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MOT History from tests of petrol FORD TAURUSs year 1998

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mot history
Pass percent:53.33%
(The average a petrol FORD TAURUS year 1998 passes without issue)
Based on:30 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment7
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b|3
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|3
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|3
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|2
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|2
Registration plate lamp issues2
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|2
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|2
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split |2.5.C.1a|1
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage insecure |2.4.G.1|1
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage fractured |2.4.G.1|1
Offside Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1|1
Nearside Obligatory mirror insecure |8.1.1|1
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Brake pipe excessively corroded1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b|1
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2|1
Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2|1
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a|1
Offside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1c|1
Nearside Front Obligatory mirror insecure |8.1.1|1
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3|1
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition on |1.4.B.1f|1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Rear brake application uneven1
Offside Rear brake caliper leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Front position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.A.3e|1
Offside Rear fog lamp missing |1.3.2a|1
Rear fog lamp switch missing |1.3.1a|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Nearside Side repeater missing |1.4.A.2b|1
Offside Side repeater missing |1.4.A.2b|1
Brake linkage has abnormal movement of levers indicating excessive wear |3.5.1f|1
Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1|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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