MOT History from tests of petrol LAND ROVER SWBs year 1955

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Pass percent:78.08%

(The average a petrol LAND ROVER SWB year 1955 passes without issue)

Based on:73 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	3
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2
Service brake is causing the vehicle to swerve to the nearside \|3.7.C.2\|	2
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	2
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Registration plate lamp issues	1
Axle swivel joint has excessive play \|2.5.A.3b\|	1
Axle swivel joint insecure in a stub axle \|2.5.A.3b\|	1
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Parking brake mechanism/associated mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|3.1.9\|	1
Front brake application uneven	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	1
Offside Front Direction indicators not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Offside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Brake actuating linkage mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|3.3.A.2\|	1
Rear Vehicle structure excessively corroded within 30cm of towbar mounting \|6.6.6\|	1
Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|3.6.C.3\|	1
Dipswitch operation does not extinguish all main beam headlamps leaving at least one pair of dipped beam headlamps \|1.7.4b\|	1
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.A.3f\|	1
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Nearside Rear reflector missing \|1.5.1a\|	1
Offside Rear reflector missing \|1.5.1a\|	1
Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	1
Steering locking device insecure \|2.2.C.1g\|	1
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Brake pipe excessively corroded	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
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	3
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2
Service brake is causing the vehicle to swerve to the nearside \|3.7.C.2\|	2
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	2
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Registration plate lamp issues	1
Axle swivel joint has excessive play \|2.5.A.3b\|	1
Axle swivel joint insecure in a stub axle \|2.5.A.3b\|	1
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Parking brake mechanism/associated mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|3.1.9\|	1
Front brake application uneven	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	1
Offside Front Direction indicators not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Offside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Brake actuating linkage mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|3.3.A.2\|	1
Rear Vehicle structure excessively corroded within 30cm of towbar mounting \|6.6.6\|	1
Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|3.6.C.3\|	1
Dipswitch operation does not extinguish all main beam headlamps leaving at least one pair of dipped beam headlamps \|1.7.4b\|	1
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.A.3f\|	1
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Nearside Rear reflector missing \|1.5.1a\|	1
Offside Rear reflector missing \|1.5.1a\|	1
Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	1
Steering locking device insecure \|2.2.C.1g\|	1
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1

MOT History from tests of petrol LAND ROVER SWBs year 1955

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