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MOT History from tests of diesel FORD SIERRAs year 1983

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Pass percent:56.00%
(The average a diesel FORD SIERRA year 1983 passes without issue)
Based on:50 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|3
Headlamp aim out of alignment2
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|2
Offside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|2
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a non-turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b|2
Offside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|2
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|2
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened2
Nearside Outer Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Outer Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases Centre pipe corroded/holed. (6.1.2 (a))1
Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Offside Front Lower Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Nearside Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.2.1f|1
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Nearside Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion |6.1.C.1|1
Headlamp does not operate immediately when selected on main beam |1.7.4a|1
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a|1
Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel |steering rack fitted| |2.2.A.1b|1
Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Brake hose excessively deteriorated1
Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Offside Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion |6.1.C.1|1
Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Horn not working (7.7 (a))1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Offside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Nearside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Battery insecure |1.9.1|1
Registration plate lamp issues1
Nearside Front Bonded suspension unit bonding failed and part of unit is likely to become displaced |2.4.F.2|1
Offside Front Bonded suspension unit bonding failed and part of unit is likely to become displaced |2.4.F.2|1
Registration plate issues1
Windscreen has damage1
Indicator switch faulty |1.4.A.1|1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Steering system excessively rough |2.2.D.1|1
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|1
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|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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