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MOT History from tests of petrol LOCOST SEVENs year 1978

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mot history
Pass percent:76.67%
(The average a petrol LOCOST SEVEN year 1978 passes without issue)
Based on:30 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Brake hose has insufficient room to move3
Drivers seat cannot be secured in the upright position. (6.2.A.2)2
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)2
Drivers seat insecure (6.2.A.1)2
Horn not working (1.6.2a)2
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel (3.1.6b)1
Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)1
Rear position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)1
Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)1
Offside Front Brake hose excessively damaged (3.6.B.4d)1
Fuel pipe leaking (7.2.3)1
Nearside front brake binding (3.7.B.1)1
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f)1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)1
Offside Rear Tie bar/rod ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)1
Nearside Passengers seat insecure (6.2.A.1)1
Nearside Passengers seat cannot be secured in the upright position. (6.2.A.2)1
Windscreen wiper not working (3.4 (a))1
Central Obligatory mirror missing (3.3 (a))1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))1
Offside Rear Suspension component ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt rear pan hard rod (5.3.4 (b) (ii))1
Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement1
Nearside Front Suspension arm attachment bracket/mounting cracked (2.4.G.1)1
Offside Rear Suspension arm attachment bracket/mounting cracked (2.4.G.1)1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1
Offside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)1
Hazard warning tell tale not working correctly (1.4.B.1e)1
Nearside Seat belt insecurely fixed to the vehicles structure (5.2.1a)1
Offside Seat belt insecurely fixed to the vehicles structure (5.2.1a)1
Offside Front Shock absorber insecure (2.7.2b)1
Nearside Upper Suspension arm locating pin locking device missing (2.4.G.3b)1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm locating pin locking device missing (2.4.G.3b)1
Brake cable locking device insecure (3.5.1l)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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