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MOT History from tests of diesel LAND ROVER S3s year 1982

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Pass percent:70.00%
(The average a diesel LAND ROVER S3 year 1982 passes without issue)
Based on:30 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment5
Brakes imbalanced across an axle5
Registration plate issues4
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|2
Rear brake binding2
Nearside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4|2
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b|2
Offside Front Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|2
Offside Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4|1
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4|1
Offside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4|1
Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement1
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Nearside Rear Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Offside Rear Hydraulic brake cylinder leaking hydraulic fluid |3.6.A.1|1
Fuel tank leaking |7.2.3|1
Battery insecure |1.9.1|1
Nearside Front Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a|1
Offside Front Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a|1
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Front Upper Seat belt likely to become detached in the event of a collision Top of belt knotted to tilt frame! (7.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Upper Seat belt likely to become detached in the event of a collision Top mount attached by dog leash fittings. (7.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Lower Seat belt likely to become detached in the event of a collision Lower mount consists of home made arrangement secured by radiator clip. (7.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Windscreen wiper not working (3.4 (a))1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4|1
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn Upper and lower judged to be worn out. (5.1.2 (b) (i))1
Intermediate drop arm likely to become detached Steering idler drop arm loose on shaft. (2.1.3 (a) (ii))1
Horn not working |1.6.2a|1
Nearside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a|1
Nearside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Rear Service brake grabbing severely |3.7.C.2|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a|1
Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp missing |1.3.2a|1
Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade missing |8.2.2|1
Offside Windscreen wiper not operating over a large enough area to give an adequate view |8.2.1c|1
Nearside Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b|1
Offside Front Leaf spring has a deteriorated shackle pin rubber bush resulting in excessive movement |2.4.B.2|1
Brake pipe excessively corroded1
Windscreen washer not working 1
Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Driver`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1|1
Nearside Front passenger seat insecure |6.2.3|1
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Offside Front Leaf spring fractured |2.4.B.1a|1
Steering component damaged and unserviceable |2.2.C.1d|1
Offside Drag link end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c|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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