MOT History from tests of petrol FORD THUNDERBIRDs year 2003

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Pass percent:64.20%

(The average a petrol FORD THUNDERBIRD year 2003 passes without issue)

Based on:81 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	7
Registration plate issues	4
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	3
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	2
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	2
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	2
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	2
Registration plate lamp issues	2
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	2
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	1
Nearside Rear Inner Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	1
Nearside Rear Outer Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	1
Offside Rear Inner Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	1
Offside Rear Outer Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	1
Nearside Front Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a))	1
Offside Front Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a))	1
Windscreen washer not working	1
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|4.5.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	1
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	1
Nearside Rear Suspension rod ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|5.3.4 \|b\| \|ii\|\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension rod ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|5.3.4 \|b\| \|ii\|\|	1
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	1
Nearside Rear Panhard rod ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Rear Panhard rod ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working \|1.3.1b\|	1
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Rear Upper Tie bar/rod ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Nearside Rear Tie bar/rod rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Rear Tie bar/rod rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Inner Rear Torque/reaction arm has a deteriorated rubber bush resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Outer Rear Torque/reaction arm has a deteriorated rubber bush resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Inner Rear Torque/reaction arm has a deteriorated rubber bush resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Outer Rear Torque/reaction arm has a deteriorated rubber bush resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated 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 deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	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 Rear fog lamp missing \|1.3.2a\|	1
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))	1
Offside Rear fog lamp insecure \|1.3.2a\|	1
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))	1
Offside Rear 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 Rear Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Rear Tie bar/rod ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Rear Tie bar/rod ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Power steering component\|s\| leaking sensor in pipe leaking \|2.3.3b\|	1
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	1
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	1
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Power steering fluid level below minimum \|2.3.1\|	1
Offside Lower Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt both sides of car (2.1.3 (g) (ii))	1
Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt and lower drop links both sides of car (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	1
Rear Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt and lower drop links both sides of car (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	1
Rear Suspension rod ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt tie rods both ends,both sides of car (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	1
Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt wishbones both sides of car (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	1
Offside Side repeater incomplete \|1.5.A1b\|	1
Nearside Rear Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|5.3.4 \|b\| \|ii\|\|	1
Offside Rear Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|5.3.4 \|b\| \|ii\|\|	1
Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))	1
Nearside Rear Outer Suspension rod ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt boot split. (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	1
Nearside Rear Inner Suspension rod ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt boot split. (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	1
Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt boot split. (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	1
Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt boot split. (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	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
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	7
Registration plate issues	4
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	3
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	2
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	2
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	2
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	2
Registration plate lamp issues	2
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	2
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	1
Nearside Rear Inner Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	1
Nearside Rear Outer Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	1
Offside Rear Inner Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	1
Offside Rear Outer Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	1
Nearside Front Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a))	1
Offside Front Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a))	1
Windscreen washer not working	1
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|4.5.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	1
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	1
Nearside Rear Suspension rod ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|5.3.4 \|b\| \|ii\|\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension rod ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|5.3.4 \|b\| \|ii\|\|	1
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	1
Nearside Rear Panhard rod ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Rear Panhard rod ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working \|1.3.1b\|	1
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Rear Upper Tie bar/rod ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Nearside Rear Tie bar/rod rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Rear Tie bar/rod rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Inner Rear Torque/reaction arm has a deteriorated rubber bush resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Outer Rear Torque/reaction arm has a deteriorated rubber bush resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Inner Rear Torque/reaction arm has a deteriorated rubber bush resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Outer Rear Torque/reaction arm has a deteriorated rubber bush resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated 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 deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	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 Rear fog lamp missing \|1.3.2a\|	1
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))	1
Offside Rear fog lamp insecure \|1.3.2a\|	1
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))	1
Offside Rear 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 Rear Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Rear Tie bar/rod ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Rear Tie bar/rod ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Power steering component\|s\| leaking sensor in pipe leaking \|2.3.3b\|	1
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	1
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	1
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Power steering fluid level below minimum \|2.3.1\|	1
Offside Lower Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt both sides of car (2.1.3 (g) (ii))	1
Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt and lower drop links both sides of car (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	1
Rear Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt and lower drop links both sides of car (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	1
Rear Suspension rod ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt tie rods both ends,both sides of car (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	1
Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt wishbones both sides of car (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	1
Offside Side repeater incomplete \|1.5.A1b\|	1
Nearside Rear Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|5.3.4 \|b\| \|ii\|\|	1
Offside Rear Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|5.3.4 \|b\| \|ii\|\|	1
Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))	1
Nearside Rear Outer Suspension rod ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt boot split. (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	1
Nearside Rear Inner Suspension rod ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt boot split. (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	1
Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt boot split. (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	1
Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt boot split. (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	1

MOT History from tests of petrol FORD THUNDERBIRDs year 2003

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