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MOT History from tests of petrol LDV SHERPAs year 1978

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Pass percent:59.09%
(The average a petrol LDV SHERPA year 1978 passes without issue)
Based on:44 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded7
Brake hose excessively deteriorated3
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|3
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|2
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|2
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive |7.3.B.1a|2
Centre Exhaust mounting missing |7.1.1b|2
Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|2
Hazard warning switch faulty |1.4.B.1d|2
Registration plate lamp issues2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively2
Offside Front Lower Leaf spring has excessive side play at eye |anchor| |2.4.B.4|2
Offside Front Lower Axle swivel joint has excessive movement between a swivel joint and its housing |2.5.A.1b|2
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|2
Centre Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Nearside front brake grabbing severely |3.7.A.2b|1
Offside front brake grabbing severely |3.7.A.2b|1
Rear Brake hose bulging under pressure |3.6.B.3|1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Front Parking brake mechanism/associated mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |3.1.9|1
Nearside Front Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Front Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Headlamp switch faulty |1.7.1|1
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer torn |7.2.4c|1
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Rear brake application uneven1
Horn not working |1.6.2a|1
Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Front Vehicle structure has an unsatisfactory modification, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt x2 |2.2.C.1c|1
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Stop lamp not working both |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Front Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded front |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Front Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded front |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded front |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded rear |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded rear |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Offside Front Lower Drag link end ball pin shank loose |2.2.B.1c|1
Offside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3|1
Driver`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1|1
Spare wheel insecure |6.4.2|1
Brake pedal creeps down when held under pressure |3.3.B.1a|1
Offside Front Brake pipe leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering |2.5.A.3a|1
Offside Front Brake hose leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Brake hose has insufficient room to move1
Nearside Front front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1

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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