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MOT History from tests of lpg LAND ROVER DEFENDERs year 1981

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Pass percent:53.13%
(The average a lpg LAND ROVER DEFENDER year 1981 passes without issue)
Based on:32 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Registration plate lamp issues4
Headlamp aim out of alignment3
Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|3
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|2
Nearside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering chassis holed near spring hanger (6.1.1 (c) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting chassis mounting holed (6.2.2 (d) (i))1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Offside Obligatory mirror insecure |8.1.1|1
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Nearside Front Axle swivel joint has excessive play |2.5.A.3b|1
Offside Front Axle swivel joint has excessive play |2.5.A.3b|1
Nearside Rear Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Offside Front Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Steering column repaired by welding |2.2.C.1e|1
Steering column inappropriately modified |2.2.C.1e|1
Power steering pump drive system missing |2.3.6|1
Power steering inoperative |2.3.3a|1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1
Brake pedal fouling on other parts of the vehicle |3.3.A.4|1
Nearside Front Leaf spring shackle bracket corroded and seriously weakened |2.4.B.6d|1
Nearside Brake pivot excessively corroded and seriously weakened |3.5.1e|1
Nearside Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened |2.4.G.1|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
Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c|1
Steering column universal joint has excessive play |2.1.5|1
Nearside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3|1
Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Windscreen washer control is inaccessible to the driver |8.2.1a|1
Windscreen wiper control is inaccessible to the driver |8.2.1a|1
Steering box insecure |2.2.B.1a|1
Steering box has relative movement between sector shaft and the drop arm |2.2.B.1b|1
Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings |2.2.B.1h|1
Steering wheel retaining device insecure |2.1.6|1
Vehicle structure has an inadequate repair, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Rear brake binding1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Front brake application uneven1
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive (8.2.1.2 (b))1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Rear Passengers seat insecure (6.2.6 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases at downpipe |7.1.2|1
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive |7.3.B.1a|1
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content excessive |7.3.B.1b|1
Service brake is causing the vehicle to swerve to the nearside |3.7.C.2|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|1
Driver`s seat cannot be secured in the upright position. |6.2.A.2|1
Nearside Front Passenger`s seat cannot be secured in the upright position. |6.2.A.2|1
Nearside Battery insecure |1.9.1|1
Offside Battery insecure Battery box badly corroded |1.9.1|1
Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings Crossmember in front of rear wheels |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Front Drive shaft which forms part of the suspension coupling gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.4.G.4e|1
Offside Front Drive shaft which forms part of the suspension coupling gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.4.G.4e|1
Offside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Front Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a|1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|1
Steering damper damaged and unserviceable |2.2.C.1d|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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