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MOT History from tests of petrol FORD THUNDERBIRDs year 1997

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mot history
Pass percent:62.79%
(The average a petrol FORD THUNDERBIRD year 1997 passes without issue)
Based on:43 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|2
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|2
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|2
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|1
Driver`s seat cannot be secured in the upright position. |6.2.A.2|1
Offside Front Passenger`s seat cannot be secured in the upright position. |6.2.A.2|1
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect no beam pattern |1.8.A.1b|1
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect no beam pattern |1.8.A.1b|1
Nearside Rear Outer Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded door sill |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Rear Outer Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded door sill |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Front Tie bar/rod corroded and seriously weakened |2.4.G.1|1
Driver`s seat insecure seat back |6.2.A.1|1
Offside Front Passenger`s seat insecure seatback |6.2.A.1|1
Registration plate lamp issues1
Brake pipe excessively corroded1
Nearside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded outer sill |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded outer sill |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded inner sill |2.4.A.3|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b|1
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Headlamp aim out of alignment1
Battery insecure |1.9.1|1
Offside Front Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|1
Service brake juddering severely |3.7.C.2|1
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|1
Nearside Front 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 Front 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 Front 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 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 Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded inner wing |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Front Steering locking device missing track rod end split pin |2.2.C.1g|1
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4|1
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3|1
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3|1
Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1
Power steering pipe|s| or hose|s| leaking from a joint |2.3.3b|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 Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a|1
Nearside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a|1
Offside Driver`s seat cannot be secured in the upright position. |6.2.A.2|1
Nearside Driver`s seat cannot be secured in the upright position. |6.2.A.2|1
Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|1
Headlamps matched pair are incorrectly positioned |1.7.3|1
Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2|1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|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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