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MOT History from tests of petrol JAGUAR XJs year 1981

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mot history
Pass percent:67.57%
(The average a petrol JAGUAR XJ year 1981 passes without issue)
Based on:37 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Nearside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))3
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))2
Offside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))2
Registration plate issues2
Windscreen washer not working 2
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))2
Power steering malfunctioning (2.1.5 (a))1
Position lamp not working Both Front (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))1
Offside Front Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))1
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))1
Dipswitch operation does not deflect all main beam headlamps to make them dipped beams (4.1.3 (b))1
Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))1
Nearside Steering linkage ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))1
Offside Steering linkage ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))1
Rear fog lamp tell-tale not working (4.9.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))1
Battery insecure and likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (ii))1
Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt both sides lower (5.3.4 (b) (ii))1
Offside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.3.6 (a) (i))1
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))1
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Front Position lamp not working Both front (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Headlamp aim out of alignment1
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive (8.2.1.2 (b))1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))1
Dipswitch operation does not extinguish all main beam headlamps leaving at least one pair of dipped beam headlamps (4.1.3 (b))1
Windscreen wiper not working (3.4 (a))1
Horn not working (7.7 (a))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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