MOT History from tests of petrol FORD SALOONs year 1971

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Pass percent:79.31%

(The average a petrol FORD SALOON year 1971 passes without issue)

Based on:29 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Bonnet retaining device ineffective \|8.4.2\|	2
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting bolt missing \|2.4.G.1\|	1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting bolt missing \|2.4.G.1\|	1
Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1c\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Offside Track rod end ball pin shank loose \|2.2.B.1c\|	1
Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Offside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Front Brake pedal has insufficient reserve movement \|3.3.A.5\|	1
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade missing \|8.2.2\|	1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	1
Nearside Track rod end loose \|2.2.B.1d\|	1
Offside Track rod end loose \|2.2.B.1d\|	1
Nearside Rear Coil spring mounting loose \|2.4.C.3a\|	1
Offside Rear Coil spring mounting loose \|2.4.C.3a\|	1
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm insecure \|2.4.G.1\|	1
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm insecure \|2.4.G.1\|	1
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm insecure \|2.4.G.1\|	1
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm insecure \|2.4.G.1\|	1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	1
Brake pedal spongy \|3.3.B.1b\|	1
Brake pedal creeps down when held under pressure \|3.3.B.1a\|	1
Registration plate lamp issues	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1
Driver`s seat insecure \|6.2.A.1\|	1
Registration plate issues	1
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	1
Nearside Front Front suspension retaining device missing x member bolt missing \|2.5.A.4\|	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
Bonnet retaining device ineffective \|8.4.2\|	2
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting bolt missing \|2.4.G.1\|	1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting bolt missing \|2.4.G.1\|	1
Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1c\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Offside Track rod end ball pin shank loose \|2.2.B.1c\|	1
Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Offside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Front Brake pedal has insufficient reserve movement \|3.3.A.5\|	1
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade missing \|8.2.2\|	1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	1
Nearside Track rod end loose \|2.2.B.1d\|	1
Offside Track rod end loose \|2.2.B.1d\|	1
Nearside Rear Coil spring mounting loose \|2.4.C.3a\|	1
Offside Rear Coil spring mounting loose \|2.4.C.3a\|	1
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm insecure \|2.4.G.1\|	1
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm insecure \|2.4.G.1\|	1
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm insecure \|2.4.G.1\|	1
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm insecure \|2.4.G.1\|	1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	1
Brake pedal spongy \|3.3.B.1b\|	1
Brake pedal creeps down when held under pressure \|3.3.B.1a\|	1
Registration plate lamp issues	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1
Driver`s seat insecure \|6.2.A.1\|	1
Registration plate issues	1
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	1
Nearside Front Front suspension retaining device missing x member bolt missing \|2.5.A.4\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol FORD SALOONs year 1971

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