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MOT History from tests of diesel LAND ROVER SWBs year 1979

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Pass percent:52.38%
(The average a diesel LAND ROVER SWB year 1979 passes without issue)
Based on:21 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment6
Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3|2
Brakes imbalanced across an axle2
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Front Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Front Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Front Leaf spring fractured |2.4.B.1a|1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Registration plate lamp issues1
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Offside Driver`s seat cannot be secured in the upright position. |6.2.A.2|1
Nearside Front passenger seat cannot be secured in the upright position. |6.2.4|1
Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel |steering box fitted| |2.2.A.1a|1
Nearside Rear Leaf spring has excessive wear in a shackle pin and/or bush |2.4.B.2|1
Offside Rear Leaf spring has excessive wear in a shackle pin and/or bush |2.4.B.2|1
Offside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Offside Front Seat belt has a cut which has significantly weakened the webbing |5.2.2a|1
Nearside Front Headlamp insecure |1.7.3|1
Offside Front Headlamp insecure |1.7.3|1
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Centre Exhaust mounting missing |7.1.1b|1
Offside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Offside Front Leaf spring has a deteriorated shackle pin rubber bush resulting in excessive movement |2.4.B.2|1
Nearside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4|1
Offside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4|1
Nearside Rear Leaf spring to axle securing nut insecure |2.4.B.7b|1
Offside Rear Vehicle structure has an inadequate repair, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a non-turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b|1
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Front Intermediate drop arm insecure |2.2.B.1a|1
Parking brake lever pawl spring does not push the pawl positively into the ratchet teeth |3.1.5|1
Parking brake is not capable of being maintained in operation by direct mechanical action only |3.1.2|1
Parking brake lever, pawl mechanism pivots or their associated mountings are insecure |3.1.4b|1
Front brake application uneven1
Nearside Leaf spring has excessive wear in a shackle pin and/or bush |2.4.B.2|1
Offside Front Leaf spring has excessive wear in a shackle pin and/or bush |2.4.B.2|1
Centre Fuel hose leaking |7.2.3|1
Offside Front Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour |7.4.B.4|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded both front inner wheel arch area |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded floor area |2.4.A.3|1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Exhaust emits excessive dense blue smoke during acceleration |7.4.A2|1
Windscreen wiper blade insecure1
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a|1
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Centre Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|1
Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement1
Brake hose excessively deteriorated1
Nearside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Battery insecure |1.9.1|1
Emissions not tested |7.0|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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