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MOT History from tests of diesel LAND ROVER UNKNOWNs year 1978

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Pass percent:57.14%
(The average a diesel LAND ROVER UNKNOWN year 1978 passes without issue)
Based on:28 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment5
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|2
Offside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4|2
Registration plate lamp issues2
Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel |steering box fitted| |2.2.A.1a|2
Steering system excessively tight |2.2.D.1|2
Brake pipe excessively corroded2
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|2
Registration plate issues2
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|2
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||1
Exhaust emits dense blue smoke at idle |7.4.A.1|1
Exhaust emits excessive dense blue smoke during acceleration |7.4.A2|1
Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings outrigger to body mounting |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Front Leaf spring has excessive wear in a shackle pin and/or bush rear bush |2.4.B.2|1
Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b|1
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a|1
Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Front Axle swivel joint has excessive play |2.5.A.3b|1
Brake hose excessively deteriorated1
Front Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3|1
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4|1
Offside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4|1
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|1
Offside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Rear brake binding1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|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
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases joint |7.1.2|1
Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4|1
Offside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4|1
Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|1
Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|1
Battery insecure |1.9.1|1
Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings |2.2.B.1h|1
Nearside Front Leaf spring has excessive wear in a shackle pin and/or bush |2.4.B.2|1
Nearside Rear Leaf spring has excessive wear in a shackle pin and/or bush |2.4.B.2|1
Offside Front Steering pivot point has excessive play |2.2.B.1g|1
Offside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|1
Steering box insecure |2.2.B.1a|1
Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Vehicle structure excessively corroded within 30cm of towbar mounting |6.6.6|1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Sprig mounting |chassis| |5.3.6 |a| |i||1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Spring mounting |chassis| |5.3.6 |a| |i||1
Exhaust system insecure |6.1.2 |a||1
Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||1
Steering box has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel to the extent that safe steering is affected |steering box fitted| |2.3 |a| |ii||1
Steering component casing has relative movement to chassis/bodywork Steering box insecure |2.1.2 |a| |ii||1
Fluid leak harmful to the environment or a risk to other road users Steering box |8.4.1 |a| |i||1
Offside Front Steering box has relative movement between sector shaft and the drop arm |2.2.B.1b|1
Nearside Front Leaf spring has a deteriorated shackle pin rubber bush resulting in excessive movement |2.4.B.2|1
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a|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.

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