rear |1.4.C.1b|1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|1
Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Rear brake disc contaminated by oil |3.5.1h|1
Offside Rear brake disc contaminated by oil |3.5.1h|1
Brake pipe inadequately supported |3.6.B.1|1
Offside Front Brake pipe fouled by moving parts |3.6.B.2a|1
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Nearside Inner Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|1
Nearside Front Steering component is not secure to the vehicle structure |2.2.B.1a|1
Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4|1
Semaphore indicator tell tale not working correctly |1.4.C.2|1
Nearside Front Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|1
Front passenger seat insecure |6.2.3|1
Brake hose stretched |found during steering lock to lock check| |2.2.D.2b|1
Horn not working |1.6.2a|1
Brake pipe inadequately clipped |3.6.B.1|1
Offside Front Lower Front suspension has excessive movement at a suspension ball joint |2.5.A.1c|1
Offside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2|1
Offside Front Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Brake hose damaged1

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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