MOT History from tests of petrol JAGUAR XJSs year 1971

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Pass percent:79.07%

(The average a petrol JAGUAR XJS year 1971 passes without issue)

Based on:86 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	4
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	3
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	3
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2
Rear brake binding	2
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	2
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2
Nearside Front Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion \|6.1.C.1\|	1
Centre Front Power steering component\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	1
Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	1
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Nearside Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside 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 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 Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	1
Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	1
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	1
Nearside Front Sub-frame attachment rubber mounting bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	1
Battery insecure battery \|1.9.1\|	1
Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	1
Offside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	1
Offside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Nearside Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	1
Power steering pipe\|s\| or hose\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	1
Offside Rear Trailing arm corroded and seriously weakened \|2.4.G.1\|	1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Rear Trailing arm inappropriately repaired \|2.4.A.2\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded sill \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage insecure bolt \|2.4.G.1\|	1
Power steering fluid level below minimum \|2.3.1\|	1
Power steering malfunctioning \|2.3.3a\|	1
Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated \|3.6.G.2\|	1
Power steering component\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	1
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	1
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	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
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	4
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	3
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	3
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2
Rear brake binding	2
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	2
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2
Nearside Front Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion \|6.1.C.1\|	1
Centre Front Power steering component\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	1
Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	1
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Nearside Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside 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 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 Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	1
Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	1
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	1
Nearside Front Sub-frame attachment rubber mounting bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	1
Battery insecure battery \|1.9.1\|	1
Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	1
Offside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	1
Offside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Nearside Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	1
Power steering pipe\|s\| or hose\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	1
Offside Rear Trailing arm corroded and seriously weakened \|2.4.G.1\|	1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Rear Trailing arm inappropriately repaired \|2.4.A.2\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded sill \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage insecure bolt \|2.4.G.1\|	1
Power steering fluid level below minimum \|2.3.1\|	1
Power steering malfunctioning \|2.3.3a\|	1
Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated \|3.6.G.2\|	1
Power steering component\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	1
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	1
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	1

MOT History from tests of petrol JAGUAR XJSs year 1971

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