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MOT History from tests of petrol FORD THUNDERBIRDs year 1963

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Pass percent:86.27%
(The average a petrol FORD THUNDERBIRD year 1963 passes without issue)
Based on:102 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Brakes imbalanced across an axle5
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively5
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort4
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|2
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|2
Registration plate issues2
Nearside Rear Exhaust has a part missing |7.1.1a|1
Offside Rear Exhaust has a part missing |7.1.1a|1
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Nearside Headlamp does not operate immediately when selected on main beam |1.7.4a|1
Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Horn not working |1.6.2a|1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Inner Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Nearside Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Nearside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Offside Front Steering pivot point has excessive play |2.2.B.1g|1
Offside Body or chassis has an unsatisfactory modification, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Front Steering box has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel (steering box fitted) excessive wear steering drop link (2.3 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.4.3 (b))1
Windscreen washer not working 1
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.A.3e|1
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.A.3e|1
Offside Rear Electrical wiring inadequately supported |1.9.2a|1
Nearside Front Electrical wiring inadequately supported |1.9.2a|1
Offside Front Upper Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Front 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
Nearside Outer Front Brake pipe leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Nearside Outer Front Fuel hose excessively chafed |7.2.2|1
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Nearside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering |6.1.A.1|1
Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering |6.1.A.1|1
Nearside Outer Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering |6.1.A.1|1
Offside Outer Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering |6.1.A.1|1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2|1
Brake performance not tested |3.7.A.1|1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user |1.6.2b|1
Service brake is causing the steering wheel to severely pull one way |3.7.C.2|1
Service brake is causing the vehicle to swerve to the offside |3.7.C.2|1
Offside Headlamp does not operate immediately when selected on main beam |1.7.4a|1
Exhaust engine idle speed too high |7.3.A.2a|1
Nearside Front Horn not working |1.6.2a|1
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| obviously incorrectly positioned |1.1.A.3a|1
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| obviously incorrectly positioned |1.1.A.3a|1
Offside Front Battery insecure |1.9.1|1
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Registration plate lamp issues1
Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Steering box insecure |2.2.B.1a|1
Offside Rear Lower Shock absorber insecure |2.7.2b|1
Front Steering box insecure |2.2.B.1a|1
Offside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|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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