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MOT History from tests of petrol FORD THUNDERBIRDs year 1961

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Pass percent:85.85%
(The average a petrol FORD THUNDERBIRD year 1961 passes without issue)
Based on:106 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Nearside Indicator tell tale inoperative |1.4.A.2a|2
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|2
Brake hose damaged2
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|2
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|2
Brakes imbalanced across an axle2
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b|2
Registration plate lamp issues2
Headlamp aim out of alignment2
Offside Inner Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||1
Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt x2 |2.1.3 |g| |ii||1
Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||1
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||1
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||1
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases manifold |7.1.2|1
Offside Front Brake hose twisted |found during steering lock to lock check| |2.2.D.2b|1
Brake hose has insufficient room to move1
Nearside Front Upper Front suspension ball joint dust cover missing |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Upper Front suspension ball joint dust cover missing |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Rear brake drum contaminated by oil |3.5.1h|1
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1
Rear brake application uneven1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting insecure |2.4.G.1|1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting insecure |2.4.G.1|1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c|1
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c|1
Offside Front Steering pivot point has excessive play |2.2.B.1g|1
Nearside Front Valve stem seriously misaligned |4.1.D.1e|1
Offside Front Valve stem seriously damaged |4.1.D.1e|1
Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Front Upper Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering |6.1.A.1|1
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded inner wheel arch |5.2.6|1
Nearside Steering system fouling |2.2.D.2a|1
Nearside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4|1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|1
Offside Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings |2.2.B.1h|1
Service brake is causing the vehicle to swerve to the nearside |3.7.C.2|1
Nearside Rear Leaf spring to axle securing bolt insecure |2.4.B.7b|1
Indicator switch faulty |1.4.A.1|1
Windscreen washer control missing not working |8.2.1a|1
Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on not working |8.2.1b|1
Offside Rear Leaf spring to axle securing bolt insecure |2.4.B.7b|1
Offside Intermediate drop arm insecure |2.2.B.1a|1
Battery insecure |1.9.1|1
Offside Front Front suspension has a suspension upper ball joint securing nut loose |2.5.B.1a|1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush inner |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|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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