MOT History from tests of petrol FORD SEDANs year 1971

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Pass percent:50.00%

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

Based on:24 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	5
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	4
Registration plate lamp issues	4
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	3
Parking brake lever ratchet mechanism is broken \|3.1.5\|	2
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	2
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	2
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	2
Nearside Front suspension has a suspension lower ball joint securing nut loose \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Offside Front suspension has a suspension lower ball joint securing nut loose \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Offside Front suspension has a suspension upper ball joint securing nut loose \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Brake pipe inadequately clipped \|3.6.B.1\|	1
Nearside Rear reflector missing \|1.5.1a\|	1
Offside Rear reflector missing \|1.5.1a\|	1
Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.2.1f\|	1
Mechanical brake component locking device missing \|3.5.1l\|	1
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Offside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Front Brake pipe inadequately clipped \|3.6.B.1\|	1
Mechanical brake component locking device insecure \|3.5.1l\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1
Offside Front Upper Ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	1
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Nearside Front suspension has a suspension lower ball joint securing nut not locked \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	1
Nearside Front Hydraulic brake calliper leaking (1.1.16 (b) (i))	1
Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect both (4.1.2 (c))	1
Offside Front suspension has a suspension upper ball joint securing nut not locked \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Parking brake is not capable of being maintained in operation by direct mechanical action only \|3.1.2\|	1
Offside Front suspension has a suspension lower ball joint securing nut not locked \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Offside Front Tie bar/rod attachment bracket/mounting insecure tie bar nut loose \|2.4.G.1\|	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
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	4
Registration plate lamp issues	4
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	3
Parking brake lever ratchet mechanism is broken \|3.1.5\|	2
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	2
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	2
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	2
Nearside Front suspension has a suspension lower ball joint securing nut loose \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Offside Front suspension has a suspension lower ball joint securing nut loose \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Offside Front suspension has a suspension upper ball joint securing nut loose \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Brake pipe inadequately clipped \|3.6.B.1\|	1
Nearside Rear reflector missing \|1.5.1a\|	1
Offside Rear reflector missing \|1.5.1a\|	1
Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.2.1f\|	1
Mechanical brake component locking device missing \|3.5.1l\|	1
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Offside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Front Brake pipe inadequately clipped \|3.6.B.1\|	1
Mechanical brake component locking device insecure \|3.5.1l\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1
Offside Front Upper Ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	1
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Nearside Front suspension has a suspension lower ball joint securing nut not locked \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	1
Nearside Front Hydraulic brake calliper leaking (1.1.16 (b) (i))	1
Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect both (4.1.2 (c))	1
Offside Front suspension has a suspension upper ball joint securing nut not locked \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Parking brake is not capable of being maintained in operation by direct mechanical action only \|3.1.2\|	1
Offside Front suspension has a suspension lower ball joint securing nut not locked \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Offside Front Tie bar/rod attachment bracket/mounting insecure tie bar nut loose \|2.4.G.1\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol FORD SEDANs year 1971

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