MOT History from tests of petrol FORD THUNDERBIRDs year 1956

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Pass percent:80.49%

(The average a petrol FORD THUNDERBIRD year 1956 passes without issue)

Based on:82 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	4
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	2
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	2
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	2
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	2
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released	2
Front brake application uneven	2
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Power steering component\|s\| leaking from a failed seal \|2.3.3b\|	1
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Headlamp aim not tested \|1.8.A.1c\|	1
Windscreen wiper not working (3.4 (a))	1
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding \|1.2.1 \|f\|\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|4.1.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|4.1.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	1
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	1
Offside Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.D.4\|	1
Windscreen washer not working	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1a\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1
Nearside Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	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
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	4
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	2
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	2
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	2
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	2
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released	2
Front brake application uneven	2
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Power steering component\|s\| leaking from a failed seal \|2.3.3b\|	1
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Headlamp aim not tested \|1.8.A.1c\|	1
Windscreen wiper not working (3.4 (a))	1
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding \|1.2.1 \|f\|\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|4.1.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|4.1.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	1
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	1
Offside Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.D.4\|	1
Windscreen washer not working	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1a\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1
Nearside Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol FORD THUNDERBIRDs year 1956

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