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MOT History from tests of petrol FORD THUNDERBIRDs year 1996

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mot history
Pass percent:52.17%
(The average a petrol FORD THUNDERBIRD year 1996 passes without issue)
Based on:23 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|5
Registration plate issues3
Rear fog lamp switch missing |1.3.1a|2
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|2
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|2
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3|2
Offside Front Front passenger seat cannot be secured in the upright position. |6.2.4|1
Offside Front Seat belt obviously repaired |5.2.2c|1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Driver`s seat cannot be secured in the upright position. |6.2.A.2|1
Front passenger seat cannot be secured in the upright position. |6.2.4|1
Offside Rear fog lamp missing |1.3.2a|1
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b|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
Headlamp aim out of alignment1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Rear fog lamp tell tale missing |1.3.1b|1
Nearside Side repeater missing |1.4.A.2b|1
Offside Side repeater missing |1.4.A.2b|1
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))1
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))1
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|1
Offside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|1
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault1
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|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
Parking brake lever defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated |1.1.6 |d||1
Nearside Front Driver`s seat cannot be secured in the upright position. |6.2.A.2|1
Nearside Front Driver`s seat backrest cannot be secured in the upright position. |6.2.5 |b| |ii||1
Offside Front Passenger`s seat backrest cannot be secured in the upright position. |6.2.6 |a| |i||1
Nearside Rear Brake cable damaged Connection broken by rear axle |1.1.15 |a||1
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||1
Front position lamp|s| incorrect colour both blue |1.1.A.3e|1
Nearside Front Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a pin/bush rear bush |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a pin/bush front bush |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Rear Outer Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded sill |5.2.6|1
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect |2.7.5|1
Offside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect |2.7.5|1
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |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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